Fred Wegman, is Managing Director of the Institute of Road Safety Research SWOV and also part time professor of Road Safety at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) at the Department of Transport and Planning of the Faculty of Civil Engineering.   Prof. Wegman advises on road safety to the Dutch Ministry of Transport and Dutch Parliament, the European Commission and many countries internationally.  He is President of the International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD), member of the Steering Committee of the Road Safety Performance Index (European Transport Safety Council), and chairs the Core Advisory Group of the Global Road Safety Facility in the World Bank.

While road users are responsible for their own behavior, it is the task of government, along with other stakeholders, to create the conditions to reduce risks.  This will only happen, if societies accept that road traffic injuries take an enormous toll on individuals, families, communities and national economies; and they must at the same time, believe that something can be done to improve road safety and are willing to invest in preventing road crashes.