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...
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Ecuador survey underway to inform IDB investment
An assessment of two high-risk roads in Ecuador commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank will inform IDB investment in the prioritization and monitoring of road safety improvements in partnership with The Ministry of Transport and Public Works. The project...
EuroRAP News: First Star Rating for Andorra
Andorra’s first EuroRAP assessment of 80km is underway to understand the level of safety built in to the road network and identify a safer roads investment plan to reduce fatalities and injuries. Typically, Andorra experiences a large influx of tourism and according...
BIGRS Africa online series – World Bank and iRAP help to save lives on African roads
July 2021: A 4-part webinar series 'World Bank and iRAP helping save lives in Africa: BIGRS 2020-25' was delivered to attendees from 112 countries around the world. The webinar had 1,160 registrations in total, 57% from African countries. The series was designed to...
Training and Accreditation grants now available for Road Safety Professionals in Africa
Expressions of interest called for Colombian assessment
The Colombian National Road Safety Agency is commissioning an iRAP assessment of 20,000km of the national road network. Tenders are invited from qualified firms and iRAP Accredited Suppliers to perform the collection and coding of the primary network and routes of...
British EuroRAP Results 2021: Building Back Safer – Making Roads Fit for 2030
Tuesday 15 July 2021: During an online event to 200 International attendees, the Road Safety Foundation and Ageas Insurance released the report 'Building Back Safer: Making roads fit for 2030'. Key points: Watch the full launch here on YouTube Access the report here...
FIA Autoclubs and iRAP partnerships delivering safer streets worldwide with support of FIA Foundation
Original article and image - FIA Foundation Growing collaboration between FIA automobile clubs and long-term FIA Foundation partner, iRAP, is creating safer streets worldwide through assessment and improvements to street infrastructure. Road traffic injuries are the...
Exciting South Africa RAP progress
Exciting progress is underway in South Africa with over 16,000km of recent Star Rating assessments supporting the work of local state agencies to identify and eliminate high-risk roads. Supported by iRAP Accredited Supplier ARRB Systems SA, almost 7,000km of...
Big data and youth voices unite for safer schools in Vietnam
An innovative pilot by AI & Me, supported by Fondation Botnar, is using big data and AI to map pedestrian risk around 1,000 schools in Vietnam and develop an app to connect young voices with decision-makers for safer roads. AI&Me Project Manager Shanna...