GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF NGOs FOR ROAD SAFETY News July 2018

MEMBERS ADVOCATE FOR MOBILITY AT UN HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM The Alliance and its members used the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) this month to push for the road safety Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Alliance members, together with FIA Foundation, wrote to their governments, asking them to include SDG 11.2 in their voluntary national reviews (VNRs) and inviting them to the Child Health Initiative’s side event for the Every Journey, Every Child campaign. Read more HERE. Alliance member Humanity & Inclusion (HI) ran a side event, which was cosponsored by the Alliance and focused on the mobility challenges faced by people with disabilities and other vulnerable road users. At the event, HI launched a policy note on sustainable mobility in developing countries. Read more HERE. 28% of 2018 VNRs published so far mention road safety, according to analysis by the Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT). Read their full analysis HERE. Read an overview of HLPF HERE.  ALLIANCE MEMBERS TEST STAR RATING FOR SCHOOLS The Alliance is a Lead Partner in iRAP’s Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) program. Alliance members have been testing SR4S at school zones in Cambodia, Cameroon, India, Kenya, Malaysia, and Nigeria, plus 11 other African countries where the most recent cohort of Alliance Advocates are based. Members who tested SR4S said that it would be a valuable tool for advocating and partnering with their governments for road improvements. SR4S applies iRAP’s star rating principles to school zones, enabling NGOs and other road safety stakeholders to take an evidence-based approach in the assessment of roads around schools and identify interventions that will have the most impact. Currently, the app is only implemented though Lead Partners but it will be widely available when iRAP has completed the development and testing phase. Read more HERE.  BASELINE STUDY ON FIRST RESPONSE IN RURAL COLOMBIA Colombia has a functioning emergency telephone number, 123, that works well in the main cities. However, in rural areas, many people do not know the telephone number, and even if they do, it is ineffective because it takes so long for first-responder teams to reach a crash scene.   This is one of the finding from a baseline study for a pilot project conducted by Alliance member Meditech, Colombia, in partnership with Puma Energy Foundation and the Alliance. The findings will be used to strengthen emergency response for road crashes in rural Colombian communities by training volunteer firefighters and community members. If successful, the pilot project could provide a model for other rural communities in countries where crash survival rates are hampered by lack of trained first response teams. Read more HERE.  UNICEF WORKSHOP EQUIPS DELEGATES TO ADVOCATE SAFE AND HEALTHY JOURNEYS TO SCHOOL The Alliance, along with other road safety, environmental, and mobility experts, is partnering with UNICEF to push forward their child road traffic injury prevention program. The East Asia and Pacific Workshop on a Safe and Healthy Journey to School reflected on UNICEF’s progress and built the capacity of their in-country staff. The Alliance presented a session on road safety advocacy, focusing on power mapping and strategic partnerships to equip UNICEF staff to push for safer roads and journeys at national and local levels. Read more HERE. FISEVI PUSHES FOR CHILD SAFETY COMMITMENT In June 2018, Foro Internacional de Seguridad Vial Infantil (FISEVI) held its third bi-annual conference on child safety in Latin America, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This year, FISEVI focused on increasing the commitment of governments and other stakeholders to the safety of children on the road. Speakers included the conference’s host, Carlos Pérez, Executive Director, National Road Safety Agency of Argentina, who affirmed Argentina’s commitment. The event culminated in the signing of the Declaration of Buenos Aires. FISEVI is organized by Alliance member Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez. Two Alliance Advocates, Daniel Mwamba, Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST), and Florencia Lambrosquini, Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez, were speakers at the event and presented their work on child safety. A number of other Alliance members attended the conference. Read more HERE.  MOROCCO TO HOST 1ST AFRICAN ROAD SAFETY FORUM The 1st African Road Safety Forum will be held in November 2018 in Marrakesh, Morocco. The forum is organized by the Moroccan National Committee for Prevention of Road Accidents, which also hosted the Alliance’s Fourth Global Meeting in 2015. The forum is significant because it will mark the launch of the African Road Safety Observatory. The Alliance will be a main partner in the forum and has been invited to play a key part in planning the meeting. Read more HERE. ALLIANCE WELCOMES FOUR NEW MEMBERS The Alliance is excited to welcome the four new member organizations that joined us in July: Eakok Attomanobik Unnayan Sangstha, Bangladesh Centre for Road Safety and Accountability – Africa, Ghana Safe Way Right Way, Kenya Asociación Civil Paz Activa, Venezuela Read more about our new members HERE and please stop by their member profiles on the Alliance’s website to learn more about the important work they do to promote safer roads and reduce traffic-related injuries and fatalities around the world.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND DEADLINES Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards: deadline for nominations is 31 July 2018. Read more HERE. Les Trophées 2018 du clip de sécurité routière des jeunes francophones: Competition closes 15 September 2018. Read more HERE. Road Safety Course in Delft: 17–28 September 2018. Read more HERE. Global NCAP World Congress: 26–29 September 2018, Delhi, India. Read more HERE. IRF Fellowship Program is open for applications. Closing date: 30 September 2018. Read more HERE. Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC2018): 3–5 October 2018, Sydney, Australia. Read more HERE. 1st IRF Mesoamerica Regional Congress: 3–5 October 2018, Mexico City, Mexico. Read more HERE. NETS 2018 Annual Strength in Numbers Conference: 10–11 October 2018, Frisco, Texas, US. Read more HERE. IRF European Road Conference, 22–24 October 2018: Dubrovnik, Croatia. Read more HERE. Safety 2018—13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion: 5–7 November 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. Read more HERE.  IRF Global Road R2T Conference: 7–9 November 2018, Las Vegas, NV, US. Read more and submit an abstract HERE. 1st African Road Safety Forum: 13–15 November 2018, Marrakesh, Morocco. Read more HERE. IRF & UNECE ITS Summit: 4 December 2018, Geneva, Switzerland. Read more HERE. Sixth Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims: 8–13 April 2019. Chania, Greece. Read more HERE. Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety Tel: (+45) 299 399 14 E-mail: admin@roadsafetyngos.org www.roadsafetyngos.org

Brake News

Campaigning News: Road safety management capacity review Last month the government published the Road Safety Management Capacity Review, commissioned by the Department for Transport as part of the 2015 Road Safety Statement, as a means of understanding the current status of delivery of road safety in Britain. The report concludes that “the absence of a national road safety performance framework is impeding progress” – a position that Brake firmly supports. Progress on road safety has stalled in recent years and Brake is calling on the government to implement national road safety targets to reduce road deaths and serious injuries. The review also made a number of key recommendations, such as lowering the drink-drive limit and reviewing speed limits. We will be urging the government to implement the recommendations of the review. Learn more: Visit the Brake website. Event: Young driver round table in Parliament  Brake’s campaigns team attended a very interesting round table on young drivers, one of our key campaign focuses for the year, in Parliament earlier this month. There was a positive discussion about formulating a workable cross-party proposal on how to introduce Graduated Driving Licensing to the UK. The round table was hosted by Jenny Chapman MP (Darlington), and attended by representatives from other road safety organisations and the insurance industry. Watch this space for further developments.   Policy: Brake's Smart Roads report This month Brake published the findings from a survey on driver attitudes to safety on motorways and major A roads, delivered in conjunction with Direct Line. The survey found that drivers are deeply concerned about the amount of freight being transported on our motorways and that this is making them fearful for their safety. Brake used the findings and press release to urge the government and Highways England to prioritise safety over capacity in the upcoming Road Investment Strategy 2 – Highways England’s long-term (2020 to 2025) investment programme for motorways and A roads. Learn more: Read the full story and find the report here. Community engagement Event: Road Safety Week 2018 19–25 November 2018 Bike Smart is the message at the heart of this year’s Road Safety Week. Those on two wheels are among the most vulnerable road users in the UK: more than a third of people killed or seriously injured on UK roads are bicycle or motorcycle riders. Brake’s week-long campaign will raise awareness about the importance of implementing a safe systems approach, mandating life-saving technology and prioritising cycle-friendly infrastructure, as well as promoting safe driving and riding behaviours. Registered events will be recorded on our interactive map. Calling all bloggers: We are looking for bloggers to write about their local road safety week events. If you’re interested please get in touch by emailing roadsafetyweek@brake.org.uk! To register: Click here to sign up for Road Safety Week 2018. Fundraising Event: London to Brighton cycle ride Sunday 16 September 2018 Join fellow cyclists for a truly iconic day out as you face the challenge of a 54-mile ride from London to Brighton. Brake is enormously proud to have been chosen as the Charity of the Year for this year’s event, and we urge you to help us raise funds for our dedicated work preventing road death and injury on the road. It costs £50 to register for the event, and we ask that participants aim to raise £100+ in sponsorship. To register: Click here for more information and to sign up, or call Lisa on 01484 683294 or email fundraise@brake.org.uk.   Event: Brake’s Virtual Run is BACK for summer 2018! This year we are calling for participants to collectively run or walk 1753km to help raise vital funds in memory of the 1,753 people who are killed, on average, on Britain's roads each year. This is your opportunity to be a part of an amazing experience and help raise money to enable Brake to support people bereaved in road crashes and campaign for safer roads. It costs just £5 to register, which includes a fundraising pack, sponsor forms and your Virtual Run 2018 t-shirt. Register here: Click here for more information and to register. Corporate fundraising Event: Road Safety Superheroes! Team up with our Pledge Squad, and dress up as your favourite superhero, to help spread the message of safe driving across the globe. Our Road Safety Superhero days are a simple and fun way to raise funds for Brake. Get together with your friends, your classmates or your office and encourage everyone to dress up as their favourite superhero. Whether you put on a character t-shirt or a full costume, with your support, we can help create a world of zero deaths or serious injuries on our roads. Join us: Visit our website to get involved.

16 θάνατοι παιδιών από θερμοπληξία σε υπερθερμανθέντα αυτοκίνητα στις ΗΠΑ

Η KidsAndCars.org είναι μια οργάνωση, με έδρα την Φιλαδέλφεια των ΗΠΑ, που εστιάζει στην ασφάλεια των παιδιών στο αυτοκίνητο. Στις 21 Ιουνίου 2018 έβγαλε μια ανακοίνωση όπου επισημαίνει:

– Σήμερα είναι η πρώτη μέρα του καλοκαιριού και ήδη φέτος έχουν επιβεβαιωθεί 16 θάνατοι μικρών παιδιών από θερμοπληξία μέσα σε υπερθερμανθέντα αυτοκίνητα στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες. Κάθε χρόνο κατά μέσο όρο, 37 παιδιά πεθαίνουν από θερμοπληξία μέσα σε αυτοκίνητα στη χώρα μας. Πέρυσι, 43 μικρά παιδιά πέθαναν.

Αυτές οι τραγωδίες είναι προβλέψιμες και μπορούν να προληφθούν.

Η πρόεδρος και ιδρυτής της οργάνωσης, Janette Fennell, δήλωσε: «Γνωρίζουμε ότι υπάρχουν οικογένειες σε ολόκληρη την Αμερική που έχουν αγκαλιά τώρα τα πολύτιμα μωρά τους, αγνοώντας πως μπορεί να τα χάσουν σε ένα καυτό αυτοκίνητο αυτό το καλοκαίρι. Αλλά αυτά τα παιδιά δεν πρέπει να πεθάνουν. Οι γονείς και όσοι τα φροντίζουν έχουν τη δυνατότητα να βεβαιωθούν ότι αυτό δεν θα τους συμβεί.

Ολόκληρη η ανακοίνωση: ΕΔΩ

Έχουμε αναφερθεί αναλυτικά στο θέμα αυτό που δυστυχώς λόγω της κλιματικής αλλαγής που είναι ιδαίτερα αντιληπτή και στη χώρα μας και της ολοένα αυξανόμενης χρήσης του ΙΧ δυστυχώς θα αποτελεί μια επιπλέον απειλεί και στη χώρα μας.

Είναι αδιανόητο να αγνοούμε τον κίνδυνο που αποτελεί η μακρόχρονη παραμονή μικρών παιδιών σε αυτοκίνητα, ακόμα και σε μια σχετικά δροσερή μέρα, ακόμα και με το παράθυρο μισάνοιχτο. Αν θέλετε να ενημερωθείτε μπορείτε να δείτε την σχετική ανάρτηση μας: ΕΔΩ

Brake Professional Bulletin - Fleet Safety Awards 2018

The 2018 Fleet Safety Awards Tickets are selling fast for our 2018 Fleet Safety Awards. The awards ceremony sponsored by Trimble Field Service Management (FSM) recognises the achievements of those working to help reduce the number of road crashes involving at-work drivers. The winners are announced at a celebratory gala dinner which is taking place on Thursday 11th October at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole. The evening provides a fantastic networking opportunity for attendees and includes a drinks reception, three course dinner with wine, and entertainment including a casino, an auction and disco. Please visit our website to book your place now. There are remaining sponsorship opportunities available. If you would like to find out more, please email corporate@brake.org.uk. Telematics - what next?' webinar - sponsored by Verizon Connect Telematics is an ever-growing market. With so much technology on offer, where should you look to invest your budget and time, and how can you make sure you’re getting the most out of the technology. This webinar will explore how you can ensure staff understand and engage positively with telematics, the importance of getting useful data from your telematics, and how to respond to telematics data effectively. Who should attend? Representatives of any organisation that employs at-work drivers, including fleet managers,health and safety managers, fleet suppliers, insurers, fleet risk management, driver training providers. This webinar is taking place on Wednesday 22 August, online, 2pm-3.30pm BST. The event is kindly sponsored by Verizon Connect and is free to attend. To register, complete our short online form. 'Connected and autonomous vehicles' webinar - available on YouTube The vehicle fleet is changing at an unprecedented rate. Our last webinar, that took place on Wednesday 11 July 2018,  left attendees with a good understanding of the latest in connected and autonomous vehicle technology.  The speakers included: Tom Voege, policy analyst, International Transport Forum David Ward, senior technical manager at HORIBA MIRA Jonathan Flower, PhD researcher, Centre for Transport and Society, University of the West of England Iwan Parry, principal consultant, TRL If you were unable to attend, follow this link to watch it on YouTube.

Positive mental attitudes - monitoring driver behaviour The Brake Professional website offers a wide range of resources for members to access free of charge. These resources include event reports, guidance documents and posters for at-work drivers. The latest report from Brake, kindly sponsored by Teletrac Navman, will take you through useful procedural steps, at recruitment stage, and when assessing and monitoring drivers, that employers can take to help identify attitudes and state of mind, and will also provide useful tips on developing an organisational culture that values and prioritises people. If you are a member, you can access it here. Not a member of Brake Professional? Please follow this link to visit Brake's shop. Alternatively, you can join for as little as £50 + VAT. Find out more here.  Pledge - take part in our training The Brake Pledge is a flexible driver training resource for companies that want to engage their drivers with positive behavioural change. It covers six key areas of occupational road risk, what employers should be doing to manage their risk, and how to successfully educate and engage drivers with road safety messages. The next UK training course is taking place on 6 September in Birmingham. To find more about course dates and locations, please visit our website. Brake's Pledge training would not be possible without the funding kindly provided by Arval. Event: Brake’s Virtual Run is BACK for summer 2018! This year we are calling for participants to help us collectively run or walk 1753 km to help raise vital funds in memory of the 1753 people killed on roads in Britain every year. This is your opportunity to be a part of an amazing experience and help raise money to enable Brake to support people bereaved in road crashes and campaign for safer roads. It costs just £5 to register, which includes a fundraising pack, sponsor forms and your Virtual Run 2018 t-shirt. Register here: Click here for more information and to register.