Introduction Attachment C <br />Attachment B <br />Pedestrian safety manual <br />Why was the manual developed? <br />Studies show a disproportionate involvement of pedestrians, cyclists and motorized <br />two-wheelers in road traffic injuries. For instance, the first Global status report on <br />road safety revealed that nearly half (46%) of those killed in road traffic crashes <br />are pedestrians, cyclists or users of motorized two wheelers (2). More recently, the <br />second Global status report on road safety 20-13: supportinga decade of action examined <br />pedestrians independently from other vulnerable road users, and showed that 22% <br />of those killed on the world's roads are pedestrians (3). As shown in both the Global <br />status report on road safety (2,3) and World report on road traffic injury prevention (r), <br />there are regional and national differences in the distribution of road-user mortality. <br />Countries must address the problem of pedestrian safety by implementing effective <br />measures. There are several recommendations that call on governments to take into <br />consideration the needs of all road users, including pedestrians and cyclists, when <br />snaking decisions about road design and infrastructure, land-use planning and <br />transport services (3). This manual supports countries in achieving this objective with <br />a specific focus on pedestrians. <br />Who is the manual for? <br />This manual will benefit a variety of users, but the primary target audiences are <br />engineers, planners, enforcement professionals, public health professionals and <br />educators and other such people who have responsibility to improve pedestrian <br />safety at the local and sub-national levels. Though the application of this manual <br />can be at the national level, the settings envisaged are sub-national geographical <br />and administrative units such as provinces or states, districts, cities, towns, <br />neighbourhoods and communities. A secondary target audience are decision-makers <br />and leaders in government and nongovernmental organizations, who provide overall <br />policy support on road safety, transport and land-use planning. <br />What does the manual cover? <br />The manual provides information to use in designing and implementing <br />interventions that can improve pedestrian safety in local and sub-national settings <br />around the world. A summary of the content of each module is presented below: <br />Module -1 stresses the need to promote pedestrian safety in transport planning and <br />presents data on the magnitude of pedestrian fatalities and risk factors. <br />Module 2 examines the extent of pedestrian consideration and inclusion in land-use, <br />transport and public space planning. <br />Module 3 outlines steps for prioritizing interventions and preparing a pedestrian <br />safety plan of action. <br />XIV <br />Page 143 <br />