In June 2018, Alliance members Avoid Accident and the Indian Federation of Road Safety organized training for print journalists in Hyderabad entitled “Shout Out for Road Safety—Responsible Reporting.” The training was organized in association with the Transport Department and Road Safety Authority in Telangana state. Its purpose was to enable journalists covering transport, mobility, and road […]
The First African Road Safety Forum will be held in November 2018, in Marrakesh, Morocco. The forum is being organized by the Moroccan National Committee for Prevention of Road Accidents, which also hosted the Alliance’s Fourth Global Meeting in 2015. The African region has the highest risk of road death for vulnerable users who are the least […]
The Alliance is excited to welcome the four new members that joined us in July: Eakok Attomanobik Unnayan Sangstha, Bangladesh, works with United Trust, highway police, traffic police, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), Accident Research Institute (ARI) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), and other relevant organizations on initiatives to reduce road crashes. These […]
The Humanity & Inclusion (HI) event at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), cosponsored by the Alliance among others, sought to address the “unsafety” of people with disabilities and other vulnerable road users. The event was entitled “Safer and inclusive roads and transports for cities that leave no one behind: How to ensure safe mobility for persons […]
The Child Health Initiative held an event at the recent High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) to highlight the need for children around the world to be able to travel to and from school safely. The event, which was entitled “Every Journey, Every Child: A Global Priority for Urban Sustainable Development,” was cosponsored by the UN Missions of […]
In Africa’s most dangerous neighborhoods, more than 4% of children are involved in road crashes while traveling to and from school every year. Other factors, such as pollution, are increasingly being recognized as a threat to child safety—a recent case in the UK demonstrated a direct link between the death of a nine-year-old girl from […]
Foro Internacional de Seguridad Vial Infantil (FISEVI) held its third bi-annual conference in June 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The focus of FISEVI this year was to increase commitment of governments and other stakeholders to the safety of children on the road. In his opening address, Carlos Pérez, Director of the National Road Safety Agency of […]
The Alliance is one of iRAP’s Lead Partners in the pilot phase of their development and rollout of the Star Rating for Schools program. In Cambodia, Cameroon, India, Kenya, Malaysia, and Nigeria, Alliance members have been testing the Star Rating for Schools app in different contexts, helping iRAP to build a picture of considerations and […]
Alliance member Humanity & Inclusion will be running a side event at the upcoming High-Level Political Forum, in partnership with the Permanent Mission to the UN of Belgium, Permanent mission to the UN of Luxembourg and co-sponsored by the Alliance. The side event will be held on 10 July 2018 at 1.15pm in Conference Room 3 […]
Alliance member Luchemos por la Vida (meaning “fight for life”) recently celebrated 28 years since its inception in 1990 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The NGO was started by a small group of individuals who were alarmed by the regularity of road deaths and government inactivity to tackle the problem. They started by raising awareness—broadcasting awareness […]
“Heroes Drive in Pajamas”, a project spearheaded by Alliance Advocate David Razboršek of Zavod VOZIM, Slovenia, has won the European Commission Road Safety Excellence Award. The award was received for its work to reduce drunk driving among young people by reducing peer pressure to drive home after a night out. “Heroes Drive in Pajamas” addressed drunk […]
The next UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be held from 9–18 July 2018. The theme of the 2018 HLPF is “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies” and will focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, and 17. This includes road safety SDG 11.2: “By 2030, provide access to safe, […]
The Alliance is excited to welcome the two new members that joined us in June: Association des personnes préférées, Cameroon, advocates on behalf of amputees, notably through the development of interventions to facilitate their integration back into normal life after the trauma of amputation. This includes educating amputees on amputation trauma and phantom limb syndrome; organizing excursions, […]
Last month, the European Commission announced a series of road safety measures that could save 10,500 lives and avoid close to 60,000 serious injuries over 2020-2030, thereby contributing to the EU’s long-term goal of moving close to zero fatalities and serious injuries by 2050 (“Vision Zero”). These reductions could be achieved through proposals that new models of […]
The International Road Educational Foundation is accepting applications for the IRF Fellowship Program until 30 September 2018. The IRF Fellowship Program provides a one-time graduate level scholarship to young professionals who have strong academic backgrounds, professional qualifications, leadership potential, and a commitment to return to their respective home countries after graduation. Many previous Fellows have […]
National Road Safety Week is an annual initiative from Alliance member Safer Australian Roads and Highways (SARAH) Group, Australia, which partners with road safety organizations and local and national government. The week, which was held 30 April–6 May 2018, highlights the impact of road trauma and ways to reduce it. Over the week, national and […]
Road Safety Association (RSA), Indonesia, have as their mantra a triangle of concepts corresponding to the initials of their name: Rules, Skills, Attitude. Director, Rio Octaviano, explains why they have chosen these concepts as the focus of their activities in Indonesia: “The government has rules [for road behavior] but people don’t know about them…but once they […]
The Sixth FIVCI Meeting was held in Guatemala in March 2018 with the theme “road safety is everyone’s responsibility.” The meeting brought together 470 participants and 28 exhibitors. The meeting featured: A media tour Workshops and seminars The Sixth Meeting and Annual Assembly of the Ibero-American Federation of Associations of Victims against Road Violence (FICVI) An […]
Maio Amarelo, or Yellow May, is a road safety movement held annually in May in 28 countries around the world. The theme of this year’s Maio Amarelo was “We are the traffic,” and participating groups, which included schools, NGOs, and corporations, ran activities to raise awareness of the urgent need to reduce road traffic deaths and […]
Alpherio Nchimbi, Helmet Vaccine Initiative Tanzania Foundation, is one of the 2018 cohort of Alliance Advocates who completed a safe school demonstration project in Nairobi, Kenya, in March. Recently, Alpherio used his experiences from the Advocate program to train members of the Tanzanian government on improving road safety data in Tanzania, data collection, and the […]
