Sunday 15 November 2020 marks 25 years of global observance and 15 years since the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was recognised by the UN. iRAP is proud to support #WDoR2020.
The objectives of WDoR 2020 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.
In 2017, iRAP released a song that captures the tragedy that happens – One by One – too often on the world’s roads (put together by iRAP and a group of volunteers). In 2020, our message is the same – one by one is one too many.
In Sweden earlier this year, iRAP launched the Vaccins voor de wegen to acknowledge and highlight the tragic face and true extent of life-changing road crash injuries incurred every single day.
Elke dag, 56 mensen raken verlamd aan hun armen en benen, 161 worden geamputeerd, 914 raken 'ontveld', 932 lopen ernstig hersenletsel op en 20.865 lopen botbreuken in hun ledematen op. In totaal lopen 102.835 mensen, voornamelijk jongeren, levensveranderende verwondingen op of overlijden. Elke dag komen er 1 tot 9 biljoen dollar aan nieuwe kosten bij voor de gezondheidszorg, verzekeringen en sociale voorzieningen.
Thanks to TAC En Vital Strategies we are able to share their stories. Stories of a life with brain injury, quadriplegia, spinal injury and limb fractures. Stories of a loved one lost. Stories that began with a preventable hit pedestrian crash, run-off road crash, head-on crash, intersection crash, bicycle or motorcycle crash. Stories of courage and despair. Real stories of human impact – and our need to apply the Vaccines for Roads and the other safe system actions that will prevent crashes and needless suffering.
These real stories of human impact help us remember those who have suffered from these terrible tragedies, but also help us learn and inspire – how can we all work together towards a world free of high-risk roads? Towards saving lives and reducing serious injuries on our roads around the world?
Vaccins voor de wegen unlocks the potential of the world’s largest road infrastructure safety database to explore how safe the world’s roads are and provide the Business Case for 3-star or better roads for all road users worldwide. With knowledge of the human and financial impact, the current condition of the world’s roads; the Business Case for Safer Roads and case studies of success, we have the moral imperative, the policy setting, funding mechanism and recipe for scale.
Now with the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 announced, there is an opportunity for harnessing the successes and lessons of previous years and building upon them to save lives on the world’s roads and facilitate achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Het tweede decennium van actie voor verkeersveiligheid zal de inspanningen blijven versterken. 12 wereldwijde prestatiedoelen voor verkeersveiligheid, inbegrepen Doel 3Alle nieuwe wegen moeten minimaal 3 sterren krijgen. Doel 4: >75% aan reizen met een classificatie van minimaal 3 sterren voor iedereen tegen 2030.
iRAP will continue to work with our partners in over 100 countries around the world to eliminate high-risk roads and make our roads safer for all road users – #3StarorBetter. We know we have the potential to save lives – one by one – as we already are. Upgrades of roads from Belize to Brazil, Chile to China and Uganda to the UK are saving lives each and every day, for years to come.
iRAP beschikt over een aantal middelen ter ondersteuning van de acties in het komende decennium, waaronder:
- Tienstappenplan voor een veiligere weginfrastructuur (document en webinarmateriaal)
- iRAP Sterrenbeoordelingen van NACTO-GDCI's Global Street Design Guide
- KPI's voor wereldwijde infrastructuur ondersteunen actieplannen om de doelstellingen voor het tweede decennium te bereiken.
- Vaccins voor de wegen – de big data-tool van iRAP
- iRAP Trainingsmogelijkheden
As with every year, we pause this #WDoR2020 to #RememberSupportAct for #3StarorBetter roads that protect and saves lives
If you want to find out if there is a WDoR 2020 event near you click here