iRAP is proud to feature on this month's NETS Talk Now: Driving Change Podcast discussing the impact of road infrastructure safety for fleet and community safety worldwide. Guest presenter and iRAP CEO Rob McInerney said, "There is one thing everyone worldwide has in...
UNRSC Statement on the High-Level Meeting
27 members of the UN Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC), including iRAP, have made a joint statement regarding the High-level Meeting on Global Road Safety to be held 30 June–1 July 2022. We, the undersigned members of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration, have...
CycleRAP – a model of evaluating road and bicycling infrastructure for safety – at EuroRAP Lunchtime seminar #6 and Q&A session
On Tuesday, 3 May 2022, the EuroRAP Lunchtime seminar #6 was meant to feature Research and Innovation Hot Topic. Monica Olyslagers, iRAP’s Global Innovation Manager and Cities Specialist, joined us to present CycleRAP, an easy, affordable, and fast method of...
2022 Peter Kissinger award winners announced
The 2022 iRAP Peter Kissinger Award recipients were announced yesterday in a virtual celebration attended by Peter’s wife Willie and iRAP's Chairman of the Board Miquel Nadal. In recognition of his great contribution to iRAP and global road safety, the Peter Kissinger...
Call for Proposals Open – UN Road Safety Fund 2022
The UN Road Safety Fund Call for Proposals 2022 is open between 07 April 2022 and 30 June 2022 (23:59 CEST). Currently, the UN Road Safety Fund finances projects through calls for proposals that are designed on the basis of key Fund documents - including priorities...
Star Rating – the essential RAP basics – presented at EuroRAP Lunchtime seminar #5
March EuroRAP Lunchtime seminar was dedicated to RAP basics. Star rating was presented by Morgan Fletcher, iRAP’s Latin America and Caribbean Operations Lead, and Suzy Charman from EuroRAP’s Management Committee. The seminar attracted 38 participants from 24...
EuroRAP Lunchtime seminar #6 will feature CycleRAP
On Tuesday, 3 May 2022 from 1 to 2 pm CET, the EuroRAP Lunchtime seminar #6 will be dedicated to CycleRAP (register HERE). After the presentation of AiRAP, this will be the second time we will feature Research and Innovation Hot Topic and also this time we will be...
2021 Annual Report Showcases Partner Success
We are delighted to share our 2021 Digital Annual Report showcasing the work of our more than 20,000 partners in 107 countries implementing the Global Plan for the 2nd Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 to make roads safer, supported by the charity's global...
iRAP Partner Portal launches: Connecting people and possibilities
Following a successful pilot, iRAP has launched a Partner Portal to share global and national road safety data and resources, and empower and connect leads of Road Assessment Programmes (RAPs) across the world. The iRAP Partner Portal is a restricted access online...
Can you help us design safe roads right from the start?
Despite knowledge and free tools to improve the safety of road designs, unsafe 1- and 2-star roads are still being built every day. However, a new Global Road Designers Consultation Group is aiming to save lives by improving software and training worldwide to ensure...
Alliance NGOs and iRAP partnerships making roads safer worldwide
We get by with a little help from our friends: NGOs working hand-in-hand to eliminate high-risk roads(Image credit: Global Alliance of NGO's for Road Safety) NGOs are making an incredible difference across the world ensuring road safety is a political and investment...
Economic and social impact of road crashes examined in Portugal
A National Road Safety Authority (ANSR) Conference occurring tomorrow will examine the economic and social impact of road crashes in Portugal. The conference has been prepared for ANSR by the Management Studies Center of the Higher Institute of Economics and...
FISEVI draws focus to protecting children on roads in Colombia
FISEVI 2022, the most important forum on children's road safety in Latin America, has provided an important opportunity for iRAP collaboration with regional partners to reduce the human and economic cost of road crashes - the leading killer of children and young...
Safer journeys success shared at AmCham Guatemala Congress
We were pleased to be part of AmCham Guatemala's Second International Congress on Road Safety last week shining a light on international standards to protect life and reduce road crashes in the country. The American Chamber of Commerce of Guatemala (AmCham Guatemala)...
President of UN General Assembly recognises iRAP’s critical Decade role
UN General Assembly President, Abdulla Shahid, has recognised iRAP's critical role in the Decade of Action to 2030, outlined in a letter sent to the charity following the Supporting Event for the High-level Meeting on Road Safety in December 2021. "The work of the...
EuroRAP news: Celebrating royal recognition for the UK Safer Roads Fund
The Road Safety Foundation and RAC Foundation recently hosted a reception to celebrate winning, along with the Department for Transport, a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for their “fine example of collaboration” and the “outstanding achievement” of the...
IWD 2022 Break the Bias Blog – Star Ratings and Gender Analysis
As a woman working in transport, I’m aware of how big an issue gender is. It’s not a theoretical or abstract concept for me. I have experienced first-hand the challenges of trying to get from A to B, often via C, D and sometimes E as a pedestrian, bicyclist, public...
iRAP methodology training on offer through the Women4RoadSafety Network – Uganda
iRAP methodology training on offer through the Women4RoadSafety Network – Uganda Are you or do you know a Female Highways Engineer with the knowledge and passion for road safety? We are delighted to be offering 5 x free iRAP methodology training courses through the...
Calling all countries with 3 month count down: Spotlight on UN High-level Meeting and call to implement Global Plan
On 30 June and 1 July, leaders from across the globe will gather at the United Nations in New York for the first ever High-level Meeting on Road Safety. iRAP is calling on every country to actively participate, share success and commit to implement the Global Plan for...
AiRAP presented at Global Standards Symposium calling for technical standards to support socio-economic and environmental goals
iRAP was proud to present this week, alongside UN Special Envoy for Road Safety Jean Todt, global AI innovators and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at the Fourth Global Standards Symposium (GSS) calling for technical standards to support progress...