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saved from death and serious injury on safer roads globally (*as at end of 2024)

A world free of high-risk roads

The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is a registered charity dedicated to saving lives by eliminating high risk roads throughout the world. Like many life-saving charities working in the public health arena, we use a robust, evidence-based approach to prevent unnecessary deaths and suffering.

iRAP works in partnership with governments, road authorities, mobility clubs, development banks, NGOs and research organisations to:

  • Inspect high-risk roads and develop Star Ratings, Risk Maps and Safer Roads Investment Plans
  • Provide training, technology and support that will build and sustain national, regional and local capability
  • Track road safety performance so that funding agencies can assess the benefits of their investments.

Latest news from around the world

KazRAP Launches for Safer Roads in Kazakhstan

Greg Smith, iRAP's Acting CEO and Global Programme Director, and Arystan Massanov, Director of the KSRIRS celebrate the launch of KazRAP The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) and Kazakh Scientific Research Institute for Road Safety (KSRIRS) have proudly...

Opportunity alert! Road Safety Project Intern: Shaping a Safer Future, Globally

Do you have a passion for saving lives and a talent for keeping projects on track? The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is searching for a highly motivated and organized Project Manager to join our team (to be based in the UK). This is a unique...

Spain Risk Mapping Shows 13 State Highways Account for Elevated Risk

The RACC Mobility Club has presented the 21st edition of annual Crash Risk Mapping, showing that thirteen state highways in Spain account for 52 per cent of the kilometres with a high or very high risk. The 25,743 km assessment of the government-owned State Road...

Celebrating FIA Club Partnerships for Safer Journeys

As the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) convenes in Macau this week for its Annual Conference, we recognise the 140 FIA clubs in 99 countries partnering with iRAP to support their advocacy and action to create safer journeys for members supported by the...

CycleRAP Receives Prestigious ECF Road Safety Award

The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is proud to announce that its pioneering CycleRAP program has been awarded the 2025 European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) Road Safety Award, at the Velo-city Conference in Gdańsk yesterday. The award, recognising...

Australasian College of Road Safety Policy Statement on Star Ratings: A Great Exemplar

The Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) Policy Statement on iRAP Star Ratings provides a great template for all countries and organisations seeking to optimise infrastructure safety and reduce the burden of road trauma, as well as for all AusRAP and Austroads'...

Road Safety Week in Bangkok shines light on improving road safety in the Asia-Pacific

As a continued effort in improving road safety in the Asia-Pacific region, Acting CEO Greg Smith joined UNESCAP Road Safety Week in Bangkok from 2 to 5 June, including presentations on Unsafe Infrastructure as a Key Risk Factor for Road Safety at the 'Group Meeting on...

UNRSF Launches 2024 Annual Report including iRAP Partner Projects

The recently launched United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) 2024 Annual Report spotlights how countries, including three iRAP partner projects in Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Senegal, are taking action to narrow gaps in their national road safety...

CAMBER: For Connected and Adaptive Maintenance for Safer Urban and Secondary Roads in Europe

The CAMBER Project, dedicated to improving safety and maintenance on urban and secondary roads across Europe, is underway led by a consortium of 14 partners from nine countries, including research institutions, road authorities, and industry experts. The Connected and...

Eswatini’s National Road Safety Strategy sets iRAP targets for safety of roads

Eswatini's first National Road Safety Strategy is tackling the safety of the country's roads with an iRAP assessment of major rural and urban roads planned, and 3-star or better targets to be achieved by 2030. Aligned to the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for...

iRAP partners with governments, mobility clubs, development banks, research institutes and road safety NGOs in over 100 countries to provide the tools and training to make roads safe.

iRAP is the umbrella organisation for regional RAP programmes including:

iRAP is financially supported by the FIA Foundation who provide core funding for the programme and ensures the iRAP core methodology and tools are freely available worldwide. The Fundación Aleatica para la Seguridad Vial (Aleatica Foundation) is Donor of the charity, contributing funding to help make roads safer in Mexico and the world.

Our partners, charities, the motor industry and institutions such as the European Commission also support RAPs in the developed world and encourage the transfer of research and technology to iRAP. In addition, many individuals donate their time and expertise to support iRAP.

The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is a Registered Charity with UN ECOSOC Consultative Status.
iRAP is registered in England and Wales under company number 05476000
Charity number 1140357

Registered office: 60 Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DS
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