With over half of the world’s population now living in cities, addressing urban road safety is becoming increasingly important to reduce road fatalities and serious injuries. Vulnerable road users - pedestrians, motorcyclists and bicyclists - account for a high...
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iRAP and ARRB Online Training Partnership Announced
A Knowledge Transfer Collaboration: iRAP and the Australian Road Research Board have recently signed a partnership agreement to deliver online training worldwide to help meet the UN Road Safety Targets 3 and 4. Access iRAP’s Training calendar here In 2018, UN Member...
The Federal Budget 2019 delivers a much needed “investment injection” for new transport infrastructure across Australia.
In September 2018, Australia demonstrated strong road safety leadership with Deputy Prime Minister Hon Michael McCormack MP launching the findings of the independent National Road Safety Inquiry that includes 12 key recommendations to transform the country’s road...
Welcome Susan Sharland – iRAP’s Newest Board Member
It is with great pleasure that iRAP can now advise of Susan Sharland’s appointment to the Board of Trustees of iRAP. Sue brings a wealth of experience in the transport sector, including her time as the CEO of the Transport Research Laboratory and the...
UN Special Envoy Jean Todt inspires Road Safety Experts in Melbourne
Friday 15 March 2019: UN Secretary General Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt sat down with Australia's leading Road Safety Experts in Melbourne during his visit to Melbourne and called for Australian Political Leadership to save lives on roads. Local...
Great progress in Latin America and the Caribbean
13 February 2019: iRAP’s Morgan Fletcher (Senior Road Safety Engineer) and Julio Urzua (Regional Director, The Americas) delivered an Introduction to iRAP workshop at the Ministry of Infrastructure in Saint Lucia. They met with the Minister for Infrastructure, Ports,...
Regional road safety observatory in Asia set up to better understand road safety data and enhance knowledge
March 2019: Representatives from 15 countries across Asia recently came together to discuss the establishment of a Road Safety Observatory for Asia, in a meeting organised by the World Bank and supported by the Asian Development Bank, FIA and ITF. For many Asian...
Its Time to #SpeakUp
iRAP calls on its partners and the community world-wide to support the 5th United Nations Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) – to #SpeakUp and #DemandLeadership for #3StarorBetter road infrastructure for all road users that saves lives. iRAP CEO Rob...
Belt and Road International Transport Alliance (BRITA) Event Summary
February 2019: On February 26-28, the International Conference on Belt and Road Initiative: “Nepal Connecting the World” was successfully held in Kathmandu, Nepal, hosted by the Belt and Road International Transport Alliance (BRITA) and Nepal Automobiles’...
Upcoming Training Course: Using iRAP Star Ratings and Building Safer Roads (April 2019)
Designing safer roads for all users and creating a forgiving and self-explaining environment is a priority for the Philippines and the World Bank. This course, hosted by UP-NCTS and delivered by World Bank, iRAP and NCTS experts, will build knowledge about...