


June 2024 Metrics capture lives saved and ever-growing reach
Our latest global programme metrics demonstrate the incredible power of iRAP partnerships for safer roads – the saving of 700,000 lives and serious injuries since 2016, impact in 180 countries, 3.8 million km of road safety assessments, 73,000 people trained and...
Transafe Peer Exchange for Safer Riders in Africa
We were delighted to share iRAP insights on motorcyclist safety in Africa at last week’s Transafe Peer-to-Peer Exchange Workshop, led by ICLEI Africa. Motorcyclist road safety is a significant problem in Africa. Motorcycles have a significant and growing share...
King Fahd Causeway achieves 4-star safety certification
King Fahd Causeway, one of the world’s longest bridges over water connecting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Bahrain, has achieved a 4-star iRAP Star Rating Certification for safety. Built in the 1980’s and managed by King Fahd Causeway Authority, the...
Kenyan highways assessment to start soon
Cliff Oketch Onyango will lead the ITEC project ITEC Engineering Kenya is preparing for an iRAP survey along four corridors managed by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), supporting implementation of the country’s National Road Safety Plan. The 600km...
World Safety 2024: Join us in New Delhi!
iRAP is proud to be supporting World Safety 2024 from 31 August to 4 September in India, to bring global attention to road crashes as the leading cause of death and injury for young people, and the critical importance of safe roads to achieve the UN Global Goal of...
Join us at the Africa Road Safety Seminar: Registration open!
Safer roads and school journeys will be an essential focus of the Africa Road Safety Seminar from 8-9 October in Nairobi – don’t miss your place, register today! iRAP is supporting the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and the Kenya Red Cross...
RACQ Risk Mapping crucial in State advocacy
The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) in Australia proactively performs annual risk mapping to understand the crash risk on 21,500km of the State’s regional high-speed road network. The results are shared in an innovative data hub that maps risk, star ratings...
iRAP and WARSO forge collaboration for West African road safety
The 11th General Assembly of the West African Road Safety Organisation (WARSO) occurred last week with a concluding recommendation that all member states establish synergies with iRAP for road safety assessments and capacity building to eliminate high-risk roads, and...
Star ratings shine light on safer roads for Chile’s stunning south
Chile’s breathtakingly beautiful yet challenging southern transport corridors are getting a road safety overhaul. The Ministry of Public Works (MOP) contracted a consortium led by DDQ Engineering Consultants, along with APSA and iRAP, to conduct a comprehensive...
iRAP standard and RGA Control Centre support safety of pilgrims journeying to Mecca
The Roads General Authority (RGA) started preparing early for this year’s Hajj season by surveying the road network leading to the holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah, and ensuring the Control Centre constantly monitors the network to assure the safety of...
UN General Assembly Urges Speedier Action, Adopting Resolution on Improving Global Road Safety
The UN General Assembly today urged accelerated action to reduce deaths and injuries from traffic crashes worldwide by implementing the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030. Acting without a vote, the 193-member organ adopted the resolution...
Celebrating 700,000 lives and serious injuries saved with partners in New York and Washington
iRAP CEO Rob McInerney had a full schedule catching up with iRAP partners in Washington and New York this month. Celebrating 700,000 lives and serious injuries saved was a heart-warming highlight, and a meeting with UNRSC partners provided an important touchpoint as...
Bloomberg Philanthropies awards Pleiku City and Bogota partners for excellence in road safety
We congratulate AIP Foundation and our Pleiku City partners in Vietnam, as well as the Secretariat of Mobility in Bogotá, as two of four inaugural winners of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards for Excellence in Road Safety, presented on 12 June in New York. The...
PHOEBE advances models and simulation for safer urban environments
The PHOEBE Project has reached a significant milestone with the completion of its deliverable report ‘New and Enhanced Models/Simulation Environments and User Support Materials (Beta ed.)‘. Development has highlighted vulnerable road users as the cornerstone of safe...
PHOEBE Brussels Meeting shares progress with EU Commission
The PHOEBE Consortium met in Brussels last week to advance project plans and update the European Commission during a two-day exchange of 11 sector-leading partners. The EU-funded ‘Predictive Approaches for Safer Urban Environment’ (PHOEBE) Project aims to increase the...
ELABORATOR powers on in Europe
ELABORATOR partners gather for Consortium Meeting in Copenhagan in June In recent weeks, the ELABORATOR Project has been very busy with its latest Consortium Meeting in Copenhagan, and presentations across Europe at Velo-city 2024, Eurocities Mobility Forum, 2nd...
First iRAP Assessment in Oman
iRAP Accredited Practitioner Factual Consulting has successfully delivered the results of the first-ever iRAP project in Oman for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO). PDO is the local leading energy company, delivering the majority of Oman’s crude oil production and...
MexiRAP launched to reduce high-risk highways
The Government of Mexico, through the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT) and the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) announced today the launch of MexiRAP to reduce high-risk highways in the country and reduce the 16,000 road...
Building capacity for safer roads in Estonia and Latvia
A one-day iRAP training course was conducted in Tallinn in May for Estonian and Latvian Road Authorities helping to build capacity in the countries, and Baltics region, for safer roads. The results of Estonia’s first Star Rating pilot project were shared, providing...
120 Years of FIA: Celebrating Partnerships for Safer Journeys
More than 150 FIA mobility clubs in 96 countries are partnering with iRAP to support their advocacy and action to create safer journeys for members supported by the iRAP Methodology and tools. As clubs gather in Uzbekistan this week for the 2024 Fédération...
Event Summary: ADB Transport Forum 2024. Achieving Sustainable, Resilient Transport.
iRAP was delighted to contribute to the Asia and the Pacific ADB Transport Forum from 14 – 15 May in Manila, focussed on transport as an enabler of development in the region and ways to address the threats from climate change. Transport plays a huge role in...
Peru’s 2030 Multisector Road Safety Strategy includes iRAP for safer journeys
Peru’s Multisector Road Safety Strategy 2023-2030 includes iRAP for the enhanced management of infrastructure safety, including for urban, highway and school environments. The Strategy of Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications includes to: Enhance current...
Philippines 2028 Strategy includes iRAP targets for safer roads
The Philippines Department of Public Works and Highways’ Strategy for 2028 includes iRAP targets for improving the safety of primary roads. The targets include: To increase the percentage of the national primary road length which achieves a 3-star or better...