Lebanon is facing increasingly difficult times. Following the dramatic Beirut blast on 4 August 2020, as well as the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the country is dealing with a deteriorating financial and economic situation. The violation of traffic laws is increasing, road maintenance is absent due to the financial crisis, and the general population is focused […]
In Ecuador, Fundación CAVAT are celebrating inclusion of 30 km/h in a new traffic law, that is currently passing through the two chambers of the National Assembly. The NGO has been advocating specifically for 30 km/h limits for urban areas since 2017, without success, until now. The new traffic law has provided an opportunity to […]
In Pakistan, the Streets for Life UN Global Road Safety Week is an opportunity to highlight ongoing advocacy for 30 km/h limits around school zones. During the Week, the Centre for Development Innovation (CDI) will meet with elected representatives of the provincial government, to ask them to raise a bill in the provincial assembly to […]
Fundación Conciencia Vial’s original plan for the UN Global Road Safety Week was to develop a 30 km/h pilot zone together with the municipality of Ñuñoa, Chile, to demonstrate the benefits of low-speed streets to the community and other authorities. However, Ñuñoa’s technical team was so enthusiastic that the project grew from a small pilot […]
FedEx Road Safety Award Celebrates NGO Role Models Working for Safer, More Sustainable Transport 12 May 2021 The Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety and FedEx Corp. are delighted to announce the winners of the FedEx Road Safety Awards 2021. This year’s awards are presented to the Irish Road Victims’ Association (Ireland) and to […]
We were saddened to hear of the death of Gayle Di Pietro, former Global Road Safety Program Manager at the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and a well-known and well-respected member of the global road safety community. On behalf of the Alliance NGOs, we send our condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues. Reflecting on […]
Dear fellow Alliance members, It seems like a long time since we were together at the last Global Meeting in Chania, almost two years ago. Under normal circumstances, in 2021, we would be holding the Seventh Global Meeting and gathering together as a body of NGOs to share, learn, and prepare for action. However, sadly, […]
29 April 2021 The Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety is launching a new membership structure that will grow our movement and strengthen NGOs’ collective potential and power to drive change for safer roads and victim support. The new structure will amplify the voice of NGOs around the world, build a broader coalition of […]
Cities in Spain, Italy and Poland to roll out cargo bicycles as mode of safe and sustainable mobility 22 April 2021, LONDON: FedEx Express Europe, the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety (the Alliance) and the European Cycling Federation (ECF) today announce the continuation of the Safer Cycling Advocate Program (SCAP) and the extension […]
This month, Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST) organized the first car-free day in Lusaka, Zambia. The day, which will become a monthly event, supports the ongoing implementation of 30 km/h in the country. The car-free day took place in the city’s central business district. Motorized vehicles were prevented from entering the car-free streets and parked […]
Rod King, 20’s Plenty for Us, is well-known advocate for 20 mph (30 km/h) limits in the UK. Since 20s Plenty began campaigning 13 years ago, 33% of UK residents now live on a streets where the local authority has set or is committed to setting local 20 mph limits for most urban/village roads instead […]
Luchemos Por La Vida and Asociación Madres del Dolor’s joint campaign for UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) gained an early boost earlier this month when the Mayor of San Isidro in Argentina gave his commitment for expansion in the number of 30km/h streets in the city. Initially, the municipality will lower the limit on […]
2 April 2021 updated 2 March 2022 Two recent articles by Stein, Bachani, and Hoe on Alcohol Industry Involvement in Road Safety NGOs in Injury and Prevention, and the other on The alcohol industry’s involvement with road safety NGOs in Globalization and Health, explore the issue of funding by alcohol companies to road safety NGOs. […]
Kate Turner, FIA Foundation Streets for life, the theme of this year’s UN Road Safety Week, focuses on policy advocacy for low-speed streets. Why ‘Streets for Life’? Because for children and youth across the world, 30km/h streets can be a literal life-saver. And they can also be the key that opens up our urban space […]
The Alliance is delighted to welcome another new member that joined us this month. The Road Safe Zimbabwe Trust is a road safety advocacy and education NGO based in Zimbabwe. The majority of road users in Zimbabwe are public transport users and pedestrians. The lack of a functional public transport system creates dangers for road […]
The UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) is approaching under the theme of 30km/h streets where people walk, live, and play. While evidence clearly supports that low-speed streets save lives, there are also a multitude of other valuable reasons for your community and your policymakers to support the call for 30km/h in urban areas where […]
The 6th UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) focuses on advocacy for 30km/h limits as the norm on roads where people and vehicles mix. We know that lower speeds save lives, but there are also compelling environmental, health, sustainability, and equality arguments for 30km/h that road safety advocates should understand and leverage with their governments, […]
Mario Alves/Geert Van Waeg, International Federation of Pedestrians Pedestrians are 100% of road users. That is strong and fragile at the same time. Pedestrians are 100% of voters and while defending pedestrian rights you are defending everybody – this is a very powerful political stand! But by being everyone and everybody pedestrians lack an identity. […]
Ceri Woolsgrove, European Cycling Federation Excessive speed is one of the biggest killers on our roads, a major danger to cyclists, and creates an unwelcoming environment on our roads. In around 30% of fatal accidents, speed is an essential contributory factor and exceeding speed limits is very common. 2,100 lives could be saved[1] each year […]
The Alliance is pleased to welcome two new members that joined us recently. Bulgarian Branch Association Road Safety undertakes initiatives to update the regulatory framework related to road infrastructure safety and is involved in development of road safety policy in Bulgaria. Every year, it holds a Safe Road Infrastructure conference, as well as two international […]
