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 Application d'engagement des jeunes (AEJ). 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.
Selon Explorateur d'informations sur la sécurité de l'iRAP, la réalisation de l'objectif n° 4 des Nations unies, qui vise à ce que plus de 75% des trajets effectués par tous les usagers de la route au Chili se fassent sur des routes classées 3 étoiles ou plus d'ici 2030, permettrait de sauver environ 372 vies chaque année, et d'éviter 661 727 décès et blessés sur les 20 ans de durée de vie des aménagements routiers, avec un bénéfice économique estimé à $2,1 milliards de dollars – soit 1,660 dollar pour chaque dollar dépensé.
