Traffic Zam (TRAX) India’s campaign “It’s a school zone” has focused around implementation of a 30 kilometers per hour speed limit around a stretch of road in Mandir Marg, New Delhi, where seven schools are located. In preparation for the campaign, TRAX have been conducting surveys of road user behavior and existing infrastructure, and which […]
A key output from Cambodia Movement For Health’s Slow Down campaign has been production of a video published to make the public, and especially drivers, aware of the dangers of speeding and remind them to comply with speed limits. The video demonstrates the consequences of speeding using images of crashes and features children, teachers, policemen, business […]
80% of motorcyclists traveling with children on their motorcycles do not consider them to be at risk. This was a key finding of a new study from Alliance member Fundación Gonzalo Rodriguez conducted in 43 cities in six Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, and Uruguay. In this region, road crashes are the primary […]
It is easy to assume that once speed limits are implemented and enforcement is in place, that the battle is won. The experience of Alliance member Road Safety in Kyrgyzstan demonstrates that these measures alone are not enough to change behavior. Driver attitudes and actions are not easily or quickly changed. As part of UN Global […]
There were impressive scenes outside the Cultural Center, Velenje, Slovenia, on Monday 8 May when Zavod VOZIM hosted their Slow Down event. Smoke poured out of the bonnet of a demonstration car as firemen demonstrated how they rescue victims from a car crash and rows of participants learnt CPR from paramedics. The police highlighted the importance […]
On Monday 8 May, the first day of UN Global Road Safety Week, Handicap International interviewed Dr Etienne Krug, Director of Management o Non-communicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention, WHO. They asked him the following six questions. We are half way through the UN Decade for Action for Road Safety, what are the main […]
Since the beginning of 2017, three students at school #72 in Dushande, Tajikistan, have already been injured in road crashes near the school. Speeding is a big problem in this busy area near two main roads. As part of their UN Global Road Safety Week activities, Youth Led NGO “Young Generation of Tajikistan” organized a […]
27 April 2017 was National Road Safety Day in Iran and Alliance member Road Safety Pioneers took advantage of this opportunity to start their #SlowDown activities early and gain some momentum. Director Ali Zayerzadeh is a keen photographer as well as a road safety campaigner. It is therefore no surprise that the run up to […]
All around the world, Alliance members are joining with other NGOs, local and national governments, corporations and other organizations to run Slow Down days and other activities in support of the #SlowDown theme for the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW). Over the next two weeks, we will be profiling some of the wide […]
Photo contest demonstrates actions by NGOs around the globe to combat speed 8 May 2017 In preparation for the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week, 2017 (8–14 May), the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety has announced the winners of its photo contest promoting the theme of the week: Save Lives—#SlowDown. There were […]
During UN Global Road Safety Week, residents of Neuquén, Argentina, are being greeted by 4.5 by 2.25 meter posters at the main arteries of the city reminding them to slow down. To make sure that the message is heard, Alliance member Bien Argentino have just completed three days of campaigning around the streets of the city. Bien […]
Following the virtual press conference on Friday 5 May, WHO have formally launched the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week. The Week will focus on speed and what can be done to address this key risk factor for road traffic deaths and injuries. Speed contributes to around one-third of all fatal road traffic crashes in […]
On Monday 8th May the ‘Manifesto #4RoadSafety’ is being launched by the recently established Global Network for Road Safety Legislators which is hosted by the Towards Zero Foundation. The Manifesto has been endorsed by the Global Network’s Leadership Council which consists of a cross party group of senior Parliamentarians from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin […]
Launch of Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week and new guidance for safe roads WHO will be hosting a virtual press conference on Friday 5 May 2017 at 14:00 Central European Summer Time (12:00 GMT; 14:00 Geneva; 08:00 New York). Excessive or inappropriate speed contributes to one-third of the 1.25 million road fatalities that occur […]
27 April 2017 was a significant date for road safety in Tunisia: it is the day that seat belts became mandatory for all drivers and front seat passengers. Next year, the law will be extended to back seat passengers. Previously, seat belts were only required on rural highways and most people did not wear them in urban […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) is offering a free online course on road safety legislation. The Road Safety Legislation online course is a self-paced course open to anyone interested in road safety legislation. The course includes lessons organized in four modules covering basic road safety […]
At the Global Meeting, Maria Segui from the FIA presented their Road Safety Grant Programme, a multi-million Euro program to fund road safety outreach projects over the next four years. The program focuses on three areas: Global Action – currently focusing on managing speed in line with UNGRSW Transformation – scalable road-safety initiatives structured around three […]
Applications are now open for the PRAISE awards: showcasing European organizations that are leading on road safety at work and have committed to putting road safety at the core of their business. Organizations with a road safety programme, and the results to prove it can apply. The competition is divided into three separate categories: SME (Small-Medium Enterprise), large company […]
Maio Amarelo or Yellow May in English is organizing a road safety movement around the world next month and is inviting road safety organizations around the world to join them. Organizations in 23 countries around the world have already signed up. The theme of the movement in 2017 is “My Choice Makes a Difference”. It focuses around the choices that drivers and passengers […]
Mary Williams, Founder and Chief Executive of Alliance member Brake, has written a blog entitled “More Resourcing and a Louder Voice” that reflects on the Global Meeting and the wider global road safety environment that NGOs face. Here are extracts from the blog and you can read the full blog article HERE: “The strength of road […]
