The Issue

Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death worldwide among children aged 10-14 years, according to the World Health Organization. 

Road traffic crashes kill more than 500 children every day. More than 85 percent of these casualties occur in developing countries.

Most of those killed or injured in developing countries are pedestrians.  Motorization and urbanization in developing countries is predicted to dramatically increase in the next decade.

 The Project

To better understand pedestrian safety in major cities across the globe, the Safe Kids Walk This Way program worked with 1,676 students to capture on film the environments children face while walking.

Students ages 9-14 took part in education sessions about pedestrian safety and photography before digital cameras were provided to capture 4,300 photographs of the pedestrian environments in Brazil, Canada, China, India, South Korea, Philippines and the United States. 

Children, parents, teachers, and community members were invited to identify pedestrian-related issues in their community and explore solutions.

Exhibit Dates

• September 27 – October 10
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Global Health Odyssey Museum
  1600 Clifton Road M/S-A14
  Atlanta, GA  30333
  (404) 639-0831

• October 13 – 18
  Safe Kids Annual Conference
  Hyatt Regency Wash on Capitol Hill
  400 New Jersey Avenue, NW,
  Washington, D.C., USA 20001
  (202) 662-0600

• October 20 – 24
  The World Bank
  1818 H Street, NW
  Washington, D.C. 20433
  (202) 299-0683

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