On September 27 and 28, St. Petersburg hosted the IV International Congress of ‘Road Safety for the Safety of Life: Children on the Road’, organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member States and the Council of Federation. The congress was attended by about 1200 people representing the authorities of Russia and CIS countries,…
One of the key elements of the Global Road Safety Partnership’s strategy is creating and supporting sustainable road safety partnerships between business, government and civil society. The story of Sakhalin, Russia’s largest island, is an outstanding example of this strategy at work. March 2005: In response to a dramatic growth in the number of road…
Bloomberg Philanthropies is supporting road safety activities in 10 countries (Brazil, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Kenya, Mexico, Russia, Turkey and Vietnam) over a 5-year period (2010-2014). RS10 – as the project is known – finds six partners working collaboratively at the international, national and city levels, each with specialised tasks and shared tasks. The partners…
Motorisation is expanding at an alarming rate in Cambodia. Regrettably, so too is road crash death and injury. Road fatalities have increased by 50% since 2005, and road crashes are now the leading cause of injury and death in the country. In a bold move to combat these sharp increases, the Cambodian National Road Safety…
A modern corporation can be seen as a miniature of the world in which we live. Rules and regulations must work hand-in-hand with moral principles to effectively and responsibly organise and govern. With the road safety message gaining greater social awareness, it is more and more often being seen within the Codes of Conduct of…
Government commitment is crucial for enabling action towards the reduction of road crash death and injury. The Ukrainian Road Safety Association, working in cooperation with the Global Road Safety Partnership, recognizes the importance of visible government leadership in road safety. At the beginning of summer this year, the Ukrainian Road Safety Association (URSA), submitted a…
Since 2007, Vietnam has made impressive gains in increasing helmet wearing rates among motorcyclists – a critical achievement considering that 95% of the registered vehicle fleet is composed of motorcycles. This success in behaviour change is largely due to strong legislation and the systematic enforcement of helmet wearing, supported by social marketing campaigns and other…
Upon the invitation of Renault Foundation and Saint Joseph University, students, professors, traffic police officials and NGO representatives attended a unique seminar on Road Safety in Beirut on September 13 and 14, 2012. The seminar, held at the university, heralded the commencement of the Renault Foundation-sponsored ‘Road Safety Management Master’ for its inaugural academic year….
In August 2012, GRSP and GM China signed an agreement to jointly develop a Blue Paper on China’s Urban Road Safety Sustainability. The purposes of the Blue Paper include, but are not limited to: Responding to the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020); Raising awareness of the serious road safety issues in…
Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) has been busy building the capacity of Traffic Police in Kenya to more effectively enforce the use of helmets and to reduce travel speeds. This activity is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies as part of the Road Safety in 10 Countries programme (RS10). Together with huge issues related to over-speeding by…
The Kenya Red Cross Society is renowned for their social media presence, regularly highlighting social issues of concern to Kenyans. In a country where road crashes kill nearly 3,000 people per year, it comes as no surprise that one of their most popular social media subjects is road safety. Unsafe conditions affect nearly all Kenyans,…
Throughout the Arab and Muslim world during the holy month of Ramadan, sunset each day marks the observance of Iftar. Iftar is the evening meal when Muslims break their fast, and traditionally, families and communities will gather together to celebrate. Unfortunately, Ramadan is also a period each year which sees an increase in road crashes,…
At an evening ceremony during the 6thWorld Congress of Cities for Mobility, GRSP was recognised for its work with the ‘Cities for Mobility Award’. The prestigious award, presented by Mayor of Stuttgart, Dr Wolfgang Schuster, highlights GRSP’s ongoing contribution to the global promotion of road safety, particularly in developing countries. The annual event, this year…
Over recent years, as a consequence of rapid growth in urbanisation and motorisation with inadequate road traffic legislation, lack of enforcement, and insufficient road safety education, there has been a gradual increase in road crashes in Cambodia. According to the Road Crash and Victim Information System (RCVIS) 2011 annual report, more than 1’900 fatalities have…
Did you know that around the world road traffic injury is the number one leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15-29, and that about 1.3 million people die each year as a result of road traffic injuries? The number of deaths, and the massive impact on individuals, families, health care systems…
