IRTAD
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IRTAD is a data collection maintained by the OECD and the International Transport Forum (ITF)
International Transport Forum (ITF)
The International Transport Forum is an inter-governmental organisation within the OECD system...

 (http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/) in Paris, covering safety data in countries within and outside of Europe.

The database was started in 1988 in Federal Institution for Roads (BASt) in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, in response to demands for international comparative data. It has grown to be an important resource in comparing road safety metrics between various developed countries.

At present the following countries are included: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea (South Korea), Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Hungary, the USA, the UK.

The following statistics are available for general use:
  • Road user deaths by age, road network area or road use
  • Traffic accidents with personal injuries by road network area
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