Momentum for 30km/h speed limits near school zones is gaining in Georgia following advocacy campaign for the implementation of the rule in municipalities by an Alliance member NGO. So far, 96 school zones in Zugdidi, Tbilisi, and Rustavi municipalities have installed new road signs for the reduced speed limit. Zugdidi City has installed 30km/h road […]
“Advocacy, commitments, funding, and implementation of interventions which do not reduce deaths and injuries are wasting time and resources,” says the Alliance’s Director of Research and Accountability Chika Sakashita. In her perspective, governments and NGOs, along with private sector and academia, have accountability for fulfilling the respective roles set out for them in the Global Plan for […]
The Pamir region of rural Tajikistan is mountainous and much of it is very remote. EASST working with Young Generation of Tajikistan (YGT) and Fire Aid have been involved in improving emergency response in the country for the past five years, training first responders and sourcing equipment donations. In one location, they found that 50 […]
According to global estimates, persons with disabilities comprise approximately 15% of the world’s population, 85% of whom live in developing countries. In these countries, up to 80% of persons with disabilities of working age and that are willing to work are unemployed. Many factors contribute to this: misperception and discrimination, inaccessible offices, and lack of […]
There has been much talk about how road use is changing during lockdown. With less cars and more pedestrians on the streets, a number of cities are embracing changes that walking and cycling and enable social distancing. We spoke to Mário Alves, International Federation of Pedestrians, Portugal; Chana Widawski, Families for Safe Streets, US; and […]
“We have three objectives: to save lives, to tackle criminality, and to bring the public along with us,” says Detective Superintendent (DS) Andy Cox, the Vision Zero lead for the Metropolitan Police Force in London. As in many cities around the world, London has seen a sharp decrease in traffic due to lockdown but also […]
With few people on the streets and attention focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, NGOs are looking for new ways to engage their communities to think about safety when they travel. Madres Del Dolor has hit upon an innovative approach that enables it to reach a high-risk audience. Turismo Competición 2000 (TC2000) is one of the […]
In November 2018, Ali Zayerzadeh and Mohsen Fallah of Road Safety Pioneers (RSP), Iran, were part of the Alliance Advocate Asia training in Delhi, India. The training focused on a demonstration safe school zone project, which Advocates then implemented in their home countries. Ali and Mohsen have so far assessed eight schools in Tehran and […]
The Alliance, in consultation with its members, has issued a statement regarding its position on the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the statement in ENGLISH, SPANISH, and FRENCH. Image: Maksym Kaharlytskyi/Unsplash
It is becoming clear to us that the COVID-19 pandemic is not just a short delay in our work schedules, but will have a much longer impact. We anticipate that it will fundamentally change the way that we all work going forward. Therefore, the Alliance is organizing a series of conference calls for member NGOs […]
We are excited to welcome the two new members that have joined the Alliance recently: L’Association Annahda Al-Baamraniya for the Development and Road Safety Education, Morocco, organizes awareness campaigns, projects, and programs for road safety and road victims in partnership and with the support of the National Committee for the Prevention of Traffic Accidents. It is […]
With nearly every country around the world either battling to cope with outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus or preparing and monitoring in anticipation, people’s lives have changed dramatically in the last month. It has implications for nearly every area of our lives and our work. Road safety is no exception. We unpack several areas below […]
The first moment after a road crash is one of great confusion: people are in a state of shock and can experience anxiety, disorientation, disconnection, and intense reactions that they do not know how to manage. It is important therefore to help the victim to stabilize their emotions and to recover the feeling of control. […]
At the Ministerial lunch at the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference in Sweden last month, the latest round of UN Road Safety Trust Fund grants were announced. 10 projects were funded that will address gaps in road safety provision in 12 countries, including Argentina, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jordan, Lao, Tanzania, […]
8 March is International Women’s Day. At the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, we saw a conscious effort to ensure the gender balance of speakers; and so today, we celebrate the role of women in the opening and closing ceremonies of the conference. The Commissioners In the opening ceremony of the Ministerial Conference, […]
During the People’s Survey Meeting and in several sessions at the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, a reoccurring question was asked: Do NGOs need to be more angry? The debate was heightened by an act of activism by NGO members at the opening ceremony of the conference. Two Alliance members were removed from the […]
The primary focus of the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety was to gain commitment from national government decision makers from around the world for a new target to reduce road deaths and serious injuries by 50% by 2030. It was also a call to action for other stakeholders from bi- and multi-lateral organizations, […]
Road safety is a human rights issue. It is time we start to treat it as such. We asked a human rights activist to share her perspectives with us about how road safety community can improve its campaigning and advocacy to raise the profile of this tragic issue and have a stronger impact. Phillipa Tucker, […]
On Friday 10 December, 2019, Alliance member, P(A)T – Prevention of Traffic Accidents – in Spain, received the Medal of Merit for Road Safety from the Minister of Interior. P(A)T is an esteemed NGO in Spain, known for its work in post-crash care, prevention, research, and giving visibility to victims of traffic crashes by campaigning for […]
THE DAY OUR WORLD CRUMBLED: NEW REPORT SHOWS THE MAGNITUDE AND IMPACT OF ROAD CRASHES ON EVERYDAY LIVES 19 February 2020, Stockholm Yesterday, the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety (the Alliance) launched its new report The Day Our World Crumbled: The Human Cost of Inaction on Road Safety. The report, which is based on […]
