many countries in the region have a renewed focus on this mode of transport with countries in the escap region adopting either national or subnational policies to promote the use of nonmotorized modes of transport such as walking and cycling however according to the global status report only seven countries in the escap region have a policy to separate vrus from high speed traffic at the national level while nine countries have a policy at a subnational level measures to reduce speeds in particular in urban areas with high concentrations of vrus can significantly limit the incidence of death and injury