Serious crashes on inter-urban roads may be slashed by a quarter over the next 30-40 years with the introduction of automated vehicles. However, the journey may be far from easy, with a mixed fleet transition and vital need for roads that cars can read, according to a...
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EVENT WRAPUP: ROAD SAFETY ON FIVE CONTINENTS (RS5C)
Summary The Road Safety on Five Continents (RS5C) conference was held on 16-18 May 2018 on Jeju Island, South Korea. The conference was organised by VTI in close cooperation with Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA) and Ministry of Land,...
EVENT WRAPUP: ITF2018
Summary iRAP played a lead role at the 2018 International Transport Forum Summit (ITF2018), held 23-25 May in Leipzig, Germany. With this year's theme of "Transport Safety and Security", the annual summit is the world’s largest gathering of transport ministers and the...
New Vaccines for Roads Big Data Tool Set to Save Lives
iRAP’s Vaccines for Roads new Big Data Tool being launched today at the ITF Summit in Leipzig provides for the first time an interactive health check on how safe the world’s roads are and the road attributes that matter, along with the projected human life...
Join us in Leipzig
Join us in Leipzig this week from 23-25 May when iRAP, its partners and safer roads saving lives are in the spotlight before 1400 decision-makers and 40 ministers from more than 80 countries. Key to iRAP’s participation will be the launch of Vaccines for...
With the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – help us keep in touch…
iRAP takes pride in the ability to keep you up-to-date on RAP programmes, projects, events and activities helping to save lives and reduce serious injuries on global roads. This includes updates on activities such as ViDA, Star Ratings for Schools etc. The...
Seeking a Project Director, Project Officer and Road Safety Engineer!
EuroRAP are currently looking for a Project Director, Project Officer and Road Safety Engineer keen to save lives on safer roads in Europe and in particular on a 12 country road infrastructure safety project in the Danube region. Job descriptions are...
Targets 3 & 4: What They Mean for Safer Roads Globally
UN Member States have agreed on 12 Global Road Safety Performance Targets to drive action across the world. The new targets were formally welcomed by the United Nations General Assembly in the latest UN Resolution on Road Safety agreed on April 12 in New York. The...
iRAP Welcomes New UN Road Safety Fund
The United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund, launched on 12 April in New York, has the potential to mobilise and unlock vitally needed financial and technical resources to make global roads safer. Officially launched by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and UN...
PakistanRAP initial discussions
PakistanRAP is an initiative of the National Highway Authority (NHA) with support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The iRAP and ChinaRAP teams will be providing assistance to the NHA in developing the skills to conducted iRAP assessments across the...