iRAP announces 2023 Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy winners

Photo de groupe en haut à droite : Miquel Nadal, Président du Conseil d'administration de l'iRAP ; Torill Pape, Directrice (Conception, Révision et Normes des Structures), TMR ; A/Prof Marko Sevrovic, Faculté des sciences des transports et de la circulation (FPZ), Université de Zagreb et Ingénieur supérieur en sécurité routière, European Institute of Road Assessment (EIRA) ; Prof Kasem Choocharukul, Responsable de ThaiRAP ; Julio Urzua, Directeur des projets stratégiques de l'iRAP ; et Mme Meredith Liddle

Le International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) has proudly announced the winner and finalists for the iRAP Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy in Prague today, presented to the world’s best performing road authority eliminating high-risk roads.

Presented for the first time at the XXVIIth World Road Congress, the perpetual iRAP Trophy honours the lifelong public-sector and transport contribution of the charity’s former Board Chairman Gary Liddle AO who passed away earlier this year.

Brésil Département National des Infrastructures de Transport (DNIT) took out the prestigious gong as Winner of the Inaugural Trophy for its lifesaving BrazilRAP project which in 20 short months Star Rated 54,500km of its national network informing comprehensive results-based investment and 3-star or better policy to save lives.

In presenting the trophy, iRAP Chief Executive Officer Rob McInerney said, “It is a privilege to honour Gary Liddle’s legacy today and recognize the impressive work of road authorities worldwide in making roads safer and communities more liveable through the innovative application of the iRAP methodology and tools.”

The recipients of the 2023 Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy are:

“The calibre of nominations was very high,” Mr McInerney said, “with DNIT a standout for its policy commitment, scale of assessments and mobilised public and private-sector investment to save lives and prevent serious injuries. Its innovation in reporting and integration with agency activities is world-leading,” he said.

Through its road safety program for Brazilian highways, DNIT aims to save the lives of more than 150,000 people over 20 years aligned to the UN global goals to halve road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030.

The judging panel noted DNIT’s example as a great testimony to others that “a quick and large-scale step-change in performance-based management of road infrastructure investment for road safety is absolutely possible”.

DNIT’s Director Mr Luiz Guilherme de Mello said, “We are very proud to receive this international recognition. DNIT launched the BrazilRAP project in 2021 making a strategic decision to place the iRAP Methodology at the heart of our work to improve road safety. It has provided the evidence-base and inspiration for collaborative efforts to scale up capacity, investment and transform safety across our network.”

iRAP’s Méthodologie de notation par étoiles provides a simple and objective measure of the level of safety that is ‘built-in’ to the road for vehicle occupants, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians.

Impressed with the high calibre of nominations, the judging panel opted to also award Finalist Trophies to the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Croatian Roads, each showing impressive road safety leadership in different ways.

The iRAP Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy was presented during the iRAP Innovation Workshop, un événement parallèle officiel de la World Road Congress, held from 5-6 October at the Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic.

For more information on the Trophy and 2023 winners, cliquez ici.

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About Gary Liddle and the Memorial Trophy

Gary Liddle was a deeply respected transport industry leader, volunteer Trustee of the iRAP charity for nine years and Chair of the iRAP Board from 2017-2022. Prior to his passing with MND in 2023, his leadership and wisdom helped grow the charity’s impact to the point where more than 400,000 deaths and injuries had been saved by partners worldwide. Gary served the transport industry for more than 40 years. In that time, as well as supporting iRAP, he occupied senior leadership positions in the Australian road sector, including as Chief Executive of VicRoads, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure (Vic), Chair of ARRB, Chair of Austroads and Chair of iMOVE, Board Member of Roads Australia and governing roles in both PIARC and REAAA. In 2017, Gary was made an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for “distinguished service to public administration in the Victorian transport sector through leadership in policy direction, infrastructure development, road safety and regulatory reform.” He was a strong and steadfast leader, generous and supportive mentor and committed advocate for road safety. Given his lifelong contribution to the public-sector and transport, iRAP is honouring Gary’s legacy with the Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy that will be awarded annually. Nominations are open to any national, state or local road authority in the world that has utilised the iRAP methodology and/or tools to make their roads safer and communities more liveable. Infrastructure safety program/activities and associated evaluations must have been completed within the last 5 years. The award recognises life-saving impact, leadership in governance and public service, relevance, innovation, sustainability, collaboration and transferability to other jurisdictions.

https://irap.org/irap-gary-liddle-memorial-trophy/

À propos du Programme International d'Évaluation des Routes (iRAP)

iRAP est une organisation caritative enregistrée dont la vision est celle d’un monde sans routes à haut risque ; elle contribue à améliorer la sécurité des infrastructures routières dans plus de 170 pays. iRAP et ses partenaires collaborent avec les Nations Unies, l’Organisation mondiale de la santé, les gouvernements, les banques de développement, les associations de mobilité, le secteur privé, les ONG spécialisées dans la sécurité routière et les organismes de recherche afin de fournir des outils fondés sur des données factuelles, des formations et un soutien pour les aider à rendre leurs routes plus sûres. La méthodologie de notation par étoiles de l'iRAP en matière de sécurité routière est gratuite et fournit une mesure objective du niveau de sécurité ‘ intégré ’ à la route pour les occupants des véhicules, les motocyclistes, les cyclistes et les piétons. Une route classée 1 étoile est la moins sûre et une route classée 5 étoiles est la plus sûre. L'iRAP travaille avec ses partenaires pour : inspecter les routes à haut risque et établir des classements par étoiles, des cartes des risques et des plans d'investissement pour des routes plus sûres ; fournir des formations, des outils et un soutien qui permettront de renforcer et de pérenniser les capacités nationales, régionales et locales ; et suivre les performances en matière de sécurité routière afin que les organismes de financement puissent évaluer les avantages en termes de vies sauvées et les retombées économiques de leurs investissements. L'iRAP et ses partenaires ont attribué un classement par étoiles à 1,8 million de kilomètres de routes et de projets, ainsi qu'à 1 356 écoles, influençant ainsi la sécurité de 1 010 milliards de dollars d'investissements dans les infrastructures. 1,8 million de kilomètres ont fait l'objet d'une cartographie des risques et plus de 69 000 personnes ont été formées à l'échelle mondiale. Selonhttps://irap.org/safety-insights-explorer/) met en lumière l'impact humain et économique des accidents de la route, la sécurité de nos routes et le plaidoyer commercial pour des routes plus sûres dans les pays et dans le monde.