FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2011 MAYOR BLOOMBERG DISCUSSES
THE CHALLENGES AND IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING TRAFFIC FATALITIES AT
THE ROAD SAFETY MEETING HOSTED BY WORLD BANK & INTER-AMERICAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s Prepared Remarks
at the World Bank Group Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Follow:
“Good afternoon. Thank you, Roger, and thank you, Bob. You
should know that Bob and I were actually together just a few
weeks ago for a conference on new energy up in New York City. It
was just the two of us, sitting in the Central Park boathouse in
the rain. Most people said it was very romantic. Neither Bob nor
I thought of it that way, but nevertheless, it was quite
something. “Still, I am deeply honored to be here for the launch
of what I think could become one of the most effective efforts
ever to reduce traffic fatalities worldwide. And it couldn’t
come at a more pressing moment. “Around the world, road traffic
injuries are taking the lives of 145 people every hour of every
day. 145 people ev