In August 2019, strict new road safety laws and penalties have been applied in India through the passing of the Motor Vehicle Amendment) Act. Once a law has been passed at national level it becomes the responsibility of the States to implement it. In Gujarat, it was therefore a surprising move when the State government announced […]
Greece, South Africa, Iran, and the Philippines have become the first four countries with more than 1000 People’s Declaration signatures. Congratulations to South Africans Against Drunk Driving (SADD) in South Africa; Efthita Rhodes, Road Safety Institute (R.S.I.) “Panos Mylonas”, You Are What U Do – Kostas Kouvidis, and Make Roads Safe Hellas in Greece: Road Safety […]
Alliance member Asociacion Madres del Dolor, Argentina, has worked for many years for the rights of road victims and their families, advocating for stronger support and stronger justice, and to prevent road crashes through advocacy with the government to improve policy and enforcement. It has used the #CommitToAct campaign to run several roundtables to gain […]
The Alliance is excited to welcome two new members who joined us recently: Myanmar Organization for Road Safety (MORS) was established in 2016 to raise awareness of road safety and save the lives of school children. It provides training to road users about the importance of wearing a helmet, wearing a seat belt, sticking to speed […]
According to the Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018, road traffic injury is the leading cause of death for young people aged 5–19 around the world. Thousands of children are killed or seriously injured each day, often on their way to or from school. For this reason, it is crucial that road safety is […]
Children are the most vulnerable road users in Benin, with thousands suffering from death or injury each year on their way to or from school. On 31 October 2019, Alliance member ONG ALINAGNON hosted a Round the World Roundtable in Cotonou, Benin, to discuss the improvement of road safety around schools. The roundtable was organised […]
According to WHO, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and cyclists are the most vulnerable road users. In the Philippines, 27.7 million children walk or use other forms of transport to commute to school each day. In 2017 alone, around 600 children aged 0-14 died as a result of road traffic crashes in the country. Children in the Philippines […]
In honor of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Filipino singer and composer, Monica Fernandez together with Eugene Montenero, a well-known Swiss-Italian composer, have released an original song titled “Save More Lives”. Working with Alliance member Project C.A.R.E.S. (Community Activities Reaching to Everyone through Services) Inc., the song is dedicated to road […]
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is an important occasion to remember those who have been killed or seriously injured in road traffic crashes, along with those who are grieving lost ones. It is often also a catalyst for advocacy to stop more of these devastating, preventable tragedies. Swatantrata Abhiyan Nepal (SAN)’s World […]
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is held on the third Sunday of November each year. It is a day to remember those killed on the world’s roads, their families, and friends, to thank the emergency services and reflect on the tremendous burden of road crashes. Around the world, individuals, NGOs, and other […]
On Sunday 27 October 2019, Nirapad Sarak Chai (We Demand Safe Road) hosted a Round the World Roundtable in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Last year in Dhaka, an unlicensed bus driver was speeding in a race against another bus and drove into a bus stop, killing two high school students and injuring 12 others. The tragic incident […]
All over the world, the People’s Survey was shared among communities via social media, community events and speaking engagements. Here are a snapshot of some of the ways that NGOs collected responses but many other wonderful NGOs also played their part. A special mention to our NGOs in Greece, especially Road Safety Institute Panos Mylanos […]
The 2019 Australasian Road Safety Conference was held in Adelaide, Australia in September 2019. The theme of the conference was the role of leaders and the community in achieving Vision Zero. This year, for the first time, three Alliance members were among five participants to receive Low- and Middle-Income Country (LMIC) scholarships to attend the […]
The Alliance is excited to welcome three new members who joined us recently. Lakeshore Hope and Relief Zambia, founded in 2015 by Mr. Jones Shamalambo and other road crash victims, aims to reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by road incidents in Zambia. By centring on victims of road traffic crashes as […]
In 2016, the Supreme Court of India passed a Good Samaritan law to protect bystanders who come to the aid of those injured on the roads. With over 140,000 traffic related deaths per year in India, half of which could be prevented by timely medical attention, the role of the bystander is critical to the […]
This week, representatives from national and local governments, NGOs, the private sector, media and academia have taken part in a two-day training workshop in Senegal designed to equip and mobilize different partners to join forces to improve road safety data. The data training culminated in a joint concrete action plan to assess risks, improve conditions, […]
This week, the preliminary program for the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety was released. The conference will be held in Sweden on 19-20 February 2020 and its theme is Achieving Global Goals. The conference is extremely important because it marks the end of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2010 (Decade of […]
Fast, effective post-crash care saves lives. This month, Alliance member NGO Bien Argentino held a demo with the emergency services using a helicopter to show how transporting a road victim to hospital quickly can make a big difference. A helicopter takes 20-30 minutes to reach the nearest hospital in the Neuquen area, whereas an ambulance […]
Harpreet Singh, of Avoid Accident, India, was among the 21 Alliance Advocates trained in Delhi in November 2018. For Harpreet, one key message from Advocate training stood out: “Think big, start small, act quickly.” Harpreet has been a well-known face in road safety in his home state of Punjab and at national level for many years, […]
Did you know that wearing a seat belt can increase the chances of surviving a car crash by up to 70 per cent? In many countries across Eastern Europe, Central Asian, the Caucasus and South-East Europe, there is a common misconception that you are safer in a road traffic crash if you do not use […]
