The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) and the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) have re-signed a Centre of Excellence agreement today, ensuring RAP protocols and models continue to benefit from the evidence-based research undertaken by...
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NACTO-GDCI and iRAP release animations to demonstrate how low-speeds can protect people
In collaboration with NACTO-GDCI and in celebration of UN Global Road Safety Week, we have developed 3 animations to promote how we can lower speeds around the world to protect people and enable healthy, more sustainable choices such as walking and cycling. The...
How a 5-star system is helping Pakistan fix dangerous roads
Asif Azam, Deputy Director of Road Management at the National Highway Authority (NHA) of Pakistan and Greg Smith, iRAP Global Partnerships Director recently presented at the Asia Pacific Road Safety Observatories (ASPRO) Webinar on outcomes in Pakistan arising from...
iRAP Star Ratings of NACTO-GDCI’s Global Street Design Guide now available in multiple languages
NACTO-GDCI has collaborated with iRAP to provide additional resources during Road Safety Week to promote the safety, health, economic, and environmental benefits of lower speeds around the world. We are excited to announce that the jointly-produced resource, iRAP Star...
UNGRSW underway with Australian Road Safety Week launch
UN Global Road Safety Week commenced yesterday with the Australian National Road Safety Week launch in Adelaide themed Lead the Way, Drive So Others Survive and calling for 3-star or better road infrastructure. Across Australia, the country’s favourite buildings,...
Latest WrapUp newsletter now available – May 2021 Edition
Welcome to iRAP’s May 2021 Newsletter - Partnerships for 2030 Impact iRAP is ready for the 2nd Decade of Action for Road Safety At its most recent meeting the iRAP Board of Trustees signed off on the charity’s life-saving strategy for the decade and the fine details...
Omdena Challenge collaborators share results
Collaborators on the Omdena iRAP 8 Week Challenge which aimed to crowd source AI-based solutions to map crash risk and generate iRAP star rating attribute data have shared some of their publication results. Earlier this year, 50 AI and machine learning experts...
ViDA user guide and SR4D guide now available in Spanish
We have updated the ViDA user guide and the Star Rating for Designs user guide, and have made them available in Spanish as well as English. ViDA User Guide - This guide introduces ViDA, iRAP’s online analysis and reporting tool, and provides instructions for accessing...
BrazilRAP News: First federal concession awarded with iRAP safety metric
The Brazilian Minister for Infrastructure has recently announced the first incorporation of iRAP as a road safety metric on a federal road, with consortium EcoRodovias/GLP winner of the R $ 14 billion contract on the BR-153 over 35 years. For the 850.7 km concession...
UN Global Road Safety Week – join us and take action!
iRAP calls on its partners and the community worldwide to support the 6th United Nations Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) #StreetsForLife #Love30 campaign from the 17 - 23 May 2021. Low speed streets save lives. 30km/h speeds protect road users and reduce loss of...