{"id":1872,"date":"2020-02-17T04:47:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T17:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.temp.irap-dev.org\/media-release-star-rating-for-schools-application-launches\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:37:49","slug":"media-release-star-rating-for-schools-application-launches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/es\/media-release-star-rating-for-schools-application-launches\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Se lanza la aplicaci\u00f3n 'Star Rating for Schools' para mejorar la seguridad de los peatones infantiles en las zonas escolares."},"content":{"rendered":"

Global road safety application showcased ahead of Third Global Ministerial Meeting on Road Safety
<\/em>17 FEBRUARY 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stockholm, SWEDEN: FedEx Express<\/a>, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., together with iRAP<\/a> y FIA Foundation<\/a> have today officially launched the road safety\u00a0\u2013 Star Rating for Schools<\/a> (SR4S) \u2013 to delegates and stakeholders gathered in Sweden for the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety<\/a> this week.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Developed by iRAP with the support of FedEx as founding sponsor and the FIA Foundation as major donor, the SR4S application supports quick interventions that save lives and prevent serious injuries by measuring, managing and communicating the risk children are exposed to on a journey to school.<\/p>\n

The app uses the already proven Calificaci\u00f3n de iRAP estrellas <\/a>methodology to assess the road features and traffic conditions known to affect safety. It provides an easy to use, systematic way of measuring the safety of a child\u2019s journey to school from 1 to 5 stars (5 being the safest) and provides an evidence base from which recommendations to improve road safety can be made.<\/p>\n

SR4S Director, Julio Urzua, iRAP said: \u201cToday\u2019s launch is the culmination of seven years of research, development and pilot studies around the world, where the application has already proven itself impactful in delivering improvements towards road safety. With the support of our NGO Lead Partners<\/a>, we are ready to roll out SR4S in more than 1,000 schools around the world and anticipate a larger global demand for this life-saving tool. With the support of current and new donors we want to ensure the benefits of the SR4S app can be felt by as many children as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rock Sherman, Vice President Road Network Europe, FedEx Express said: \u201cfor school-aged children, with many preventable deaths occurring on a child\u2019s journey to school. We believe this application has an impressive capability to make every child\u2019s journey to school that little bit safer. For that reason, we\u2019re delighted to be able to support iRAP in showcasing the potential of this tool here in Sweden and open up global access to the SR4S application.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saul Billingsley, Executive Director of FIA Foundation, said: \u201ciRAP\u2019s SR4S system is a vital tool to make the case for effective infrastructure development, as well as the knowledge and expertise to support simple, easily understood and instantly impactful changes. Every day, millions of children risk their lives on the journey to school, on streets designed to prioritise traffic and speed. There is no time to waste: every child on every journey has the right to be protected and the SR4S system can support those protective measures.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Star Rating for Schools application will be officially launched during the Child Health Initiative \u2018This is My Street: Safe and Healthy Journeys for Children and Youth<\/a>\u2019 Conference, an official pre-event of the Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety.<\/p>\n

The life-saving potential of the app has already been recognised, with iRAP being awarded the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award in 2018.<\/p>\n

Descargue el comunicado de prensa completo aqu\u00ed.<\/a><\/p>\n

-ENDS-<\/strong><\/p>\n

FedEx Express Europe<\/strong>
Kate Bowen, Senior Communications Specialist
e: kbowen@fedex.com<\/a>
t: +44 (0)7967 182 608<\/p>\n

Star Rating for Schools, iRAP
<\/strong>Julio Urzua, SR4S Director
Correo electr\u00f3nico: \u00a0 julio.urzua@irap.org<\/a>
Mob:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +56 99 5469063<\/p>\n

FIA Foundation
<\/strong>Kate Turner, Media & Public Affairs Manager
Correo electr\u00f3nico:\u00a0\u00a0 k.turner@fiafoundation.org<\/a>
Mob:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +44 787 989 3222<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>About FedEx
<\/strong>FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $69 billion, the company offers integrated business solutions through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world\u2019s most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 490,000 team members to remain focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. To learn more about how FedEx connects people and possibilities around the world, please visit\u00a0about.fedex.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Launched in 2019, FedEx Cares 50 by 50 is our goal to positively impact 50 million people around the world by our 50th anniversary in 2023.<\/p>\n

About the FIA Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n

The FIA Foundation is an independent UK registered charity which supports an international programme of activities promoting road safety, the environment and sustainable mobility. Our aim is to ensure \u2018Safe, Clean, Fair and Green\u2019 mobility for all, playing a part to ensure a sustainable future through:<\/p>\n