Sri Lanka roads serve all road users in often confined environments posing a challenge to balance safety risks (Image credit: ARRB) The Government of Sri Lanka has shown its commitment towards delivering a safer road network through iRAP analysis of their highways and...
New Infrastructure Safety Insights Explorer launched
To support the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, iRAP has published a new Safety Insights Explorer. The Explorer shines a light on the true extent of road trauma, the safety of the world’s roads, and the positive impact that can be made with targeted...
Latest metrics released celebrating iRAP partner success
iRAP’s latest metrics quantify and celebrate the safer roads and capacity building success of our more than 26,000 RAP partners worldwide influencing the safety of road infrastructure in 172 countries. The charity’s focus for 2030 Impact is in enabling others and...
iRAP latest metrics for Europe quantify partners’ success
The latest metrics for the iRAP programme in Europe quantify and celebrate the safer roads and capacity building success of more than 9,300 European partners working together to influence the safety of road infrastructure in 45 countries of the region. The global...
ACI assesses safety of 17,500km in Lazio, Italy
A three-year project by Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI) has analysed the safety of 17,500km of Italy’s primary road network to understand the investments and speeds required to save lives and serious injuries, aligned to international targets and Europe’s RISM...
14,800km of Tunisia Risk Mapping complete
University of Sfax has completed a 14,800 km of Risk Mapping assessment of Tunisia's road network to inform an understanding of crash risk and evidence-based investment to reduce road traffic deaths and reduce serious injuries in the country. Tunisia is the second...
BrazilRAP DNIT delivers 54,500km of roads coded by iRAP
Brazil's National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT) has completed the coding and star rating classification of 54,500 km of paved federal highways under its administration using the iRAP methodology. For the federal road network coded by the DNIT, 67% of...
Closing soon! Public consultation for Malta road safety; EIB assessment findings feed in
Public consultation is underway to inform measures to improve Malta's road safety, following the Government's announcement of a comprehensive action plan and an iRAP assessment conducted by Transport Malta and supported by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and...
Welcome to Samar Abouraad supporting Europe
iRAP warmly welcomes Samar Abouraad to the iRAP team. Samar will be stepping into the role of Safer Journeys Specialist for Europe while the recently appointed Safer Journeys Lead for Europe, Olivera Rozi, takes maternity leave. The Safer Journeys roles are part of...
Engineer sought for 72,000km assessment in Saudi Arabia
A 72,000km iRAP assessment will commence in Saudi Arabia this year and Eurogroup Consultant is looking to appoint a Senior Road Safety Traffic Engineer to be based in country to help with the project. Saudi Arabia's 2030 National Road Safety Strategy sets targets for...
Are you interested in helping the #RAPCommunity make roads safer?
Help us and our partners make roads safe! iRAP is seeking to identify passionate and experienced consultants to join the iRAP Consultants' Panel. The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is a registered charity dedicated to saving lives by eliminating high...
21 Years of Performance Tracking: Catalonia’s latest Risk Mapping results released
The Reial Automobil Club de Catalunya (RACC) has presented the 21st edition of its annual road assessment study, analysing for yet another year, the crash rate on the Catalan road network of Spain. Annual performance tracking has been underway in Catalonia since 2002....
iRAP featured in Revista Carreteras Magazine including “Brazil Aiming for the Stars” (in Spanish)
Thanks to the Spanish Road Association (Revista Téchnica de la Asociación Española do le Carretera) for its 7-page feature on “Brazil Aiming for the Stars” in the latest issue 237 of Revista Carreteras Magazine. The issue also includes two additional articles that...
CycleRAP pilot assesses bike lane safety in Rome tunnel
A CycleRAP Pilot conducted on new cycling infrastructure in a tunnel on Via di Porta Cavalleggeri in Rome has demonstrated its safety, helping to answer to the discordant opinions of locals. The tunnel route, used by all, connects two important areas of the historic...
Launch of the AI&Me Youth Engagement App encourages young voices to champion safer mobility in Vietnam
As part of our innovative Big Data road safety project, AI&Me: Empowering youth for safer roads, we are excited to launch the Youth Engagement App (YEA) pilot in Ho Chi Minh City, Pleiku City, and Yen Bai starting December 2022 to January 2023. The launch engages...
EuroRAP General Assembly – access presentations from 2017 to 2022
Every year EuroRAP would host a General Assembly for its members and partners to come together and discuss best practice, latest innovation, challenges and opportunities in the region. You can access the summary and/or presentations for the following years below: May...
Latest WrapUp newsletter now available – December 2022 Edition
Welcome to iRAP’s December 2022 Newsletter - For a world free of high-risk roads. What a year! As 2022 draws to a close, we celebrate the incredible efforts of our more than 26,000 partners in 170 countries. Together we have assessed more than 3 million km and 1,028...
Star Rating for Schools December 2022 Newsletter
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.In this issue: Launch of SR4S interactive tool to share global safety upgrade...
Mark your diary and set aside your travel budget: We’re off to Prague in 2023!
The 2023 iRAP Innovation Workshop will be held 5-6 October 2023 at the Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic. It is being held in association with the XXVIITH World Road Congress from 2-6 October being organised by PIARC (World Road Association) and the Czech Road...
UK’s Crash Risk Mapping Annual Results 2022 released – Now is the time to invest in safer mobility for all road users
Economic policies for appraising investment in travel are outdated, they prioritise quick and convenient car travel and do not reflect modern safe and sustainable values. It is time to re-focus to offer safe, sustainable and inclusive mobility for all road users,...