The U.S. Alone Votes Against A Road Safety Declaration
Yesterday the UN's General Assembly passed a near-unanimous declaration on cutting road-traffic deaths in half.
- The UN General Assembly passed the road safety declaration with 193 votes in favor, 1 against (the United States), and 0 abstentions on July 21, 2026.
- The declaration aims to halve global road traffic deaths by 2030, building on the Stockholm Declaration and the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety.
- The U.S. has one of the highest traffic fatality rates among developed nations, with an estimated 42,514 road deaths in 2025 according to the National Safety Council.