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. This edition features: 2nd Decade of Action opportunities School assessment in...
Welcome to the new EuroRAP expert members: VIAS, CERTH, CDV, University of Rome, Politechnica University of Bucharest
Welcome aboard! The Admission committee and EuroRAP Board have approved the application of 5 new organisations to join the EuroRAP membership. About the new members VIAS, BelgiumVias Institute builds on 30 years of experience in road safety to excel in mobility...
World Day of Remembrance 2020: Remember – Support – ACT for 3-star or better roads
Sunday 15 November 2020 marks 25 years of global observance and 15 years since the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was recognised by the UN. iRAP is proud to support #WDoR2020. The objectives of WDoR 2020 are to provide a platform for road traffic...
Mexico’s Puebla High Bypass undergoes MXN $1 million upgrade following iRAP assessment
In 2019, the concessionary Libramiento Elevado de Puebla S.A. de C.V. contracted the company SEMIC (an iRAP accredited supplier) to carry out a road safety assessment using iRAP methodology on the Puebla High Bypass. Due to the importance of this stretch of road in...
Technical update: ViDA dataset edit page
An update of the dataset edit page is now live. This update will see a few small changes to the way the page looks and works, but under the surface there have been significant improvements.The key benefits of these improvements will mean that the page has better...
Great resource available: EuroRAP position and discussion papers
Technical expertise and advisory input comes from the advisory committees of EuroRAP. These committees are made up and chaired by experts from the member associations and co-ordinated by the EuroRAP staff. Currently there are two National Schemes Advisory...
NEW Training Opportunity – iRAP Road Attribute Coding Exercises
Road attribute coding is at the heart of an iRAP project. The road attribute coding uses geo-referenced images collected during a survey or road designs to record road attributes for each 100m segment of road. This coding data is then combined with other supporting...
Australian Government announces $2 Billion investment for Road Safety Programme
7 October 2020: As part of COVID19 stimulus spending to save lives, save money and create jobs encouraged by AusRAP partners the Australian Government is investing $2 billion to improve the star rating of roads across the country. This investment includes targets for...
EuroRAP releases a discussion Paper on Technical Justification for Network wide Road Assessment within the framework of SLAIN project
The EuroRAP discussion paper consists of an overall review of the different road risk assessment approaches, focusing specifically on “black spot”, route safety and network-wide road assessment, the techniques by which these approaches are implemented, as well as the...
University of Zagreb FPZ signs as iRAP Centre of Excellence in Global Road Infrastructure Safety
The University of Zagreb Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FPZ) and the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) have signed a Centre of Excellence agreement today, which will support the development of road infrastructure safety in Croatia and...
New iRAP Star Ratings of NACTO-GDCI’s Global Street Design Guide resource to help save lives and improve sustainable mobility for all road users
Star-rating your street plans with iRAP and the Global Street Design Guide iRAP is proud to announce the release of the new iRAP Star Ratings of NACTO-GDCI’s Global Street Design Guide. The Global Street Design Guide is a new global blueprint for safer and...
Listen to the interview of EuroRAP’s Lina Konstantinopoulou by the Magellan- European Affairs Consultancy
EuroRAP Secretary General Lina Konstantinopoulou was interviewed by the Magellan – European Affairs Consultancy and she talks about how EuroRAP supports cities and road authorities in achieving safer roads through its global iRAP protocols. Listen to the podcast...
5-Star Global Connections to save lives in India and beyond
iRAP is proud to announce a novel 5-Star Global Connections Initiative, sponsored by FedEx Express, to unlock the power of partnerships across India and share success across the more than 100 countries who have their own RAP programme and project activity. iRAP is...
RADAR and SABRINA joint conference – October 15 2020
You are invited to the joint online conference of projects Risk Assessment on Danube Area Roads (RADAR) and Safer Bicycle Routes in Danube Area (SABRINA) organised in cooperation with theEuropean Union Strategy for Danube Region (EUSDR) – PA1b: To improve mobility and...
“(On Road Safety) Zero is the only acceptable number” – RAP Journey Interview with Ana Tomaz, Vice-Presidente Autoridade Nacional de Segurança Rodoviária, Portugal
What is your current role and what is ANSR’s vision on road safety in Portugal? Since January 2019 I am the Vice President of Portuguese Authority of Road Safety – Autoridade Nacional de Segurança Rodoviária (ANSR). Our Vision is a safe mobility word, free of road...
usRAP report finds 91% of trucking corridor between Chicago and Orlando rates 4- and 5-star for safety
The Roadway Safety Foundation in the USA has just announced they have completed a study of over 1,000 miles of the freight network between Chicago and Orlando, using the U.S. Road Assessment Programme (usRAP). Supported by a generous grant from FedEx, the study takes...
Looking Back Moving Forward – UK’s Crash Risk Mapping Annual Results 2020 released
17 September 2020: Hosted by Lord Whitty, Chairman of the Road Safety Foundation, the Great Britain EuroRAP 2020 Crash Risk Mapping Annual Results were launched at a virtual event. The 20th Edition of this report identifies an investment package of £1.2 billion which...
EuroRAP supports FEVR 0by30 campaign aiming at Zero deaths and Zero serious injuries in built up areas by 2030
This FEVR 0by30 In Cities Campaign aims at Zero deaths and Zero serious injuries in built up areas by 2030. One year after the start FEVR reached 365 supporters for the start of the #europeanmobilityweek. The letter – co-signed by organisations representing public...
IndiaRAP’s inaugural newsletter now available
Welcome to IndiaRAP’s inaugural newsletter - September 2020IndiaRAP was launched in 2017 by the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Hon. Nitin Gadkari at the 98th International Road Federation World Road Meeting held in Delhi. Our vision is for an India free of...
Proclamation of Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030
1 September 2020: Governments around the world commit to halving road traffic deaths and injuries during a new decade of action. The UN General Assembly has adopted resolution A/74/L.86 "Improving global road safety", proclaiming the Second Decade of Action for Road...