The Alliance congratulates the International Road Federation on 70 years of promoting road infrastructure around the world. In 1948, IRF was established by industry leaders in Washington DC, US, to assist Western Europe in the reconstruction of its infrastructure after the second World War. Its role has been to promote road infrastructure around the world as […]
Over the first 11 months of 2017 in Algeria, 362 drivers were involved in crashes while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. While 362 is still too many, over the past five years since Alliance member Association Tariq Essalama Bejaia began organizing awareness campaigns, Algeria has seen a considerable drop in the death […]
Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) has announced the launch of the Round 13 Call for Proposals under the Road Safety Grants Programme. Since 2012, the Road Safety Grants Programme has supported organizations advocating for the adoption and implementation of evidence-based policies to protect road users. In Round 13, GRSP is calling for proposals for advocacy […]
2018 is shaping up to be another big year for the Alliance and for road safety. Alliance Advocate Training We will hold regional Alliance Advocate training for members in the Africa region in March, and for members in the Asia region in the fall (date TBC). Find out more HERE. Webinars We are planning several series […]
Shane O’Connor, Communication Advisor, FedEx, is a well-known figure in the road safety world and a great friend and supporter of the Alliance. You may have met him at the Global Meeting, seen him speak at a conference, or benefited from his support and advice. As the face of road safety at FedEx, he is […]
From UN Global Road Safety Week and World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, to the Fifth Global Meeting, the publication of Walking the Talk, and welcoming our 200th member, 2017 has been an important year for the Alliance. It has also been a significant year for our members which included legislation successes in […]
Yesterday, the award ceremony for the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards was held at the Savoy Hotel, London, UK. The awards are presented by HRH Prince Michael of Kent, who has been a strong supporter of road safety for many years. This year, the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards celebrated its 30th year and […]
The Alliance is excited to welcome a new member organization that joined us in December: Fundación IRM (Inclusion, Resiliency, and Mobility), Colombia, was founded in 2014. It has been working to develop and strengthen the performance of first responders in Colombia in post-crash care and others issues related to the fifth pillar of the Decade of Action for Road […]
At a ceremony in London, UK, the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety (the Alliance) was honored to receive a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. The award is one of the most prestigious in the global road safety world and the Alliance is extremely proud to be one of this year’s recipients. The […]
Alliance member Zavod VOZIM, Slovenia, has given its new drunk-driving campaign a striking and intriguing slogan: “Heroes drive in pajamas.” The initiative addresses the equally startling statistics that, in Slovenia, every third crash occurs from drunk driving, and 22 is the average age that a current wheelchair user lost the use of their legs. Crash rates are highest outside […]
In October, Daniel Mwamba, of Alliance member Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST), was asked by the Minister of Health to attend the WHO Global Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) in Montevideo, Uruguay. Originally, the Zambian attendees were set to include Edgar Chagwa Lungu, Zambia’s President, and Chitalu Chilufya, Minister of Health, but owing to other engagements, only Daniel and Andrew Silumesii, […]
A recent study by Alliance member Luchemos por la Vida, Argentina, that observed 2720 private cars on a typical working day in September, found that 13.3% of drivers were using their phone while driving. Comparing against previous data, the NGO found that in ten years, the number of drivers who use their phones while driving has […]
Alliance member Indian Head Injury Foundation (IHIF) received recognition for their work recently when Dr Rajendra Prasad, Honorary Medical Director of IHIF, won a prestigious BMJ South Asia Award 2017 in the category of “Non Communicable Disease Initiative of the Year”. The award was given for IHIF’s awareness raising program “Prevention is Better than Cure”, which focuses […]
Alliance member México Previene is a small organization facing a vast challenge. Every day, 45 people die on the roads in Mexico. In Mexico City alone, where México Previene is based, there is an average of three fatalities a day. México Previene Director Fernanda Rivero quickly realized that, with only 6 employees, the organization could not […]
UN Member States have agreed a historic agreement for a comprehensive set of voluntary global road safety targets, including two specific targets on road safety (SDG 3.6 and SDG 11.2) in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The performance targets that they reached consensus on align with the five pillars of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action […]
WDoR was founded in 1993 by Brigitte Chaudhry. Now after 24 years and having seen WDoR grow into an internationally recognized, UN-endorsed event, Brigitte has announced that she will step down from her role. In light of this and with FEVR President Jeannot Mersch seeking to take a lesser role, a new WDoR advisory board […]
The Belarusian Auto Moto Touring Club (BKA) used WDoR to demonstrate to schoolchildren that road traffic crashes are avoidable provided that simple road safety rules are observed. In a school in Minsk, together with a representative of the road traffic police, BKA gave the children an overview of the history and mission of WDoR and the police […]
Yesterday, 19 November 2017, marked the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, founded by the European Federation of Road Traffic Victims (FEVR). NGOs, governments, corporations, and others around the world joined together in remembering the many millions killed and injured on the world’s roads, together with their families, friends, and many others who […]
On 3 March 2017, popular Liberian music star, Quincy L. Burrowes, was killed in a road traffic crash which also injured two other passengers. Alliance member Save Life Liberia Inc. incorporated this high-profile tragedy into their WDoR commemorations this year. Adapting the theme of WDoR 2017 to incorporate local focus, the NGO conducted their activities […]
Alliance member Association of Motorization (AMRKS), Kosovo, have been running World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims for three years. This year saw them working again in partnership with the College of Applied Technical Sciences (Tempulli), a higher education college specializing in transport, where the NGO’s founder, Muhamed Krasniqi, is the director, and the […]
