National Highways has recently released its Strategic Road Network Star Rating Report showing it exceeded its 2020 policy target to achieve 90% of travel on its network on roads rated 3-star or better, with an impressive result of 96%. National Highways, formerly...
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In Pleiku City, Vietnam 25 upgraded school zones achieve top safety ratings
The Slow Zones, Safe Zones program will continue to improve road safety immensely in Pleiku while increasingly encouraging families to walk and ride their bicycles to school, paving the way for healthier and greener cities. Article and images reproduced from AIP...
CycleRAP to launch globally at Velo-City
Following successful pilots in Europe and four years of research development in consultation with global cycling and safety experts, CycleRAP will launch at next month’s Velo-city Conference on 14 June in Ljubljana, Slovenia. CycleRAP is an easy, affordable and fast...
ThaiRAP wins Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence
ThaiRAP Lead, Professor Kasem Choocharukul receives the award from Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha during the 15th National Road Safety Seminar (Image source: ThaiRAP) ThaiRAP has been awarded a prestigious Prime Minister’s National Award for its outstanding efforts...
26,000 of target 54,000km of Brazil’s Federal Highways assessed for safety
Reproduced from Brazil's Ministry of Infrastructure website using machine translation The National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT) has advanced in the safety assessment of Brazil's federal highways using the iRAP methodology, From a survey covering...
Engaging partners for national success: Coffee and Connect (English & Spanish)
More than 230 leads of national road assessment programmes (RAPs) in 46 countries registered for Coffee and Connect delivered in English and Spanish this month to learn about the key elements and partners that make up an effective RAP ‘ecosystem’ and tips for engaging...
22,000km Colombia assessment underway
A 22,000km Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and World Bank supported iRAP assessment has kicked off in Colombia led by the National Road Safety Agency (ANSV) and supported by iRAP Accredited Supplier APSA. The 9-month project aims to identify high-risk road...
#CommitToAct: Celebrating 3-star or better in policy
This week, the International Transport Forum is drawing Ministers together from 63 countries to advance road safety and the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety is encouraging all to #CommitToAct. In recognition, we're celebrating the growing list of countries...
Join the Launch: Mobilising Financing for Road Safety in LMIC
The World Bank Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) invites you to the June 7 launch event for the Saving Lives Through Private Investment in Road Safety Report. The report, produced by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC), in partnership with iRAP...
ITE Journal: Vision Zero and Results-Based Financing of Safe System Action Worldwide
The May Issue of the Institute of Transport Engineers Journal includes an iRAP feature authored by CEO Rob McInerney on Vision Zero and Results-Based Financing of Safe System Action Worldwide. The United Nations will hold the first ever High-level Meeting on Global...