Mexico faces a crucial challenge to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries by 50%, according to the First Road Safety Monitor presented by the Aleatica Foundation for Road Safety. This report is the first detailed snapshot of the situation in Mexico with respect to the goals of the United Nations Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030.
The increase in the number of people killed and injured in road crashes between 2021 and 2022 marks a worrying trend that moves the country considerably away from meeting the targets set at the international level. In 2022, Mexico recorded 15,674 traffic fatalities, which represents an 8% increase over the previous year, and a 9% increase in the number of injured, totaling 98,748 people affected. In addition, 70% of fatalities involved vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
Fundación Aleatica has developed this monitor using data from official sources and a proprietary methodology that assesses trends and provides a comprehensive diagnosis based on the Safe System Approach. This approach holds that human errors are inevitable, but systems must be designed so that they do not result in fatalities or serious injuries.
The analysis highlights that if current trends continue, the numbers could be alarming by 2030, with projections of up to 25,434 fatalities and 92,752 injuries, figures that far exceed reduction targets.
The research also revealed that Zacatecas, Nayarit, Chihuahua, Colima and Tabasco are the states with the highest fatality rates, while the states with the lowest incidence include the State of Mexico, Baja California, Veracruz, Mexico City and Puebla.
The Monitor also shows that 70% of fatalities nationwide are concentrated among pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. The number of serious injuries to motorcyclists increased from 36,484 in 2021 to 42,736 in 2022, an increase of 17%.
Bosco Martí, president of Fundación Aleatica, highlighted the importance of this Monitor as a key tool for designing, evaluating and improving road safety interventions. “This report gives us a comprehensive view of the challenges we face and reflects the coordinated work with the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport,” said Martí. He added that through multi-sector collaboration, it is possible to develop strategies to reverse the trend and achieve global goals.
Fundación Aleatica para la Seguridad Vial reaffirms its commitment to act as a bridge between the public, private and social sectors, emphasizing that road safety is a shared responsibility that we must all assume.
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