Challenges

Grand Challenges in Engineering

DALY: Disability-adjusted life year. A health-gap measure that combines information on the number of years lost from premature death with the loss of health from disability. Source: WHO

The reason for this rise is the increase in RTI’s in developing countries. As a countries economy grows then motorization occurs faster than infrastructure development, with an attendant increase in RTI’s to both vehicle occupants/riders and pedestrians.

The solution to these problems lies entirely within engineering, coupled with the socio-political will to achieve the change. With the application of the three E’s (engineering, education, and enforcement) developing countries could be aided to undergo the motorization transition without the possible loss of life. There can be no greater challenge to engineering than the saving of life, and it is entirely within the remit of Sustainable Development.