iRAP and the newly created Automobile Club of Chile Foundation recently met at the Automobile Club of Chile (AACHI) in Santiago to discuss collaboration to enhance road safety and sustainable mobility initiatives across the country.
iRAP’s Global Projects Director Julio Urzua and Latin America Operations Manager Morgan Fletcher met with the AACHI team comprising: Maria Ignacia González (Executive Director), Concepción Quintana (Director) and Gonzalo Plaza (President) of the ACCHI Foundation, and Carlos Larravide (CEO) and Alvaro Bravo (Commercial Manager) of ACCHI.
The AACHI Foundation is dedicated to promoting safe, equitable and sustainable mobility for all Chilean communities, and disseminating best practices in transportation and mobility.
Meeting discussions focussed on establishing a collaborative framework between the two not-for-profit organizations to develop, implement and promote programmes, projects and initiatives to improve mobility and road safety.
Cooperation opportunities were explored for the design and delivery of joint projects focused on road safety research, road infrastructure assessments, capacity building, community awareness-raising, data collection, and engagement with broader public and private sector initiatives.
In Chile, the ACCHI Foundation leads the implementation of iRAP’s Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) Programme, working together with municipalities, the Ministry of Transport and school communities to create safer environments for students.
In addition, AACHI is involved in the first Latin American pilot of the Aplicación de Participación Juvenil (APJ). YEA is an interactive platform that enables children and young people to identify and report road safety conditions in the vicinity of their schools with ease, contributing to tackling the biggest killer of their generation – road crashes.
Según Explorador de información de seguridad de iRAP, achieving UN Target 4 for greater than 75% of travel on 3-star or better roads for all road users in Chile by 2030 stands to save an estimated 372 lives each year, and 661,727 deaths and injuries over the 20-year life of road treatments, with an economic benefit of USD$2.1 billion – $6.60 for every $1 spent.
