Facts from the Eastern Mediterranean Region: 8. safety of vehicles

© World Health Organization 2025. Some rights reserved. This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO licence (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo). Doc. No. WHO-EM/HLP/155/E 8. Safety of vehicles Facts from the Eastern Mediterranean Region 9 7 5 2 1 3 Braking system Frontal impact, side impact and seat belt Seat-belt anchorages Pedestrian protection; child restraint system Anti-lock braking system Electronic stability control; daytime running lights Number of countries applying the United Nations 10 core vehicle safety standards countries 18 Have restrictions on the import and export of used vehicles countries 5 Apply or plan a new car safety assessment programmecountries 20 Have a national law for periodic vehicle inspections