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Help EIB support the transition to safe, accessible, green and efficient transport
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is calling for individuals and organisations to participate in shaping the development of transport systems worldwide. The bank’s questionnaire gives everyone a chance to share views about how the transport should evolve in coming...
Join the Launch: New Global Plan for Decade of Action
We love the new Global Plan! Join the Launch of the Global Plan for the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety this Thursday 28 October and hear how safer road infrastructure will help to halve global road deaths and injuries by 2030. The Plan has been developed by...
How safe roads feature in Global Plan for Decade of Action
Safe road infrastructure is a key focus of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 alongside safe road use, safe vehicles, multimodal transport and land-use planning, and post-crash response. iRAP is ready to support partners and governments...
IndiaRAP Newsletter – October 2021
It’s been a busy period for road safety in India and across the world. The United Nations Second Decade of Action for Road Safety Plan 2021-2030 has been released and will be officially launched on 28 October by UN, WHO and other global and national partners. It...
SR4S news from Europe: Automobile Club Moldova is assessing the safety of school roads
Star Rating for Schools news from Europe: Automobile Club Moldova (ACM) has started implementing the FIA School Assessment Programme, which is based on the 10 steps presented in the FIA School Assessment Toolkit. Assessments around schools are supported by iRAP’s Star...
First Annual Road Safety Conference, University of Nairobi
The First Annual Road Safety Conference hosted by the University of Nairobi on 14-15 October focussed on Providing Safer Streets for all Road Users and the iRAP methodology and importance of youth initiatives were presented by AfricaRAP Lead Racheal Nganwa and iRAP...
iRAP announced as road safety approach for Russia
Text credit: Minina Irina and images https://rosavtodor.gov.ru/ Today, the Russian Federal Road Agency announced the commencing implementation of iRAP as the road safety approach for the country. The announcement was made at a meeting under the leadership of the head...
Monica Olyslagers presents AiRAP at IRF Annual Meeting
iRAP Global Innovation Manager Monica Olyslagers will present AiRAP at the IRF Annual Meeting on 21 October in a session on "Unleashing the Potential of Digitalisation in the Road Sector". Registration is free for the International Road Federation (IRF)'s annual...
Event Summary: 2nd UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference and Side Event
iRAP was proud to participate in the Second UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference last week with UN Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) members, the International Road Federation (IRF) and iRAP hosting a side event and iRAP CEO Rob McInerney presenting alongside...
Event Summary: 2021 Innovation Workshop
Summary The 2021 iRAP Innovation Workshop was held on 7 and 14 October 2021 and attracted 1,314 registrations from 124 countries. The 2-part online event with the theme “Data-Driven Innovation to Halve Road Fatalities and Injuries by 2030” brought together global...
Safety at heart of urban road concession design, Chile
Come with us on a virtual journey through the tunnels, overpasses and multi-lane carriageways beneath and across Santiago to see how engineering safety at the design stage can save lives, money and time. Designs for the Américo Vespucio Oriente I (AVO I) concession in...
Latest WrapUp newsletter now available – October 2021 Edition
Welcome to iRAP’s October 2021 Newsletter - Working together towards a shared vision to eliminate high-risk roads Our latest newsletter is now available! In this edition: Last chance to register - 2021 Innovation workshop starts tomorrow Announcing 60 successful...
iRAP congratulates Said Dahdah, new Head of the Global Road Safety Facility
iRAP would like to congratulate Said Dahdah, who has been appointed the new Head of the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) and Global Lead for Road Safety at the World Bank. Recognised as an international road safety expert, Said brings to this position more than 15...
Using fleets to map the safety of our streets
Using fleets to map the safety of our streets was the focus of an innovative session joined by iRAP CEO Rob McInerney recently at the Together for Safer Roads (TSR) Annual Meeting in the USA. On 14 September, Rob presented in the session alongside leading fleet...
iRAP proud to present at UN “AI for Road Safety” Launch
iRAP presented at the launch of the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety and the UN Envoy on Technology and the International Telecommunications Union’s new “AI for Road Safety" initiative on 6 October. The new global initiative will focus on the use...
Ian Gillespie brings mobility experience to iRAP Board
Ian Gillespie AM has joined the iRAP Board bringing global mobility experience to the charity’s governance. Based in Australia, Ian has been a great supporter of iRAP for many years through his previous role as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the local mobility...
SR4S newsletter now available – September 2021 edition
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: 10 projects funded for safer school streets with FIA Programme...
Building capacity in Tanzania: A crucial step in 10
Over 200 nominated road safety stakeholders from Tanzania received specialist road safety training last week as part of the 10 Step Plan for Safer Road Infrastructure Pilot currently underway in the country. The group of private sector consultants and engineers drawn...
Help us make every journey safe in the Americas
iRAP is looking for a collaborative and enthusiastic individual with a passion for safe mobility and experience in policy and programme delivery to join our team. Across Latin America, the Caribbean and North America an estimated 150,000 people are killed and over...
Raquel Barrios brings youth to iRAP governance
Raquel Barrios has joined the iRAP Board bringing youth and social entrepreneurship skills to the charity’s governance. Based in Madrid, Raquel is the Youth for Road Safety (YOURS) Project Manager leading the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety, a support structure...
iRAP presents at International Kazan Digital Week, Russia
iRAP presented at Kazan Digital Week last week alongside representatives of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs State Traffic Safety Inspectorate and local partners, to explore intelligent transport systems and traffic safety technologies to advance road safety...
Kwapda’as Road Safety Demand Trust celebrates 10 years saving lives
At the core of every iRAP programme is a partnership to save lives. Working together to eliminate high-risk roads will unlock the win-win benefits of safer roads, leading to reduced burden on families, communities, and the health system. Kwapda'as Road Safety Demand...
Join in 5 Languages: 2021 Innovation Workshop with Regional Road Safety Observatories “Data Driven Innovation to Save Lives”
The 2021 iRAP Innovation Workshop co-hosted with the Regional Road Safety Observatories will be presented free in 5 languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Russian) on 7 and 14 October and will shine a light on “Data Driven Innovation to Halve Global Road...
7 cursos online y 6 recursos disponibles en español
iRAP ofrece cursos y materiales en seis idiomas diferentes además del inglés, incluidos español, portugués, francés, vietnamita y ruso. iRAP ha estado trabajando con proyectos en América Latina y España desde 2006, por lo que brindar cursos y materiales en español es...
Congratulations to the 60 successful recipients for iRAP’s Training and Accreditation grants
To help improve road safety across Africa, and with the support of the FIA Foundation, iRAP is proud to announce the successful recipients of the grants to support 60 road safety professionals from low and lower-middle income countries to build their capability to use...
Road safety in Uzbekistan under national spotlight
A national road safety round table hosted today by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan and National Automobile Club of Uzbekistan (NACU) has brought together 50 national and international stakeholders focussed on strategic policy and...
Main Roads WA and Anditi break ground in AiRAP coding
Main Roads Western Australia and Anditi have revolutionized road safety assessments with an approach which automatically detects road infrastructure data applied on 2,000km of roads across the State. In their goal of Star Rating the safety of 80 per cent of the...
SABRINA maps cycling risk in Croatia, Slovenia and Austria
The infrastructure risk of cycling routes across Croatia, Slovenia and Austria is becoming better known, thanks to the SABRINA team and a specially equipped assessment bicycle pedaled across 6 EuroVelo routes. The EuroRAP Project SABRINA – Safer Bicycle Routes in...
Australian innovation project leads world on automated data capture for RAP assessments
Improving road safety performance is a priority for all levels of government in Australia and an iMOVE project is leading the way on innovative approaches to capturing road feature data for road safety Star Ratings. The initiative is being led by Transport for NSW...
Safe Roads for All Report calls on UK Government to deliver effective 2030 strategy
The Safe Roads for All Report released recently, and informed by EuroRAP UK results, has called on the UK Government to deliver a Safe and Healthy Mobility Strategy and Action Plan for Roads 2021-2030. The expert report to the UK Government was prepared by leading...
EuroRAP News: Final RADAR conference to share results for 12 Danube countries
The final conference of the EuroRAP RADAR Project will be held online on 23 September and share results of risk assessments and activities to improve road infrastructure safety across 12 Danube countries. Themed "Striving for Safer Infrastructure for all Road Users in...
10 projects funded for safer school streets – FIA Road Safety Grants announced
The awardees of the 2021 FIA School Assessment Programme grants (part of the Transformation grants), supported by the FIA Foundation, have been announced by FIA Mobility. Almost 250,000€ is to be provided to ten autoclubs world-wide to support activity to protect...
Star Rating for Designs project underway in Ethiopia
Star Rating of Designs for the improvements to the Nekempte–Bure Road in Ethiopia, west of Addis Ababa are underway. The safety project is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and being undertaken by the Global Road Safety Facility with local road authorities. iRAP...
SR4S Global Programme Coordinator elected to join the Youth Delegate Program of UNITE 2030
iRAP Star Rating for Schools' Coordinator Rafaela Machado has been selected to join the Youth Delegate Program of UNITE 2030 as one of 100 young global changemakers working to achieve the Global Goals by 2030. 100 delegates have been selected from 50 countries and the...
EuroRAP assessment of Italy’s Lazio region underway
FRED Engineering is carrying out a EuroRAP assessment of 300 km of roads in the Lazio region of Italy. FRED Engineering has just started the activities for the assessment according to the iRAP methodology. The technical assistance is addressed to Italian Automobile...
Parana’s State Highways in Brazil to be 3-star or better
Photo caption: BR-277 escape area, towards Curitiba-Litoral. (Guilherme Pupo/Ecovia). Reproduced with an English translation from Gazeta Do Povo. Story by Elvira Fantin. A new concept is being applied in Brazil and Paraná to improve road safety and reduce accidents...
NEW Training & Accreditation Newsletter – August 2021 Edition
Welcome to iRAP's Training and Accreditation newsletter - A2021 Registration Open: 2021 Innovation Workshop with Regional Road Safety Observatories “Data Driven Innovation to Save Lives” Training and Accreditation grants now available for Road Safety Professionals in...
Event explores investment and private sector partnerships potential in India
On 9 August, iRAP CEO Rob McInerney presented alongside India's Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and other eminent experts on road safety investments and private sector partnerships that do well and do good in India. The event was hosted by the...
Recognising Soames Job
iRAP warmly congratulates Dr Soames Job on his retirement as Head of the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) of the World Bank. iRAP CEO Rob McInerney said Dr Job made a significant impact to global road safety during his 6 years at GRSF. “Soames has been a passionate...
Latest iRAP metrics chart global growth in safer roads, innovation, investment and learning
As a charity, iRAP’s focus is on enabling others and creating locally-led programmes and partnerships for 2030 impact. The latest metrics as at 30 June chart growth in safer roads activities and investments across the world along with the capacity building focus as...
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