Major changes will be required in the way that highway infrastructure investment is funded in many developed nations. Fuel taxation is a key source of income for governments, with some countries (such as the US) using a set sum for road repairs, maintenance and new construction. Fuel taxation is a proportional way to fund road infrastructure improvements, basically as larger vehicles or those that are used more, will pay more.
However, despite overall progress in the US, alarming trends continue for hit-and-run incidents, especially at night and in places where there are no sidewalks, according to the GHSA - Governors Highway Safety Association.
The latest road safety data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) provides a serious cause for concern. The annual global road fatality rate has increased in the three years since the WHO last carried out a study of worldwide crash statistics. The report says that 1.35 million people are now killed on the world’s roads every year, compared with a figure of 1.25 million three years ago.
The problem is particularly acute in the developing world, where increasing vehicle numbers combine with poor levels
