iRAP ofrece cursos y materiales en seis idiomas diferentes además del inglés, incluidos español, portugués, francés, vietnamita y ruso. iRAP ha estado trabajando con proyectos en América Latina y España desde 2006, por lo que brindar cursos y materiales en español es...
Congratulations to the 60 successful recipients for iRAP’s Training and Accreditation grants
To help improve road safety across Africa, and with the support of the FIA Foundation, iRAP is proud to announce the successful recipients of the grants to support 60 road safety professionals from low and lower-middle income countries to build their capability to use...
Main Roads WA and Anditi break ground in AiRAP coding
Main Roads Western Australia and Anditi have revolutionized road safety assessments with an approach which automatically detects road infrastructure data applied on 2,000km of roads across the State. In their goal of Star Rating the safety of 80 per cent of the...
Australian innovation project leads world on automated data capture for RAP assessments
Improving road safety performance is a priority for all levels of government in Australia and an iMOVE project is leading the way on innovative approaches to capturing road feature data for road safety Star Ratings. The initiative is being led by Transport for NSW...
Safe Roads for All Report calls on UK Government to deliver effective 2030 strategy
The Safe Roads for All Report released recently, and informed by EuroRAP UK results, has called on the UK Government to deliver a Safe and Healthy Mobility Strategy and Action Plan for Roads 2021-2030. The expert report to the UK Government was prepared by leading...
EuroRAP News: Final RADAR conference to share results for 12 Danube countries
The final conference of the EuroRAP RADAR Project will be held online on 23 September and share results of risk assessments and activities to improve road infrastructure safety across 12 Danube countries. Themed "Striving for Safer Infrastructure for all Road Users in...
10 projects funded for safer school streets – FIA Road Safety Grants announced
The awardees of the 2021 FIA School Assessment Programme grants (part of the Transformation grants), supported by the FIA Foundation, have been announced by FIA Mobility. Almost 250,000€ is to be provided to ten autoclubs world-wide to support activity to protect...
Star Rating for Designs project underway in Ethiopia
Star Rating of Designs for the improvements to the Nekempte–Bure Road in Ethiopia, west of Addis Ababa are underway. The safety project is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and being undertaken by the Global Road Safety Facility with local road authorities. iRAP...
SR4S Global Programme Coordinator elected to join the Youth Delegate Program of UNITE 2030
iRAP Star Rating for Schools' Coordinator Rafaela Machado has been selected to join the Youth Delegate Program of UNITE 2030 as one of 100 young global changemakers working to achieve the Global Goals by 2030. 100 delegates have been selected from 50 countries and the...
EuroRAP assessment of Italy’s Lazio region underway
FRED Engineering is carrying out a EuroRAP assessment of 300 km of roads in the Lazio region of Italy. FRED Engineering has just started the activities for the assessment according to the iRAP methodology. The technical assistance is addressed to Italian Automobile...
NEW Training & Accreditation Newsletter – August 2021 Edition
Welcome to iRAP's Training and Accreditation newsletter - A2021 Registration Open: 2021 Innovation Workshop with Regional Road Safety Observatories “Data Driven Innovation to Save Lives” Training and Accreditation grants now available for Road Safety Professionals in...
Event explores investment and private sector partnerships potential in India
On 9 August, iRAP CEO Rob McInerney presented alongside India's Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and other eminent experts on road safety investments and private sector partnerships that do well and do good in India. The event was hosted by the...
Segurança viária Licitação dos pedágios do Paraná vai incluir “rodovias que perdoam”; entenda o conceito
Photo caption: rea de escape da BR-277, sentido Curitiba-Litoral. ( Guilherme Pupo/Ecovia). Reproduced from Gazeta Do Povo, 10 August 2021 and written by Por Elvira Fantin Um novo conceito está sendo aplicado no Brasil e no Paraná para melhorar a segurança nas...
Supporting journalism excellence in road safety
iRAP, in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), recently trained 50 journalists to support the promotion of road safety in the media and Second Decade of Action efforts to halve global road deaths and...
ADB and iRAP sign new partnership to save lives in the Asia Pacific
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) are proud to announce the signing of a 5-year agreement to promote programmes and projects for safe and sustainable transport in Asia and the Pacific. ADB and iRAP have been working in...
Congratulations to all our successful candidates for iRAP Women in Engineering training grants!
The aim of this grant is to benefit women with a background in engineering to take the Star Rating Essentials and Star Rating for Designs courses. We are incredibly proud to announce that because of the higher-than-expected interest and number of excellent...
US AiRAP pilot announced
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) has called for tenders in an innovative AiRAP pilot to leverage artificial intelligence and big data to enhance road safety analysis in US networks, with expected global benefit. The 30-month research programme aims to advance...
Latest WrapUp newsletter now available – July 2021 Edition
Welcome to iRAP’s May 2021 Newsletter - Working together towards a shared vision Our latest newsletter is now available! In this edition: iRAP Women in Engineering Grants expanded in response to great interest Big data and youth voices unite for safer schools in...
New Case Study: Star Rating for Designs in Samoa
A new case study on Star Rating for Designs in Samoa is now available for download. On the Central Cross Island Road in Samoa, Star Rating for Design enabled improvements prior to construction, increasing the 3-star road length for vehicle occupants from 23% to 73%.
Excellence in Road Safety Awards 2021 – award submission is now open
Every year the European Commission and the European Road Safety Charter team reach out to the road safety community to encourage the good practices to be documented, shared, and celebrated with the Excellence in Road Safety Awards. “The Excellence in Road Safety...