On Sunday 21 November, World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2021 (WDoR21) will put the spotlight on the reduction of traffic speeds – low speeds, which have the potential to prevent many deaths and serious injuries, in particular those of pedestrians and all other vulnerable road users – children, elderly and the disabled.
As with every year, iRAP supports this important day as we pause to #RememberSupportAct for low speed streets that protect and save lives.
A number of events will be taking place in the lead up to and during #WDoR2021, including on November 18, join GRSF for a webinar on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims roadsafetyfacility.org/events/webinar-world-day-remembrance-road-traffic-victims
Access more events on the WDoR website.
The objectives of WDoR 2021 are to provide a platform for road traffic victims and their families to:
- remember all people killed and seriously injured on the roads;
- acknowledge the crucial work of the emergency services;
- draw attention to the generally trivial legal response to culpable road deaths and injuries;
- advocate for better support for road traffic victims and victim families;
- promote evidence-based actions to prevent and eventually stop further road traffic deaths and injuries.
Theme: ACT for Low Speed Streets
Low speed streets save lives. Road traffic crashes kill 1.35 million every year and tens of millions more are injured. These deaths and injuries are preventable 30km/h speed protects road users and reduce loss of life.
Watch these stories from the #RAPCommunity around the world calling for 30km/h to be the new normal in their city. The videos, produced for the UNGRSW 2021 in partnership with de Wereldwijde Alliantie van NGO's voor Verkeersveiligheid, showcase members’ experiences in their communities and call for 30km/hr speed limits to reduce local road risk.
As we enter the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety, the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims will continue to play an important part in highlighting the very reason for all the necessary actions outlined in the Globaal Plan.
Met steun van de donateur FIA Stichting, iRAP zal wereldwijd samenwerken met partners om ervoor te zorgen dat nieuwe wegen veilig zijn en bestaande wegen met een hoog risico op grote schaal worden gefinancierd en verbeterd. Samen zorgen we voor veilige reizen voor alle weggebruikers, in lijn met belangrijke wereldwijde agenda's gericht op verkeersveiligheid, kindergezondheid, klimaat, transport, gender en stedelijke mobiliteit.
Het komende decennium zal zich strategisch richten op iRAP's wereldwijde aanpak en instrumenten om partnerschappen aan te gaan voor impact in 2030 in belangrijke prioriteitsinitiatieven om schaal te realiseren en het aantal geredde levens te maximaliseren.
Additional resources available to help:
- iRAP Sterbeoordelingen van NACTO-GDCI's Global Street Design Guide resource is free and here to help you design safe streets in your community, to help save lives and improve sustainable mobility for all road users. This resource helps promote the safety, health, economic, and environmental benefits of lower speeds around the world.
- NACTO-GDCI and iRAP animations – demonstrating how lower speed streets can save lives (produced by Visie Nul Sergek)
- RAP Tools menu – iRAP and its partners have developed a suite of tools that use the iRAP-methodologie to support infrastructure safety management globally and locally.
- iRAP has released its Plan for the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety om de komende 10 jaar meer dan 2.000.000 mensen te behoeden voor de dood of letsel, meer dan 200.000 km aan wegen veiliger te maken en 1.420 miljard dollar aan investeringen in de wegeninfrastructuur te genereren om levens te redden.
- Download the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety here
Our hearts go out to the families of road crash victims and first responders this World Day of Remembrance. We promise you – our daily work is done in remembrance of your loved ones lost, we support you and commit to act to do all we can, together with our partners, to eliminate high-risk roads.