Roads are essential to a business traveller’s life, yet road crashes are one of the top five causes of medical evacuations led by International SOS. Different cultures, laws, customs and infrastructure can make every trip by road a risk – and being safer on the road isn’t just about being a safer driver. Sometimes, the…
Despite ever-improving prevention efforts, road crashes will continue to occur. Effective action in the immediate period after a crash, often called the ‘Golden Hour’, is critical in helping to reduce the severity of injuries and save the lives of road crash victims. In this context, the role of GRSP member the World Rescue Organisation (WRO)…
The call for abstracts for ICTTP2016: The Sixth International Conference on Traffic & Transport Psychology is now open. The abstract deadline is 9 November. ICTTP2016 will be held 2-5 August 2016 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia. Held every four years, ICTTP has achieved a long-standing and highly-regarded reputation as the leading…
Africa Road Safety 2015 – Bridging the Road Safety Gap marked our 4th African event and was held in Lusaka, Zambia on September 2 and 3, 2015. The event put the focus on some of the serious gaps in road safety management in countries across the African continent, particularly in the sub-Saharan region. The event…
The Global Road Safety Partnership is excited to share a unique learning opportunity: Philanthropy University is a first-of-its-kind educational initiative for change makers. Free, dynamic online courses give people working for social good the learning, resources, and community they need to deepen their impact and change the world. Classes start Sept 29th! Instructors Include: Amr Al-Dabbagh, Founding…
Road traffic crashes are reported to be the second most frequent cause of injury related death in Colombia, according to the World Bank.[1] To combat this and other road safety issues, Bogota is one of the participating cities in the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS). In April, the BIGRS kicked off with a…
On September 2 Africa Road Safety 2015 gets underway in Lusaka, Zambia. Road safety is a critical issue in Africa that requires immediate attention. While the African Region possesses only 2% of the world’s vehicles, it accounts for 16% of global road deaths; this is 24.1 deaths per 100,000 population, well above the global average…
If you missed the July edition of GRSP South Africa’s newsletter, you can catch up right here [link]. There is some great work being done in South Africa, including events, projects and partnerships. Events and workshops GRSP ZA is hosting monthly Childsafe and Safely Home Road Safety Workshops, in partnership with the Department of Transport…
In the May kick-off meeting of the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, needs were identified to address drink-driving, over-speeding, helmet and seat-belt use, pedestrian safety and commercial public transport safety to reduce death and injury on the roads in the city. The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) met with the…
On August 17, the International Day of the Pedestrian, Mexico City’s Mayor Mancera announced a series of new traffic regulations aimed at improving pedestrian safety. The rules are officially posted and will take effect in 180 days. Mayor Mancera posted on his Twitter account that with the publication of these regulations, the government is seeking…
From August 3, 2015 by FIA Foundation Road safety targets have been included in the final text of the new Sustainable Development Goals adopted by UN member states in New York. A specific stand-alone target in the Health Goal to reduce road traffic fatalities by 50% by 2020 and a target on sustainable urban transport…
The inaugural Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC2015) is shaping up to be big after an overwhelming response to the call for abstracts announcement saw more than 280 submissions received for consideration by the conference scientific committee. The conference will be held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia, from 14-16 October and…
The Global Road Safety Partnership is pleased to announce the launch of the Call for Proposals for Round 8 of the Road Safety Grants Programme. Initiated in early 2012 with funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the primary objective of the Road Safety Grants Programme is to support civil society organizations in selected low- and middle-income countries…
Announcing GRSP’s 4th African road safety event, 2-3 September 2015, Lusaka, ZAMBIA. Africa Road Safety 2015 will focus on some of the serious gaps in road safety in countries across the African continent, particularly in the sub-Saharan region. The event will comprise a range of stimulating capacity building workshops, keynote addresses and plenary sessions over…
Launched by Nestlé Philippines in 2009, Safety Beyond the Gates is a programme that seeks to create awareness among employees and third party transport service providers on the importance of road safety. “At the end of the day, we want our employees and our third party transport service providers to go home to their families…
