


The Road Safety Capacity Building Programme wins the 2023 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award
The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), and the Asia Pacific Road Safety Observatory (APRSO), has won the 2023 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award, for...
KSARAP launches for safer roads in Saudi Arabia
Image Credit: Saudi Press Agency 5 December 2023: The International Road Assessment Program (iRAP) and the Roads General Authority (RGA) announced the launch of the Saudi Arabia Road Assessment Programme (KSARAP) in Riyadh, a locally led programme to eliminate...
Europe News: iRAP featured in M Sweden – 100 years of road safety work report
Below is an excerpt from the 100 years of road safety report from M Sweden. Riksförbundet M Sweden has worked as the motorists’ consumer organization for over a hundred years. During the time that the organization has existed, the challenges have both changed...
CycleRAP News: UCI Mobility & Bike City Forum 2023 Summary
Image credit (above and below): SWpix.com (t/a Photography Hub Ltd). Amidst the backdrop of growing global enthusiasm for cycling as a sustainable and healthy mode of transportation, the 2023 UCI Mobility & Bike City Forum held last month in Bruges, Belgium,...
Missed the #RAPKnowledgeLive session on the latest from CycleRAP? Recording is now available!
On Wednesday 22 November 2023, approximately 40 delegates across 27 countries attended our sixth #RAPKnowledgeLive session highlighting the latest on CycleRAP. Background: CycleRAP is an easy, affordable and fast method of evaluating road and bicycling infrastructure...
UN Road Safety Fund launches global campaign celebrating road safety’s hidden heroes
Geneva, Switzerland, 19 November 2023: On the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, the UN Road Safety Fund launched the third edition of its #moments2live4 Campaign to put the spotlight on the hidden heroes of road safety. As we ‘Remember, Act and...
Understanding iRAP methodology training in Nairobi
Original LinkedIn post by Marko Sevrovic, Head of Transport Planning Dept. at FTTS (FPZ) / Senior Road Safety Engineer at EIRA University of Zagreb Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FPZ) has successfully concluded a three-day workshop in Nairobi, focusing on...
Vietnamese delegation visits Melbourne, Australia to enhance knowledge on safe school zones and road safety measures.
Image credits (above and below): iRAP and AIP Foundation A delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of Transportation (MOT) and the AIP Foundation visited Melbourne from 7 to 11 November 2023 to study road safety measures. 15 delegates attended the study mission from...
30th Anniversary of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: Remember, Support, Act – 19 November 2023
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year. It is a global event to remember the many millions who have been killed and seriously injured on the world’s roads, and to acknowledge the...
Scalability Survey: Tools to empower youth and SR4S assessments for safer roads
As part of the AI&ME: Empowering Youth for Safer Roads funded by the Fondation Botnar and co-funded by the FIA Foundation, we have developed the Big Data Screening Methodology and the Youth Engagement App (YEA). We would like to invite you to participate in...
Panama includes 3-star or better star rating targets in PPP Contract for East Pan-American Highway
Image Credit: iStock – Rainer Lesniewski On July 19, 2023, the Panamanian Ministry of Public Works (MOP) opened bids for a public-private partnership (PPP) project to rehabilitate, improve, and maintain the Pan-American Highway East running along 246.2 km from...
Event Summary: Walk21 Conference in Kigali
iRAP’s Project Coordinator Shanna Lucchesi attended the Walk 21 Conference last month in Kigali, Rwanda. Shanna presented in two sessions: TD 3.3 session – Schools & Road Safety ”Safety perception and safety measures join forces to improve safety for youth...
#RAPKnowledgeLive Session 6: The latest from CycleRAP pilot projects
#RAPKnowledgeLive sessions are held monthly worldwide to discuss the latest knowledge on road safety tools, programmes and partnerships helping make global roads safer. Our sixth #RAPKnowledgeLive session will be held in November, highlighting the progress of...
iRAP CEO interviewed by InMoto.it – Italy
Original Article published in InMoto.itWritten by: Riccardo Matesic In the article, Rob McInerney, CEO of iRAP, discusses iRAP’s role in improving safer road infrastructure, countries that have embraced the iRAP methodology and the Star Rating model and our...
Safer Roads Progress in Malawi – Interface Meeting with Officials of the Ministry of Transport and Public Works
Thanks to the Ministry of Transport and Public Works of the Republic of Malawi (MTPW), a strategic discussion with iRAP Safer Journeys Lead for Africa Nathalie Chiavassa and Joel Jere, Chairman and Founder of local NGO Road Safety Alert Foundation (RoSAF) of Malawi...
YOURS Campaign: #ClaimingOurSpace and Raising our Voice – Youth Consultation 2023
Press Release: Unlocking the Road to Safety: #ClaimingOurSpace and Raising our Voice – Youth Consultation 2023 Young leaders from across the world have designed an exciting new activity to capture the voices of their peers. The Global Youth Coalition for Road...
CycleRAP News: Crowdsourcing cycling safety data in one of Latin America’s largest cities
The Cyclists Association of São Paulo, Ciclocidade, is working closely with the municipality to promote safe and sustainable mobility and use the bicycle as an instrument of city transformation. The entity has as its principle active participation and acts to include...
CycleRAP News: Launch of the Safer Cycling around the World report
The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), in partnership with MAPFRE Foundation, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and PTV Group, has launched Safer Cycling around the World, a report on the first major pilot of the CycleRAP model with cities in...
Building on international collaboration to leverage regional strengths for safer school zones across Asia Pacific
Image credit and original article – AIP Foundation AIP Foundation, FIA Foundation, and iRAP are proud to announce a new collaboration to build capacity for all FIA Region II Clubs. Funded by the FIA Foundation, the first phase of the program will focus on the...
Missed the #RAPKnowledgeLive session on the Road Safety Toolkit? Recording is now available!
On Thursday 19 October 2023, approximately 60 delegates across 38 countries attended our fifth monthly #RAPKnowledgeLive session highlighting the Road Safety Toolkit Background: In 2022, the new and improved Road Safety Toolkit was launched. First launched 10 years...
Cycling Towards Safety and Inclusivity case study published in the Centre for Liveable Cities: Urban Solutions #23 Edition
This article was first published in the Centre for Liveable Cities’ Urban Solutions #23. Providing safe infrastructure is a critical ingredient for more inclusive mobility and is a vital economic resource. Read the full CycleRAP case study ‘Cycling Towards...
UN Secretary General’s report on the progress of improving global road safety (A/78/345)
This first progress report summary is a result from when the Secretary-General was invited to inform the General Assembly about the implementation of the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030. It outlines the significant progress made in achieving the aims...
iRAP announces 2023 Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy winners
Miquel Nadal, iRAP Board Chairman; Torill Pape, Director (Structures Design, Review and Standards), TMR; A/Prof Marko Sevrovic, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FPZ), University of Zagreb and Senior Road Safety Engineer, European Institute of Road...