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The work of iRAP and its partners saves lives and prevents serious injuries on roads around the world every day. Help us to celebrate and share your successes with RAP partners and the global road safety community.
BrazilRAP DNIT delivers 54,500km of roads coded by iRAP
Brazil's National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT) has completed the coding and star rating classification of 54,500 km of paved federal highways under its administration using the iRAP methodology. For the federal road network coded by the DNIT, 67% of...
Closing soon! Public consultation for Malta road safety; EIB assessment findings feed in
Public consultation is underway to inform measures to improve Malta's road safety, following the Government's announcement of a comprehensive action plan and an iRAP assessment conducted by Transport Malta and supported by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and...
Welcome to Samar Abouraad supporting Europe
iRAP warmly welcomes Samar Abouraad to the iRAP team. Samar will be stepping into the role of Safer Journeys Specialist for Europe while the recently appointed Safer Journeys Lead for Europe, Olivera Rozi, takes maternity leave. The Safer Journeys roles are part of...
Engineer sought for 72,000km assessment in Saudi Arabia
A 72,000km iRAP assessment will commence in Saudi Arabia this year and Eurogroup Consultant is looking to appoint a Senior Road Safety Traffic Engineer to be based in country to help with the project. Saudi Arabia's 2030 National Road Safety Strategy sets targets for...
Are you interested in helping the #RAPCommunity make roads safer?
Help us and our partners make roads safe! iRAP is seeking to identify passionate and experienced consultants to join the iRAP Consultants' Panel. The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is a registered charity dedicated to saving lives by eliminating high...
21 Years of Performance Tracking: Catalonia’s latest Risk Mapping results released
The Reial Automobil Club de Catalunya (RACC) has presented the 21st edition of the its annual road assessment study, analysing for yet another year, the crash rate on the Catalan road network of Spain. Annual performance tracking has been underway in Catalonia since...
iRAP featured in Revista Carreteras Magazine including “Brazil Aiming for the Stars” (in Spanish)
Thanks to the Spanish Road Association (Revista Téchnica de la Asociación Española do le Carretera) for its 7-page feature on “Brazil Aiming for the Stars” in the latest issue 237 of Revista Carreteras Magazine. The issue also includes two additional articles that...
CycleRAP pilot assesses bike lane safety in Rome tunnel
A CycleRAP Pilot conducted on new cycling infrastructure in a tunnel on Via di Porta Cavalleggeri in Rome has demonstrated its safety, helping to answer to the discordant opinions of locals. The tunnel route, used by all, connects two important areas of the historic...
Malaysia’s 2030 Road Safety Plan released with RAP metrics
iRAP congratulates the Ministry of Transport Malaysia and Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) on the release of the country's National Road Safety Plan for 2030 aligned to UN Targets 3 and 4 and recommending for the continued implementation of local...
Latest WrapUp newsletter now available – December 2022 Edition
Welcome to iRAP’s December 2022 Newsletter - For a world free of high-risk roads. What a year! As 2022 draws to a close, we celebrate the incredible efforts of our more than 26,000 partners in 170 countries. Together we have assessed more than 3 million km and 1,028...
Star Rating for Schools December 2022 Newsletter
The latest Star Rating for Schools newsletter is out now – read some great stories of how SR4S Lead Partners are engaging partners and leading safer infrastructures around the world.In this issue: Launch of SR4S interactive tool to share global safety upgrade...
Pioneering Use of AI Scoops Prince Michael Royal Road Safety Award
Image credit (above and below): Chris Fossey Phtotography An innovative project, harnessing satellite imagery to understand road network safety has been recognised by the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards. With funding from the World Bank’s Global Road...
Mark your diary and set aside your travel budget: We’re off to Prague in 2023!
The 2023 iRAP Innovation Workshop will be held 5-6 October 2023 at the Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic. It is being held in association with the XXVIITH World Road Congress from 2-6 October being organised by PIARC (World Road Association) and the Czech Road...
UK’s Crash Risk Mapping Annual Results 2022 released – Now is the time to invest in safer mobility for all road users
Economic policies for appraising investment in travel are outdated, they prioritise quick and convenient car travel and do not reflect modern safe and sustainable values. It is time to re-focus to offer safe, sustainable and inclusive mobility for all road users,...
iRAP and partners’ work featured in FIA Foundation Annual Report 2022
Our major donor the FIA Foundation has recently released their 2022 Annual Report which once again highlights some of the significant achievements of iRAP and our partners, including as part of the Star Rating for Schools Programme. The report captures the...
Project PHOEBE for safer urban environments kicks off with Horizon Europe funding
Project PHOEBE will seek to build on the strengths of both iRAP’s road safety assessment tools and AIMSUN’s simulation and Artificial Intelligence for future mobility tools to deliver harmonised, integrated and world-leading safety prediction tools that take account...
SABRINA Safe Cycling Routes Toolkit for safer European cycleways
A new Safe Cycling Routes Toolkit (SCRT) has launched in Europe as a modular interactive online decision-making support tool to guide users through the process of defining new cycling routes and improving the safety of existing routes for cyclists. SCRT is an outcome...
Coffee and Connect shares 5-minute learnings and the global round-up
More than 36 leads of national road assessment programmes (RAPs) in 19 countries registered for Coffee and Connect today to hear 5-minute learnings, challenges and successes of four RAPs in Tanzania, Brazil, Australia and European countries as well as global and...
Event Summary: World Safety 2022
iRAP was proud to be a part of Safety 2022: The 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion last week in Adelaide, Australia, showcasing the vital importance of safe road infrastructure to achieving the Global SDGs to halve road deaths and injuries...
2,500km assessment underway in Mozambique
The National Roads Administration (ANE - Administração Nacional de Estradas) has commenced a 2,500km iRAP assessment in Mozambique funded by World Bank and supported by iRAP Accredited Supplier FRED Engineering. The main objectives of the project include: to...
iRAP’s Global Technical Director participates in Annual POLIS Conference – Brussels 2022
On Wednesday 30 November, James Bradford iRAP’s Global Technical Director moderated a session at the POLIS Conference in Brussels. Each year, the POLIS Conference provides an opportunity for cities and regions to showcase their transport achievements to a large...
Do you have a passion for safe mobility and experience in road infrastructure safety? We are looking for a Safer Journeys Lead for Africa!
iRAP is looking for a collaborative and enthusiastic person with a passion for safe mobility and experience in road infrastructure safety to join our team. In this newly created role, the Safer Journeys Lead for Africa will work with a range of partners to create...
Welcome to the newest AiRAP accredited supplier – TomTom Global Content B.V.
We are delighted to announce that the Dutch company TomTom has received AiRAP attribute accreditation for its methods to produce road attribute data from TomTom MN-R data in accordance with iRAP specifications. The new source data can be used to produce 7 road...
New ViDA feature – Speed range charts now accessible.
We are pleased to inform you that the Speed range charts in Star Rating Demonstrator have been further enhanced to help explore the charts in detail. The charts now have an expand icon in the top right corner.When you click the expand icon, it opens a modal of each...
iRAP CEO joins Aleatica Foundation Consultative Council for Road Safety
We are delighted to announce that iRAP CEO Rob McInerney has been appointed as a member of the Aleatica Foundation Consultative Council for Road Safety. Rob’s experience and expertise will help guide the Foundation’s efforts for greatest road safety impact in priority...
iRAP and Aleatica Foundation sign MOU for Road Safety in Mexico
The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) and the Aleatica Foundation for Road Safety have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to reduce Mexico’s road injury burden through the organization of projects and programs to increase...
CycleRAP presented at the Micromobility Conference 2022 – Introducing an infrastructure risk evaluation model for cyclists
On Friday 25 November, iRAP’s Global Innovation Manager and Cities Specialist Monica Olyslagers spoke at the Micromobility Conference 2022, in Sydney, Australia. Monica introduced CycleRAP to the Australian audience in her 5 minute presentation ‘Introducing an...
New Urban Countermeasures available in ViDA – watch pre-recorded webinar to find out more!
Last week, over 70 people from around the world attended the Demonstration of Urban Investment Plans webinar – the majority of attendees were from the UK however there was also representation from Japan, Thailand, Zambia, USA, Bolivia, Denmark, Georgia, Uganda and...
SABRINA project, “Safer Bicycle Routes in the Danube Region Final Conference Summary
Press release: How can we have safer cycling routes in the Danube area?Bucharest, 23 November 2022 The final conference of the SABRINA project, "Safer Bicycle Routes in the Danube Region", an event organised in cooperation with the European Strategy for the Danube...
iRAP CEO joins the Re:act Advisory Group – raising awareness of road safety issues facing 16-25 yo
In November 2022, iRAP CEO joined the Re:act Advisory Group. Re:act is a program that challenges university and college students to raise awareness of road safety issues facing 16-25 year olds, change behaviours and make all road users safe. Since 2016, the annual...
You’re invited: Get up-to-date on Road Safety in Africa and the implementation of National Frameworks for 2030
iRAP partners are encouraged to attend the upcoming "Consultative Workshop for African Road Safety: Develop and Implement National Road Safety Frameworks for the Decade 2021-2030" to be hosted online on 30 November from 11:00 – 14:00 EAT (9:00 – 12:00 CET) by...
Youth Engagement App training launch allows young voices to champion safer mobility
Image credits: AIP Foundation As part of the AIP Foundation’s innovative Big Data road safety program, AI&Me: Empowering youth for safer roads, AIP Foundation, iRAP and the Ministry of Transport (MOT) hosted the first hands-on training of the Youth Engagement APP...
Gambia’s 2030 Strategy includes 3-star or better target
iRAP congratulates Gambia's Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure and the Gambian Road Safety Committee on their 2020-2030 National Road Safety Strategy with a 3-star or better targets for national highways aligned to UN Global Road Safety Performance...
Rob McInerney’s contribution to the Transport Profession recognised by ITE-ANZ
iRAP CEO Rob McInerney has been awarded an esteemed "Contribution to the Transport Profession" Award by the Institute of Transportation Engineers - Australia and New Zealand (ITE-ANZ). The award was presented last night during the annual ITE-ANZ President's Dinner in...
FRED team back in Chad
iRAP Accredited Supplier FRED Engineering is returning to Chad a few months after closing a project for the EIB to undertake a World Bank funded project to perform a Road Safety Data Review and Technical Road Infrastructure Safety Study. The EIB project involved...
MInfra institutes 5-year agenda for road safety on Brazil’s highways including iRAP
Republished with machine translation from https://www.gov.br/ The Federal Government of Brazil has instituted a landmark Five Year Permanent Agenda for Road Safety which aims to promote actions and public policies to prevent road crashes on highways, with iRAP...
Attending Safety 2022? Please come see us!
Image: iRAP-TAC Exhibit planned for Safety 2022 Safety 2022: The 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion kicks off in hybrid format next week in Adelaide, Australia and iRAP will be there alongside global stakeholders and more than 500...
You’re invited: Event to share SABRINA project results of Safer Bicycle Routes in European Danube Area
You’re invited to join us in Brussels on 5 December to hear the results of the Safer Bicycle Routes in Danube Area (SABRINA) project focused on improving the quality and safety of cycling infrastructure for people who cycle. The SABRINA Project is tackling cycling...
The Ten Step Project Builds Capacity in Tanzania – Watch the Video of the Launch of TanRAP!
TanRAP is one of the key milestones of the Ten Step Plan for Safer Road Infrastructure Project, aiming at building institutional capacity in the country and contributing to the Government of Tanzania efforts to reduce road injuries and fatalities in line with the...
iRAP supports Road Sector Joint Statement for COP27
iRAP welcomes the signing of a Road Sector Joint Statement at COP27 this week with leading road transport organisations restating their firm commitment to effectively reduce CO2 emissions to net-zero by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement. Achieving the UN...
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