20,000 Iranians Die Annually in Road Accidents; Vehicle and Road Standards Need Close Review

The Minister of Health, criticizing the gap between developing safety standards and their implementation in the auto industry, said: If current standards were implemented, we would see airbags deploy in accidents and a significant drop in road injuries and deaths.

Criticizing the existing gap between the formulation of safety standards and the implementation stage in the automobile industry, the Minister of Health said: "If the current standards are implemented in the implementation stage, we would have seen the opening of airbags in accidents and a significant reduction in the number of road casualties and injuries."