Nov 11, 2024 | AiRAP, General, News, RAP Tools
Pictured above (L-R): Muhammad Shahid (PhD student); Monica Olyslagers (iRAP’s Global Innovation Manager and Cities Specialist); James Bradford (iRAP’s Global Technical Director); and Júlia Alves Porto (PhD Student) We are delighted to welcome PhD students...
Nov 11, 2024 | Europe, General, News
Image credit: Road Safety GB Awards Last week, Road Safety GB announced the winners of its 2024 awards, with the Road Safety Foundation’s Dr Suzy Charman receiving the Achievement Award Road Safety GB is a national road safety organisation made up of representatives...
Nov 11, 2024 | Accredited suppliers, General, News, RAP Tools
To help accelerate safety assessments across networks and corridors, iRAP has developed two new tools that leverage the iRAP Star Rating methodology. The Network screening tool is designed to help road network managers segment their road network to the point where...
Nov 7, 2024 | General, News, Resources
Every year, on the third Sunday of November, the world unites to remember the millions of lives lost and injured on our roads. This year, the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) takes on even greater significance as we collectively strive for a...
Nov 1, 2024 | General, News, Training
The updated Star Rating Essentials (SRE) online course, developed by iRAP with support from Millennium Challenge Corporation, is now available in a wider range of languages. The updated course is now available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Bahasa Indonesia (with...
Nov 1, 2024 | Accredited suppliers, General, News
We are thrilled to introduce a new Accredited Practitioners’ dashboard on our Accreditation web page, designed to enhance how we present key information. This upgrade shifts from our previous classification method to real-time data, offering a more dynamic and...
Nov 1, 2024 | Accredited suppliers, General, News
We have recently updated our Accredited Supplier Code of Conduct, transitioning from version 4 to version 5. The revised Code of Conduct reinforces our commitment to quality, transparency, and the safety of accredited suppliers operating globally. Notably, it expands...
Oct 31, 2024 | General, Middle East, News, Training
ID 327906602 © Miroslav Liska | Dreamstime.com An iRAP assessment and capacity building project has kicked off in Bahrain aiming to eliminate high-risk roads in the country led by the Ministry of Works supported by the Saudi Technical Engineering Consultants and...
Oct 30, 2024 | Africa, Events, General, News, RAP Tools, SR4S, Training, Youth Engagement App
The Africa Road Safety Seminar 2024, held on October 8-9 in Nairobi, Kenya, was a resounding success, bringing together over 200 attendees from across the African continent and featuring more than 40 local and international experts. The event was a platform for rich...
Oct 28, 2024 | #RAPKnowledgeLive, General, News, RAP Tools, Star rating for designs
Participants from 54 countries tuned in last week for the 11th #RAPKnowledgeLive session – A key to safer roads. In this session, participants learned how to use the Star Rating for Designs (SR4D) tool to assess and improve road safety by evaluating road designs and...
Oct 27, 2024 | General, News, SR4S, Youth Engagement App
In October 2024, iRAP’s Project Coordinator Shanna Lucchesi attended the Walk 21 Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. The Walk21 Foundation annual conference is where experts, advocates, and policymakers discuss the benefits of walking. Walking is essential to urban...
Oct 13, 2024 | CycleRAP, General, News
Image caption: Cyclist going up a hill in Jebel Hafeet — Source Facebook AD Cycling Club An infrastructure safety assessment completed for the Abu Dhabi Cycling Club (ADCC) marks the first implementation of CycleRAP in the Middle East, and new approach for safer...
Oct 10, 2024 | Events, General, News, RAP Tools, Star rating for designs
Join us for our #RAPKnowledge Live Session 11: Star Rating for Designs – A key to safer roads. In this session, you can learn how to use the Star Rating for Designs (SR4D) tool to assess and improve road safety by evaluating road designs and identifying...
Oct 6, 2024 | Africa, General, News, Training
Image credit: Event Photographer – MCA-Benin An iRAP Workshop supported by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), concluded recently in Cotonou, Benin. The workshop aimed to build local capacity within the Government of Benin and optimize road safety in the...
Oct 3, 2024 | Africa, General, News, SR4S, Women in Engineering
Meet Tendai Belindah Lisenda (Belindah), a passionate road safety advocate, making a significant impact on the safety of children in Botswana. As the Road Safety Coordinator for the Letlhakeng District Road Safety Committee, she is committed to reducing road crashes...
Oct 1, 2024 | #RAPKnowledgeLive, General, News, SR4S, Training
Participants from 33 countries tuned in last week for the 10th #RAPKnowledgeLive session – Leveraging Technology and Youth Power for Safer Roads. In this session we had the privilege to be joined by representatives from Fondation Botnar, AIP Foundation and Youth for...
Sep 30, 2024 | Africa, General, News, SR4S, Training
Road infrastructure safety is being lifted in Malawi thanks to a ground-breaking $350 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact and five-day iRAP capacity building initiative completed last week with local partners. Malawi’s nearly 5,000 kilometres of...
Sep 29, 2024 | General
We are thrilled to announce that iRAP is now offering a learn at your own pace course on CycleRAP essentials. What is CycleRAP? CycleRAP is an easy, affordable and fast method of evaluating road and bicycling infrastructure for safety. It aims to reduce crashes and...
Sep 26, 2024 | General, News
We are delighted to announce that iRAP and our represented partners have received several International Safety Media Awards (ISMA) for 2024. The ISMAs recognise high quality safety media from around the world, they provide safety promotion and injury prevention...
Sep 19, 2024 | General, SR4S, Training
The updated Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) online course, developed by iRAP with support from Millennium Challenge Corporation, is now available in a range of languages. This expansion provides crucial training opportunities for a wider audience interested in...
Sep 16, 2024 | Events, General, News, SR4S, Youth Engagement App
iRAP participated in discussions with CHI partners at the pre-conference session. Images credit: FIA Foundation and iRAP Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5–29. High-risk roads significantly contribute to the...
Aug 21, 2024 | #RAPKnowledgeLive, General, News, SR4S, Youth Engagement App
Join us for our #RAPKnowledgeLive session 10 – Leveraging Technology and Youth Power for Safer Roads In this session with Fondation Botnar, AIP Foundation and Youth for Road Safety (YOURS), we will discuss: the AI&Me framework in the “AI&Me: Empowering...
Aug 20, 2024 | General, News, SR4S, Youth Engagement App
Image Credit: ACM The Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) programme continues to create heart-warming and inspirational stories of school journeys being made safer across the world. As of June 2024, SR4S partners have assessed 1,638 schools in 74 countries, positively...
Aug 14, 2024 | General, News
Worldwide, the use of Powered Two Wheelers (PTW) is growing rapidly and as a result PTW users are estimated to be the largest group being killed on the world’s roads. It is estimated that PTW users suffer almost 7 million deaths and injuries each year on the world’s...
Aug 13, 2024 | General, LAC, News
Image credits: Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP) An exciting iRAP project has officially launched in Montevideo today assessing Uruguay’s 8,700km road network and 54 schools, to identify and improve high-risk locations and safety for road users. The...
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