Reproduced from Cayman Compass, 20 November. Credit: Rebecca Bird National road safety plan aims to eliminate road deaths by 2038 A newly published Cayman-wide road safety plan sets out how the government can cut deaths, injuries and offences on the islands’ roads...
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Engineers trained for 73,000km Saudi assessment
Thirty (30) engineers and road safety professionals from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Roads and Roads General Authority (RGA) have received iRAP training this week as part of the world's largest 73,000km iRAP assessment project currently underway in the country. The...
SICT and iRAP sign MOU for safer roads in Mexico
The Government of Mexico, through the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT), and the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote programmes and projects to eliminate...
Missed the #RAPKnowledgeLive session on the latest from CycleRAP? Recording is now available!
On Wednesday 22 November 2023, approximately 40 delegates across 27 countries attended our sixth #RAPKnowledgeLive session highlighting the latest on CycleRAP. Background: CycleRAP is an easy, affordable and fast method of evaluating road and bicycling infrastructure...
UN Road Safety Fund launches global campaign celebrating road safety’s hidden heroes
Geneva, Switzerland, 19 November 2023: On the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, the UN Road Safety Fund launched the third edition of its #moments2live4 Campaign to put the spotlight on the hidden heroes of road safety. As we ‘Remember, Act and...
Understanding iRAP methodology training in Nairobi
Original LinkedIn post by Marko Sevrovic, Head of Transport Planning Dept. at FTTS (FPZ) / Senior Road Safety Engineer at EIRA University of Zagreb Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FPZ) has successfully concluded a three-day workshop in Nairobi, focusing on...
Vietnamese delegation visits Melbourne, Australia to enhance knowledge on safe school zones and road safety measures.
Image credits (above and below): iRAP and AIP Foundation A delegation from Vietnam's Ministry of Transportation (MOT) and the AIP Foundation visited Melbourne from 7 to 11 November 2023 to study road safety measures. 15 delegates attended the study mission from...
30th Anniversary of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: Remember, Support, Act – 19 November 2023
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year. It is a global event to remember the many millions who have been killed and seriously injured on the world's roads, and to acknowledge the suffering...
Scalability Survey: Tools to empower youth and SR4S assessments for safer roads
As part of the AI&ME: Empowering Youth for Safer Roads funded by the Fondation Botnar and co-funded by the FIA Foundation, we have developed the Big Data Screening Methodology and the Youth Engagement App (YEA). We would like to invite you to participate in...
Panama includes 3-star or better star rating targets in PPP Contract for East Pan-American Highway
Image Credit: iStock - Rainer Lesniewski On July 19, 2023, the Panamanian Ministry of Public Works (MOP) opened bids for a public-private partnership (PPP) project to rehabilitate, improve, and maintain the Pan-American Highway East running along 246.2 km from Las...