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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a population of approximately 109,373, classified as a middle-income country with a gross national income per capita of $6,460. The country has implemented various regulations and frameworks for road safety, including a national speed limit of around 48 km/h for both urban and rural areas, a ban on drink-driving with implied BAC limits, a national motorcycle helmet law requiring helmets to be fastened and adhere to standard requirements, a seat-belt law applying to all occupants with front and rear seats covered, and a child restraint law based on weight or height that prohibits children from sitting in the front seat. Enforcement for these laws is partial or varies, but full compliance is not always enforced.

However, there is no formal national road safety strategy, no policies to promote walking or cycling, no encouragement for public transport investment, and no random breath testing. Road safety audits are required for new construction, and existing infrastructure is regularly inspected, but policies to separate road users and protect vulnerable road users are absent.

Post-crash care includes an emergency telephone number (999), but there is no specific law addressing mobile phone use while driving, whether hand-held or hands-free. Data shows 9 reported road traffic fatalities in 2013, primarily male, with a WHO estimate of 8.2 deaths per 100,000 population and no data on GDP loss due to crashes. Trends indicate reports of deaths from 2004 to 2013, but data is not available for some years.