Road Deaths Will be World’s No. 2 Killer of Men by 2030

That scary prediction comes from Tony Bliss, lead road safety specialist for the World Bank, via a USA Today story by Gary Stoller that offers a thorough look at the dangers of foreign roads. For U.S. travelers, road deaths already top the list of killers among both sexes. “Motor vehicle crashes—not crime or terrorism—are the No. 1 killer of healthy Americans in foreign countries,” he writes. “And the threat to travelers is poised to increase dramatically as worldwide economic growth gives more people access to motor vehicles.”

Stoller’s story lists more than 20 of the world’s most dangerous roads, including Egypt’s Luxor-al-Ghurdaqah Road and Bolivia’s Yungus Road.

His story also offers road-safety tips for travelers, as does World Hum’s previous coverage of the issue.

For the record, the No. 1 killer of men worldwide in 2030 will be HIV/AIDS, Bliss says.

Related on World Hum:
* Dangers of the Road
* Derelicts in the Sinai
* The World’s Best Driving Roads

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