


Invest in your expertise – New Training and Accreditation newsletter now available (May 2024)
It’s incredible to look back and see the impact of our training and accreditation program since 2005! We’ve empowered over 69,000 individuals across 164 countries with the knowledge and skills to create safer roads. Our message has transcended language...
Dr. Joseph Affum Retires After Longstanding Contribution to Road Safety
Dr. Joseph Affum, a distinguished researcher in road safety, recently announced his retirement from Australia’s NTRO (an iRAP Centre of Excellence and formerly known as ARRB). Joseph’s work and his support for network risk assessments would be familiar to those...
Shedding Light on Local Journeys: Using Mobility Snapshots to Rate Your Local Commute, with a Focus on Safer Intersections and Pedestrian Mobility
The daily commute. It’s a familiar routine, a journey most of us take without a second thought. But what if we told you that for many around the world, that seemingly ordinary trip can be fraught with danger, especially at high-risk intersections? This is the...
#RAPKnowledgeLive Session 8: A deep dive into ViDA – Recording now available
Over 147 Road Safety Champions From 53 Countries Tune in to Learn About ViDA’s Latest Advancements The #RAPKnowledgeLive series recently held its 8th session, titled “Lifting the lid on ViDA – the free global road safety platform analysing the safety of...
Meet an iRAP Accredited Inspection System Supplier – Strata
Strata is a consultancy engineering company specializing in transport infrastructure, also operating in the mining, energy and sanitation markets. Strata is Brazil’s largest highway consultancy, project and monitoring company working in the road safety industry....
Star Rating for Schools April 2024 Newsletter
The latest Star Rating for Schools newsletter is out now – read some great stories of how SR4S Lead Partners are engaging partners and leading safer infrastructures around the world. In this issue: Decimal Star Ratings (DSR): All you need to know Prudential Cambodia...
CycleRAP News: Attesting Safety of Pampulha Lagoon Cycle Path Redesign
Image credit: Metrics Mobilidade Metrics Mobilidade, with a team with over 30 years’ experience in urban mobility studies and cycling infrastructure design, has joined our CycleRAP family as our first licensed supplier in Latin America, analysing the safety of cycle...
Celebrating Women in Engineering with Training Grants
This International Women in Engineering Day (Sunday, June 23rd), we’re celebrating early by offering training grants to 30 female engineers opening next month! We’re passionate about increasing women’s presence in the #RAPcommunity, which currently...
Updated iRAP Crash Risk Mapping Manual Now Available
Stats on crashes that cause death and serious injury are the ultimate indicator of road safety performance on road networks. We are proud to announce the updated iRAP Crash Risk Mapping Manual is now available. This essential resource reflects the latest knowledge and...
Prudential Cambodia and AIP Foundation Make Stueng Sen High School Safer
Original content from AIP Foundation KAMPONG THOM Province, Cambodia – February 07, 2024 Prudence Foundation, a proud partner of iRAP and a Star Rating for Schools Global Programme partner, recently opened the completed road safety modifications at Stueng Sen High...
#RAPKnowledgeLive Session 8: Lifting the lid on ViDA – the free global road safety platform analysing the safety of roads worldwide
Calling all road safety champions! Join us for a jam-packed session of the #RAPKnowledgeLive series to unlock the power of ViDA, iRAP’s free online software platform. What is ViDA? Protecting the integrity of the global standard for road infrastructure safety,...
Safe Journeys for Children: SR4S recommended in the “Cities for and with Children and Youth” Research Publication series
“Cities for and with Children and Youth: Ideas to Inspire Action” is a part of the Research Series: “Cities for Children and Youth,” published by the Global Alliance – Cities4Children. This comprehensive publication comprises eight guides that delve into various...
‘Mobilizing for Impact: Alliances to achieve the UN global road safety goals’ in Washington, D.C
Pictured Above (L-R): Rob McInerney, CEO iRAP; Aimee Gauthier, Chief Knowledge Officer ITDP; Atsani Ariobowo, Director of Child and Youth Health FIA Foundation; Tom Bishop, Program Director AMEND; Nancy Pullen-Seufert, Director National Center for Safe Routes to...
AI&Me: Empowering Youth for Safer Roads becomes a reality across Vietnam
Image credit : AIP Foundation The following article is originally from the AIP Foundation GIA LAI, YEN BAI and HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – March 15, 2024 Our innovative Big Data road safety program, AI&Me: Empowering Youth for Safer Roads, has been positively...
Unveiling the Power of Your iRAP Data: Watch the #RAPKnowledgeLive Session 7 Recording Now!
Didn’t catch the #RAPKnowledgeLive Session 7: Data-Driven Insights: Enhancing iRAP road safety reports with Power BI? No worries, the recording is here for you! Turn Your Data into Life-Saving Strategies This session, held on Thursday March 21, saw a great...
Updated Star Rating for Schools online course – now available in English and Spanish!
We are pleased to announce that the new Spanish edition of the Star Rating for Schools Online Course by iRAP is now available! The English version was also updated in 2023. This new version considers the changes in the model that were introduced last year as well as...
Paving the Way for Safer Roads: Celebrating Women in Road Safety for International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day, we applaud the incredible contributions of women who are making our roads safer for everyone. The theme for International Women’s Day 2024, #InspireInclusion and #Countherin perfectly reflects the importance of gender...
#RAPKnowledgeLive Session 7: Data-Driven Insights: Enhancing iRAP road safety reports with Power BI
#RAPKnowledgeLive sessions are held monthly worldwide to discuss the latest knowledge on road safety tools, programmes and partnerships helping make global roads safer. We are back with our 7th #RAPKnowledgeLive session this month, unlocking the benefits of using...
Attention US Partners: $1.25 Billion Grant Opportunity to Improve Road Safety in Your Community
Information sourced from US DoT press release – click here to read The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is offering a fantastic opportunity to improve road safety in your community! Their Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program provides funding for...
AusRAP News: Star Ratings for Australian Arterial Roads by 2025
In a bid to enhance road safety nationally, Australia’s states and territories will commence publishing updated AusRAP star ratings in 2024, with a commitment to publish star ratings for all major arterial roads by 2025. The recent release of a new AusRAP...
🌏End of Year WrapUp Newsletter – Celebrating success in 2023!
Welcome to iRAP’s December 2023 Newsletter – Celebrating success in 2023 What a year! As 2023 draws to a close, we celebrate the incredible efforts of our more than 29,000 partners in 182 countries. Together we have assessed more than 3.5 million km and...
Updated course: Star Rating Essentials self-paced online training
ENROL NOW – The series is now available as an online training course , where participants can learn at their own pace. You can register here to participate Get the essentials for STAR RATING roads and designs for safety The United Nations (UN) have adopted targets...
The talents and value of iRAP Accredited practitioners: Workshop shares
Forty iRAP accredited practitioners from across the world gathered online last week to celebrate the success of their iRAP projects and hear the latest on program developments, tender opportunities, and professional development for this specialist community of...