The potential for vehicle safety standards to prevent road deaths and injuries in Brazil

In 2010 there were an estimated 10,200 car user fatalities in Brazil. Brazil has introduced some vehicle safety legislation, however, further minimum regulatory standards are required similar to those already in place in the EU. This report models the results of establishing minimum car secondary safety regulations and consumer testing in Brazil. Specifically it looks at UN Regulations No. 14, 16 (seat belts and anchorages), 94 (occupant protection in frontal collision) and 95 (occupant protection in side or lateral collisions) and predicts that implementing these changes could prevent over 34,000 fatalities and up to 350,000 serious injuries between 2015 and 2030. The trends experienced in Great Britain with the implementation of improved secondary safety are used as the basis for the models.