Creating A Safer World Through Better Use Of Data

Better access to data can help organisations make more informed decisions. The ODI is engaging with stakeholders to develop a shared vision around better use of data.

highlighted that accidents can significantly impact economic growth in low to middle income countries.Due to a lack of reliable data however, the true impact of safety trends worldwide may be far greater.

How can we counteract this, using data?

Improving the monitoring of road safety, by increasing the collection of and access to relevant statistics, is on the WHO list of interventions to improve road safety, as is designing better infrastructure and implementation of road and vehicle safety standards.

Project EVA (Equal Vehicles for All): Better crash test dummies = lower road fatalities

For example, women wearing seat belts are more likely to be injured in a road accidents than men. The reason? Crash test dummies are designed for the average male body, so the data used to make decisions about vehicle safety improvements is inherently biased.

Through Project EVA (Equal Vehicles for All), Volvo has been leading the way in adopting female crash test dummies and is sharing data with other manufacturers to help address biases in existing underlying data and share insights from data on historical accidents.