UN Voluntary Target 11 - The regulation of driving times and rest periods for professional drivers - DRAFT FOR PEER REVIEW

Sep 18, 2026

Draft peer review report on UN Voluntary Target 11 addresses how regulations on driving times and rest periods for professional drivers can mitigate road-safety-related deaths and injuries. It outlines the road transport sector and professional driver context, reviews evidence on fatigue and crash risk, and summarizes international and regional regulatory frameworks including ILO standards and UNECE AETR, plus monitoring and inspection approaches. It presents a review against Target 11 indicators, with conclusions and annexes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages50

Reading Time2 h 6 min

AccessFree to download

Background and purpose of the report

Part 1. Particularities of the road transport sector

Social sustainability aspects of transport

Professional drivers / CMV drivers

The global burden of road traffic fatalities related to professional drivers

Part 2. Regulation and governance

Purpose of combatting fatigue and crashes

International regulation on driving times and rest periods

Regional regulation on driving times and rest periods

Monitoring and inspection

Part 3. Review of Target 11

Indicator 1: Countries having acceded to international/regional regulation on driving times and rest periods for professional drivers

Indicator 2: Countries with national regulation on driving times and rest periods for professional drivers

Conclusions

Annex 1. Voluntary global performance targets

Annex 2. GSRRS questionnaire to WHO member States on regulation of driving time and rest period for professional drivers

Appendix 1. Complementary regulatory tools

􀁘 UN Voluntary Target 11 The regulation of driving times and rest periods for professional drivers A joint global report by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization on regulatory measures to mitigate the risk of road safety-related deaths and injuries DRAFT FOR PEER REVIEW Formatted by Printed in Switzerland 􀁘 Contents Page 􀁘 Background and purpose of the report ............................................................................9 􀁘 Part 1. Particularities of the road transport sector .......................................................13 1. Social sustainability aspects of transport ......................................................................... 13 1.1. Key regulatory aspects to support road safety and sustainable transport ...... 14 1.2 Industry structure...................................................................................................... 15 1.3. Modal split: the relevance of road transport......................................................... 16 2. Professional drivers / CMV drivers..................................................................................... 16 2.1 The definition of professional drivers .................................................................... 16 2.2 Remuneration of drivers, and its connection to road traffic fatalities .............. 17 2.3 Road safety, employment relations and inspections ........................................... 18 2.4 Road safety and level playing fields, competition, informality and structure .. 20 3. The global burden of road traffic fatalities related to professional drivers ................ 20 3.1 Data collection efforts on crash causality of commercial vehicles ..................... 21 3.2 From road crashes to occupational-related victims ............................................. 22 􀁘 Part 2. Regulation and governance .................................................................................25 1. Purpose of combatting fatigue and crashes .................................................................... 25 1.1 Data on fatigue driving among professional drivers ........................................... 26 1.2 Management of fatigue through driving time and rest periods regulations ... 26 2. International regulation on driving times and rest periods .......................................... 27 2.1 General working time and sectoral frameworks .................................................. 27 2.2 ILO Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Convention, 1979 (No. 153) 28 2.3 ILO Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Recommendation, 1979 (No. 161) 30 2.4 ILO Labour Inspection (Mining and Transport) Recommendation, 1947 (No. 82)31 3. Regional regulation on driving times and rest periods.................................................. 31 3.1 UNECE AETR (1970) .................................................................................................... 31 3.2 Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 ................................................................................... 32 4. Monitoring and inspection ...................................................................................................... 33 4.1 Documentary and paper methods.......................................................................... 34 4.2 Automatic or electronic monitoring methods....................................................... 35 􀁘 Part 3. Review of Target 11 ...............................................................................................36 1. Indicator 1: Countries having acceded to international/regional regulation on driving times and rest periods for professional drivers ....................................................................... 36 2. Indicator 2: Countries with national regulation on driving times and rest periods for professional drivers .....................

FAQs

What is the aim of UN Voluntary Target 11 in this report?

It focuses on regulating driving times and rest periods for professional drivers to mitigate the risk of road-safety-related deaths and injuries.

Which international instruments are covered for driving time and rest period regulation?

The report reviews frameworks including ILO Hours of Work and Rest Periods instruments (Convention No. 153 and Recommendation No. 161) and other relevant ILO recommendations.

How does the report assess progress against Target 11?

It reviews Target 11 using indicators covering countries’ accessions to international/regional regulation and the presence of national regulations, including limits on driving, break rules, rest periods, multi-manning provisions, and inspection.

Sep 18, 2026

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