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iRAP was formed in 2006 as a global umbrella organisation for Road Assessment Programs and also to facilitate work in low and middle-income countries. See the history of RAPs here.

iRAP partners with organisations in more than 130 countries and is the umbrella organisation for a number of official ‘x’RAPs including:

Click here for more information on AusRAP
Click here for more information on BrazilRAP
Click here for more information on BrazilRAP SãoPaulo
Click here for more information on ChinaRAP
Click here for more information on IndiaRAP
Click here for more information on KazRAP
Click here for more information on KiwiRAP
Click here for more information on KSARAP
Click here for more information on MexiRAP
Click here for more information on MyRAP
Click here for more information on PakRAP
Click here for more information on SARAP
Click here for more information on TanRAP
Click here for more information on ThaiRAP
Click here for more information on United Kingdom RAP
Click here for more information on usRAP

Whether you wish to sign a National Licence Agreement to develop an ‘x’RAP or simply develop RAP activity in your country, we’re here to help. Read on to understand what a RAP is, what makes them effective and explore our resources to develop your RAP.

If you wish to contact one of the above listed ‘x’RAPs or countries with iRAP activity, please reference our iRAP Where We Work map or iRAP Partner Portal.

  • What makes an effective RAP 'ecosystem'?
  • What is a Road Assessment Programme?

Whilst RAPs can be very different in their structure and focus, successful RAPs tend to have well-coordinated activities in one or more of the following Programme Elements. The goal is to make progress in all the elements.

This is supported by an ecosystem of partners working together with the common goal to save lives and serious injuries by eliminating high-risk roads. No one person or organisation can do it all. Building and engaging the partner ecosystem with a coordinated plan is key to achieving impact on scale.

Listen to iRAP Global Programme and Communications Manager Judy Williams talk about the RAP Ecosystem and what makes an effective RAP:

 

RAPs can be led by a single champion or managed by a group of people coordinating national and/or provincial efforts to eliminate high-risk roads.

The key features of RAPs are:

- They are dedicated to saving lives and preventing injuries.
- They include coordinated activities that use the RAP methodology, tools and resources. This may be complemented by other tools such as road safety audits and crash data systems.
- They comprise people and organisations united for a common purpose.
- They shape to suit the local context.

No two road assessment programmes are the same. Whilst this resource offers a framework for RAP development, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. Each RAP is structured and focussed on different activities and priorities to suit the local context and development is not necessarily linear to a set of progressive steps. National programmes may, for example, operate for a number of years with many activity successes before they formally launch as a RAP.

See an overview of the structure of existing RAPs
See how iRAP, regional, national and jurisdictional-level RAPs fit together

If you want to become an official RAP, a National Licence Agreement provides the framework to develop an 'x'RAP and logo. However, if you're simply interested in developing RAP activity, these resources are equally valuable. Many countries are making achievements that we would associate with a successful road assessment programme even though a RAP hasn’t been formally established. Vietnam is one such example with star rating targets embedded in their National Road Safety Strategy, training of hundreds of local stakeholders in the RAP Tools, and the iRAP methodology in use in lots of innovative ways to drive development of a safer road network.

Whether or not you choose to create a formal RAP in your country, if you’re interested in using the RAP resources and working with partners to create safer roads and save lives, we consider you part of the RAP family!

Resources for 5-star RAPs

Aligned to iRAP’s charitable mission, our global partnerships ensure innovative ideas from one programme partner can be shared with others for mutual benefit, maximising resources, time efficiencies and money.

The following Resources for 5-Star RAPs is made possible thanks to the FedEx sponsored  5-Star Global Connections Initiative and the support of IndiaRAP Team. Examples of partner best practice are shared to help you develop a successful RAP.

First things first …

So you’re interesting in developing a RAP? Before you get too far in planning, complete these first steps to understand the existing local situation:

– Visit iRAP’s Where We Work map to find out if iRAP assessments are occurring in your country and connect with the National Lead
– Visit the iRAP Partner Portal to explore latest iRAP news, knowledge, metrics, training, projects and contacts for your country and others
– For new countries, contact the iRAP representative for your region to discuss opportunities
– Explore iRAP’s Safety Insights Explorer to understand the Human Impact of Injury in your country, how safe the roads are, the road attributes that matter, and the Business Case for Safer Roads
– Check out your country profile in the WHO Global Status Report for Road Safety
– Review the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 and work with others to implement it in your country
– Learn about Targets 3 and 4 for safe road infrastructure
– Explore the RAPTools

If there’s no existing RAP in your country, complete a RAP Feasibility Questionnaire to document a local scan of existing road safety agencies, data, systems and activities and consult with iRAP.

Ready to explore the resources?

There is no one-size-fits-all approach for a successful RAP; these resources may be used in any order and in a way that best suits your local context. Simply click on the element of the Programme Element you’d like to develop:

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Programme Leadership

  • Learn about RAP governance

    • Explore the iRAP website to learn more about the methodology, tools, training & support
    • Attend the free Introduction to iRAP webinar
    • Attend the free Establishing a RAP in your Country webinar
    • View the Developing a Locally Owned and Led National or State iRAP Programme brochure
    • See an overview of the structure of existing RAPs
    • See how iRAP, regional, national and jurisdictional-level RAPs fit together
  • Build your RAP Community

    • Who should be in your RAP Community: The RAP Programme Elements Wheel and partners for success
    • Build your RAP Community Database
    • Nominate a Programme Lead or Contact Point (can be defined in consultation with iRAP)
    • Share your RAP Community contact database with iRAP
    • Invite members to sign up for iRAP Communications
  • Start the conversation with Stakeholders

    • Create a conversation channel. This could be a simple WhatsApp or email group for shared posting of news
    • Suggest next steps for stakeholders
    • Encourage stakeholders to share news on their activities to help you stay abreast of work and for local and global promotion.
    • Encourage stakeholders to sign up for RAP News to learn about, and feel a part of, the RAP community.
    • Assign a RAP Communications Lead to share local and global news with your RAP Community
    • Create a social media profile to communicate your activities, increase your community and stimulate the road safety conversation - E.g. ThaiRAP Facebook
    • Develop a newsletter. Sample: IndiaRAP News.
    • Engage! Good Practice Guide for Meaningful NGO Participation in the Field of Road Safety.
    • Host a stakeholder meeting. This could be a small group progress meeting or national workshop that invites all relevant parties to join.

      • Host a national workshop - E.g. BrazilRAP Workshop
      • AusRAP Directions Workshop
      • IndiaRAP National Workshop
  • Develop and formalise your RAP

    • Initiate the Ten Step Plan for Safer Road Infrastructure
    • Explore other RAPs for best practice ideas Case study: IndiaRAP
    • Consult with iRAP to decide the right structure for you
    • Host a Lead Agencies/Steering Group meeting to progress your RAP strategy, action and governance plans.
    • Host a Stakeholder Workshop to share your strategy and engage them in future programme activities.
    • Develop a Business Plan: Sample AusRAP Strategy & Business Plan
    • Develop a Business Plan: Sample IndiaRAP Annual Business Plan
    • Check progress against the RAP Set Up Checklist
    • Sign and celebrate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or National Licence Agreement to establish your RAP - Contact iRAP to discuss these opportunities.

Assessments

  • How to plan and procure an iRAP assessment (webinar)
  • Engage an iRAP Accredited Supplier
  • Contact the iRAP team for guidance
  • FIA School Assessment Toolkit (Star Rating for Schools)

Policy Leadership

  • Review effective National and State Road Safety Strategy samples and share them with your policy makers as recommended examples to follow.
  • Institute iRAP KPIs in your projects, design standards and policy
  • Present to Government – Sample AusRAP Government Hearing Submission
  • Consider Position Papers as an effective tool for clarifying and influencing policy setting. Case studies:

    • EuroRAP Position Paper on RISM (Road Infrastructure Safety Management) Directive 2019/1936, Amendment of Directive 2008/96/EC
    • EuroRAP Position Paper advocating for investment funds on road safety infrastructure in the framework of the Next Generation EU Package
    • EuroRAP Position Paper on Policy Recommendations for Implementation of National Road Safety Action Plans
    • iRAP Position Paper: Vehicle Speeds and the iRAP Protocols

Capacity Building

  • Undertake iRAP Training
  • Promote iRAP Training opportunities to local partners
  • Work with iRAP to prepare a dedicated training programme for local partners
  • Host a National Workshop e.g. BrazilRAP Annual Workshop.
  • Encourage a national Accredited Supplier network
  • Join Coffee and Connect to learn programme-specific skills and meet with other RAP leads
  • Connect with another RAP Lead mentor (iRAP can assist with guidance and introductions)
  • Attend and present your activities at Road Safety Events
  • Explore iRAP's Safety Insights Explorer to understand the Human Impact of Injury in your country, how safe the roads are, the road attributes that matter, and the Business Case for Safer Roads
  • Explore the Road Safety Toolkit: A free online resource on the causes and prevention of road crashes that result in death and injury
  • Check out your country profile in the WHO Global Status Report for Road Safety
  • Familiarise yourself with the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030
  • Apply to access the iRAP Partner Portal (for RAP Leads and key partners)
  • Submit training records for national capacity tracking

Investment

  • Contact the iRAP team for assessment and SRIP guidance
  • Case study: Brazil Results-based Financing - Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Investment linked to 3-star or better target
  • The Impact Investment Opportunity
  • Saving Lives through Private Investment in Road Safety: World Bank Report
  • Potential funding sources

    • UN Global Road Safety Fund
    • FIA School Assessment Grant Scheme
    • Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) Road Safety Grants Programme

Implementation & Oversight

  • Case study: IndiaRAP Case Study of Implementation
  • Case study: Belize City to Belmopan
  • Case study: Bruce Highway, Cooroy to Curra
  • Case study: School Zone Upgrade in Bogota, Colombia (SR4S)
  • - Contact your local RAP lead to discuss the current progress and implementation plan for road upgrades
  • See the FIA School Assessment Toolkit to learn about the Star Rating for Schools Programme and steps to identify and improve high-risk locations on school journeys

Communications & Advocacy

  • Present results: Interactive reports and digital dashboards
  • UNRSF Project Communications Strategy Best Practice
  • Create an identity

    • Logo and Vision – Every RAP shares the common vision “To eliminate high-risk roads in (country)”. RAP logos are developed and assigned by iRAP in consultation with local programme partners.
    • Sample RAP flyer: IndiaRAP
    • Sample RAP powerpoint template: IndiaRAP
    • Sample RAP Pull-up banner: IndiaRAP
    • Sample RAP website: IndiaRAP
    • Undertake presentations at Road Safety Events
    • See iRAP’s presentation templates for core content slides to add to your presentations
    • Contribute to the iRAP Partner Portal to build your national knowledge base
  • Advocate for change

    • Lobby for change – Case Study: RACQ
    • Promote advocacy results – Bruce Highway Australia Case Study
    • Learn how to engage meaningful participation in road safety
    • Engage with NGO-led advocacy
  • Validate and celebrate results

    • iRAP Certification
  • Launch your RAP

    • Sample IndiaRAP Launch media release
    • Sample IndiaRAP Launch brochure
    • Sample RAP Pull-up banner: IndiaRAP
    • Sample IndiaRAP Launch photo backdrop
    • Sample IndiaRAP Launch media invitation
    • Sample IndiaRAP Launch media kit contents list
    • Sample IndiaRAP Launch media questions preparatory brief
    • Sample IndiaRAP Launch slides
  • Share content globally

    • Submit news for iRAP Global Communications
    • Submit case studies for iRAP Global Communications
    • Submit knowledge (reports, journal articles, videos, maps etc) for iRAP Partner Portal
    • Submit training records for national capacity tracking
    • Submit project details for iRAP Partner Portal
    • Submit road upgrade details and investment for iRAP Partner Portal
  • Present results - Digital reports and news

    • Sample iRAP 2021 Digital Annual Report
    • Sample iRAP Decade of Action for Safer Roads (2010-2020)
    • Digital news story: Safer by Design, AVO Chile
  • Present results - Videos

    • Sample Star Rating for Schools Lea Primary School Nigeria Video (KRSD Trust)
    • Sample Star Rating for Schools Justin Kabwe Primary School Zambia Video (Amend)
    • Sample Star Rating for Schools Annual Results
    • Sample Arup Star Rating for Designs Results
    • Sample iRAP Annual Highlights
    • Google Creation Stories: Sample Take the iRAP Journey
  • Present results - Annual Performance Tracking

    • Sample - 2021 British EuroRAP Results: Building Back Safer, Making Roads Fit for 2030
    • Sample - 2020 British EuroRAP Results: Looking Back, Moving Forward
    • Sample - 2019 British EuroRAP Results: How Safe Are You on Britain's Main Road Networks?
    • Sample - 2018 British EuroRAP Results: Getting Back on Track
    • Sample -2017 British EuroRAP Results: Cutting the Cost of Dangerous Roads
  • Present results - Mapping risk

    • Sample risk map: EuroRAP Great Britain Crash Risk Map 2021
    • Sample star rating map: EuroRAP Great Britain Star Rating Map 2020
    • Case study: RoadSafetyRisk – New Zealand’s online urban risk mapping
    • Case study: Safe System Solutions star rating global icons of the world
    • Case study: Road Safety Foundation and Ageas UK Interactive Road Crash Index - includes mechanism to tweet or email relevant MPs to ask them to support road safety investment.
  • Present results - Project results, Case studies & Digital presence

    • Package project results: Case study: Results of the EuroRAP Project SLAIN
    • Sample case studies: iRAP
    • Sample case studies: EuroRAP Project Slain
    • Present national statistics: Screenshot your country’s iRAP Safety Insights Explorer data: iRAP Big Data Tool Graphics - The Human Impact of Injury, How Safe are your Roads, the Road Attributes that Matter, the Business Case for Safer Roads (note, full data not available for all countries)
    • Present national statistics: Sample BrazilRAP metrics infographic
    • Before and after images: Sample before and after images
    • Donor/partner progress reporting: Sample IndiaRAP Progress Report 2017-2020
    • Presentations: Sample IndiaRAP Programme presentation
    • Presentations: See iRAP’s presentation templates for core content slides to add to your presentations
    • Present results: Interactive reports and digital dashboards
  • Present results - Useful infographics and animations

    • RADAR: Infrastructure for road safety
    • NACTO-GDCI iRAP animations: Speed and design for safer streets
    • RADAR: Safer Streets Around Schools
    • RADAR: Streets Vulnerable Road User
    • RADAR: ITS to improve safety
    • Screenshot your national results from iRAP's Safety Insights Explorer: iRAP Big Data Tool as infographics to portray the Human Impact of Injury in your country, how safe the roads are, the road attributes that matter, and the Business Case for Safer Roads
  • Present results - Media Releases and Web Blogs

    • Sample road upgrade investment: AIIB First Project in Lao
    • Sample agreement signing: IDB & iRAP
    • Sample award win: Thailand’s DRR IRF Award
    • Sample event summary: 2021 iRAP Innovation Workshop
    • Sample Road Safety Advocacy: UN Global Road Safety Week
    • Sample recognition of capacity building: NHAI Workshops across India
    • Sample safer road design: Ahmedabad Airport corridor design
    • Sample project completion: 1,500km assessment of high-risk network complete in Nepal
    • Sample project start: Child-friendly streets for Coimbatore City
    • Sample RAP Launch: New IndiaRAP to Save Lives
  • Present results - Testimonials

    • Case study: iRAP Training testimonials
  • Present results – National Star Rating Results

    • Articles coming soon

Measurement of Success

  • Consider iRAP Certification to validate and celebrate your Star Rating results
  • Consider the Programme Elements for Success and evaluate your progress in each area
  • iRAP KPIs for your projects, design standards and policy
  • Sample analytics to track communications success
  • Evaluate your RAPScore (coming soon)
  • Celebrate your national RAP metrics

    • Sample iRAP metrics infographic
    • Sample BrazilRAP metrics infographic

Click here to access the downloadable portion of the full resource package; see above full web resource for all materials.

For more information

On iRAP in your and other countries, or to connect with other RAP leads, visit the iRAP Partner Portal

To launch your own RAP, seek advice, or provide recommendations of new RAP Resources, please contact Global Programme and Communications Manager Judy Williams on email judy.williams@irap.org

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Road Survey

Road Survey

Using specially equipped vehicles, software and trained personnel, iRAP Inspections involve detailed road surveys and data collection. These focus on more than 50 different road attributes that are known to influence the likelihood of a crash and its severity.

These attributes include intersection design, the number of lanes and markings, roadside hazards, footpaths and bicycle facilities. The road inspection data underpins iRAP Star Ratings and Safer Road Investment Plans.

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Design Refined

Design Refined

The risk reduction design improvements proposed in a Safer Road Investment Plan can be adjusted by local experts to improve the Star Ratings for different user groups. iRAP recommends that all new roads should be built to a 3-star or better rating and all existing roads upgraded to that level.

The 3-star or better minimum can be achieved through a combination of infrastructure improvements and speed management initiatives to ensure a minimum level of safety for all road users at the location.  On high volume roads, 4 and 5-star targets are often justified for specific road user groups (e.g. 5-star for pedestrians in CBD areas; 4-star or better motorways for vehicle occupants).

 

Case Study 3star

Case Study

Designers managed to boost significantly the length of road rated 3-stars or better during the building of the US$323 million World Bank-financed Second Gujarat State Highway. They used a range of safety countermeasures including traffic calming, pedestrian footpaths and crossings and street lighting to ensure that the characteristic ‘green tunnels’ of old roadside trees could be retained while mitigating their safety risk.

 

Working with roads professionals

Working with roads professionals

Do you manage, design, build or maintain roads?

iRAP is an international leader in providing policy, investment and performance tracking tools for road executives, managers, engineers, designers and construction teams to build and maintain safer roads. We work worldwide with road management professionals to deliver safer roads for today and for the future.

Roads that build-in safety. Roads that deliver safer journeys for all users. Safer roads that save money! A win-win-win for all.

Safer roads are becoming the new policy norm for investors and development agencies worldwide. This creates exciting opportunities for roads professionals and the road safety community to work together to save lives.

Building all new roads to a 3-star or better standard for all road users saves lives and makes great business sense. Upgrading existing roads to maximise travel on 3-star or better roads is also practical, cost-effective and starts saving lives right away. iRAP provides the business case for investment and the tools to maximise lives saved.

Let’s work together to create a safer, better world!

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Shaping Safer Road Policy

Shaping Safer Road Policy

We need a strong policy framework and ambitious global targets if we are to deliver safer roads that save people’s lives.

iRAP and its partners are working with international bodies, national governments and highways agencies to build a global policy consensus for safer roads.

In 2015, the United Nations included halving road deaths and serious injuries as a Sustainable Development Goal (3.6). This game-changing move put road deaths centre stage – where they belong – as a global development issue, alongside poverty reduction targets and the right to clean water.

Now, the challenge is to build on this momentum. The UN Secretary General has recommended all new roads should be built to a 3-star or better standard and existing roads upgraded. The establishment of a Safer Roads Fund to maximise travel on 3-star or better roads can provide international finance institutions, health organisations, treasury officials, road executives and road builders with the social and economic basis for safer, sustainable roads.

Let’s work together to create a world free of high-risk roads and save lives!

 

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Saving Lives Worldwide

Saving Lives Worldwide

 

Road deaths and serious injuries are an international public health crisis. Every year, around 1.2 million people are killed on the world’s roads and around 30-50,000,000 people are injured.

Road crashes are the leading cause of death for young people aged between 15-29 years. Road crashes cost an estimated 2-5% of GDP in each and every country worldwide. Like other global health problems the Vaccines for Roads exist and it is just a question of the scale of our response.

iRAP is working to support the scaling up of action worldwide and reduce this tragic toll by enabling low-cost infrastructure solutions that make our roads safer.
Safer roads also make sound business sense. Dollar for dollar, safer roads provide one of the highest possible, job-creating public investments a country can make in health and infrastructure policy.

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Supporting all road users

Supporting all road users

We want safer roads for all road users: pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists and vehicle occupants.

Safe roads are a social justice, health and economic issue. In poorer communities, in particular, road traffic crashes can have catastrophic effects that tip families into poverty and destitution.

The road improvement programmes we enable make your roads safer. Because every road environment – and the community it serves – is unique, each life-saving plan we develop is unique too!

iRAP is at the cutting edge of bespoke solutions for safer mobility worldwide, regardless of how you move from A to B. Our work is making roads safer for you and your families, your community and your company.

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Star Rating A Road Design

Star Rating A Road Design

The Star Rating of a Road Design can be completed as a stand-alone activity. The process is being used by road agencies, development banks and design consultants to objecitvely specify and measure the safety of a road design for all road users.

The process offers an opportunity for road owners to set a performance based star rating target for all road users (e.g. the new road must be minimum 4-star standard for pedestrians and cyclists and minimum 3-star standard for motorcyclists and vehicle occupants). It has been successfully used in conjunction with existing mechanisms such as Road Safety Audits and compliance with road design standards.

The impact on risk of various design iterations can also be explored to help harness the potential of designers to find creative solutions to challenging safety problems.

Road Coding

Road Coding

Here is a visual representation of some of the key road infrastructure features that are assessed during a typical roads inspection. The inspection identifies levels of risk for all road users. By adding key infrastructure elements such as footpaths and street lighting or improving existing elements to reduce risk we can make roads safer for all road users.

Data Preparation

Data Preparation

Trained staff code the road attributes in 100 metre intervals and upload data into ViDA in an Excel.csv format under supervision from a suitably qualified iRAP partner or supplier. To ensure high standards of accuracy, the team undertaking the coding is required to give a weekly report which shows the level of accuracy for each road attribute.

Where a road agency already has data available (e.g. asset management register) this information can simplify the coding exercise and ensure good integration with existing systems.

Processing

Processing

The raw data is processed in ViDA to create data reports about a road’s design and the level of risk for each road user group. ViDA is capable of performing risk and economic calculations for millions of kilometres of road.

All data is securely stored and project teams can determine who has access to results.

Star Rating

Star Rating

Processed road inspection data is used to develop Star Rating maps. The five-colour maps provide a simple  and objective measure of the level of safety which is built-in to the road. Five-star roads are the safest while one-star roads are the least safe.

The internationally recognised colour coding system ensures a better understanding and awareness of why some  roads are safer than others.

Investment Plan

Investment Plans

A Safer Road Investment Plan is produced that makes the business case for investing in road infrastructure safety. The plans list a range of life-saving measures that could be used to improve a road’s Star Rating and reduce fatalities and serious injuries.

IRF

IRF – Safer Roads by Design™

The International Road Federation has developed a series of Road Safety Seminars (Safer Roads by Design™) to provide road authorities with best practices and latest technologies that can be implemented to meet a country’s commitment to the Decade of Action.
Safer Roads by Design™ is an all-inclusive approach to road safety and includes seminars on the fundamentals of Road Safety, Roadside Safety, Work Zone Safety, Intersection/Roundabout Safety and Vulnerable User Safer.

University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham (UK) iRAP course in Road Safety introduces people to the iRAP technology for evaluating the safety impact of road infrastructure.

By the end of the course, the participants are expected to have acquired an understanding of the following key items:

  • The fundamentals of the iRAP approach to risk assessment and mitigation
  • The concept of star rating based on inspection data and road designs
  • The principles of developing a safer roads investment plan

The course includes practical exercises, discussions and exposure to the iRAP   software. The course is delivered in the state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities of the University of Birmingham.

Enroll in the University of Birmingham course now.

RAPcapacity

RAPcapacity

RAPcapacity online courses help people learn how to undertake iRAP-specification road assessments.

  • The courses available are:
  • Getting started and accessing results
  • Risk Mapping and Performance Tracking
  • Star Rating and Investment Plans from inspections
  • Star Rating and Investment Plans from design
  • Road attribute coding

Take an online RAPCapacity course now.

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