In 2015, an average of 11–12 road fatalities would occur every month on India’s National Highway 60. Survival rates for seriously injured victims of road crashes on the road were less than 5%, in large part due to the delay in receiving medical assistance. Alliance member Forum for Prevention of Road Accidents (FPRA) set to […]
Last year, the Alliance trained 41 Advocates from across Africa and Asia to collect school zone data and use it to advocate for safer roads in their communities. The catchphrase of the training was “think big, start small, act now.” Advocates were advised to start by assessing one school in their local community and advocate […]
Target one of the Global Road Safety Performance Targets (Voluntary Targets), states that, by 2020, all countries should establish a comprehensive multisectoral national road safety action plan with time-bound targets. In December 2018, Azerbaijan reached a milestone in road safety when President Ilham Aliyev approved the State Program of the Azerbaijan Republic on Road Safety for 2019–2023. The plan has been […]
The Alliance is excited to welcome the new member organization that joined us in January. International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) focuses on improving road infrastructure through its star rating system. It is the umbrella program for Road Assessment Programmes (RAPs) worldwide that are working to save lives. Using iRAP’s detailed tools, the safety of roads are […]
Applications are now open for cities to join NACTO’s Streets for Kids program. Twelve cities around the world will be selected to receive in-depth technical assistance to make their streets safer and more inviting for children and their caretakers. The goals of the Streets for Kids program are to: Catalyze the implementation of street designs […]
Alliance member Pamoja Road Safety Initiative (PRSI), Kenya, is a previous recipient of a Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) grant funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, which funds projects advocating for or supporting implementation of road safety policy in specified countries. PRSI’s proposal used graphics and comic journalism to promote road safety among two vulnerable target groups: […]
The Alliance is a member of the European Road Safety Charter, led by the European Commission, the largest civil society platform for road safety. The Charter encourages civil society—including companies, associations, local authorities, research institutions, universities, and schools—to take action on road safety and share knowledge and experiences. More than 3,800 organizations have committed to the […]
The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) has announced a new round of funding under the Road Safety Grants Programme funded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety. Round 15 is open to NGOs with relevant advocacy experience on policy reform or implementation and governments agencies with responsibility for road safety policy or implementation […]
In India, riders of motorized two- and three-wheel vehicles account for over 70% of vehicles on the road and 40% of road fatalities. Of those travelling by motorcycle, only 30% of drivers and less than 10% of passengers wear a helmet. Additionally, 85% of motorcycle helmets worn do not meet safety standards. Many sub-standard helmets provide little […]
Two years ago, India’s Good Samaritan law, protecting those who help crash victims, came into force through a Supreme Court ruling. Alliance member SaveLIFE Foundation, which brought the case to the Supreme Court, has published a report analyzing the law’s implementation. The report found that: Although 88% of bystanders would now be generally willing to […]
The Alliance is excited to welcome the new member organization that joined us in December: Nepal Automobiles’ Association (NASA) has a mission to “organize and empower people for national building through automobile, safer and sustainable mobility, adventure tourism, road safety and connectivity.” It organizes local, national, and international automobile sports events, road safety campaigns, and sustainable […]
The next phase of Child Health Initiative’s This Is My Street campaign kicked off in India this month, with a Raahgiri Day in Gurugram, in collaboration with the World Resources Institute India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities (WRI) and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (PMNCH). Raahgiri Day is a car-free day where […]
Africa Chapter of the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety 20 new Alliance members 42 Alliance Advocates in Africa and Asia 9 new webinars 2018 has seen new growth for the Alliance, new opportunities, and new connections. March 21 new Alliance Advocates from across Africa took part in a demonstration training project that taught […]
7 December 2018 Earlier today, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018. According to the report: relative to the world’s population size, road death rates have remained fairly constant. Yet the overall number of people killed by road traffic crashes each year has increased to 1.35 million?equivalent to […]
Monday 26 November 2018 21 new Alliance Advocates from 8 countries around Asia gathered at the College of Traffic Management, New Delhi, India. Advocates were welcomed by Lotte Brondum and Matthew Davies, Managing Director of Sales, India, FedEx Express, at the opening ceremony. After that it was straight into a day of preparing to collect […]
Two major conferences were held in November and both featured film or media award presentations. Alliance members were represented and received honors at both events. International Safety Media Awards 2018 The International Safety Media Awards 2018 were presented at 13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2018). The awards recognize high quality […]
27 November 2018, New Delhi, India: Yesterday 21 grassroots road safety NGO leaders from eight countries in Asia became the newest cohort of trainees to join the Alliance Advocates Program, a growing movement of NGOs that is championing a low-cost, evidence-based approach to road safety. It is the first time that the Alliance Advocate training, […]
The first five projects to be funded via the UN Road Safety Trust Fund (UNRSTF) were announced last week. The projects, which total US$1 million investment in road safety, were agreed at the meeting of the fund’s steering committee of which the Alliance is a member using the Fund’s Global Framework Plan of Action for […]
The dangers associated with alcohol became the unexpected focus of the final session of the 13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2018), the most significant global conference on injury prevention, hosted by WHO, which was held 5–7 November in Bangkok, Thailand. Safety 2018 is held every two years and brings together […]
The 13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2018) was held 5–7 November 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference brings together academics, medical professionals, NGOs, and global experts from all fields of injury prevention, including road safety, and is an opportunity to gather tools and best practices from across the spectrum of […]
