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PRINCE MICHAEL INTERNATIONAL ROAD SAFETY AWARD

We are delighted that the tireless work of our NGOs through their #CommitToAct campaigns has been recognized with a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. Each year, the most outstanding examples of international road safety initiatives are given public recognition through these prestigious awards.

We congratulate all our members on this joint achievement and encourage them to leverage the momentum of the award to push for greater commitment and stronger advocacy. Listen to Alliance members talk about what the award means, recorded at our member celebration HERE and read more HERE.

We also congratulate all the other award winners, including Towards Zero Foundation, receiving the Premier award for the #50by30 campaign, and Alliance members Indian Head Injury Foundation, iRAP, and Safe Kids Worldwide. Find the full list on the award website HERE.

2020 ROUNDUP The Prince Michael Award marks the end of a significant year for the Alliance and its members as well as the wider road safety community. Click on the links to find out more. The Alliance reaches 250 members UN Resolution adopts 2030 target #CommitToAct 2020 pushes for accountability Africa Chapter gathers steam Live Sessions open opportunities

#COMMITTOACT AND ACCOUNTABILITY: GLOBAL ROUNDTABLE The primary focus of #CommitToAct is for NGOs to secure commitments for safer roads and to maintain accountability for commitments that have been made. These commitments are listed on the Commitment Tracker.  On 1 December, the Alliance hosted a Global Roundtable where decision makers reported on progress toward national and regional commitments made in Colombia, Vietnam, and the European Union. NGOs from Kyrgyzstan and Namibia presented the commitment process from the NGO point of view. Read more about a commitment in Kyrgyzstan for child restraints BELOW.  Watch the session and read a summary HERE.

#CommitToAct Global Roundtable Toward Accountability for Safer Roads

COMMITMENT FOR CHILD RESTRAINT LEGISLATION IN KYRGYZSTAN Among commitments listed on the Commitment tracker is a commitment from the Kyrgyzstan government to increase child restraint usage. A study by Alliance member Road Safety NGO Kyrgyzstan found that, despite existing legislation, among more than 9,000 vehicles observed, child restraints were used in only 22. It launched an awareness campaign, supported by EASST and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to increase child restraint usage. A breakthrough was achieved in March 2019, when decision makers made a public commitment to amend the legislation, enforce it, and introduce fines. The legislation has now been introduced and enforcement measures announced. A follow-up study found that, although child restraint usage was still low, it had increased sevenfold. Read more HERE.

ALLIANCE ACCELERATOR IN AFRICA At the start of the pilot session of the Alliance Accelerator, held this month, in Kampala, Uganda, only one participant had heard of the Design Thinking and Business Canvas Models. By the end of the day, participants, who included NGOs, government officials, academics, and media, were excited about this new approach and the possibilities it revealed to foster collaborations and new angles and approaches to problems.  Read how Alliance member participants, Sam Bambanza, Hope for Victims of Traffic Accidents (HOVITA), and Tumwine Fred Nkuruho, Uganda Road Accident Reduction Network (URRENO), plan to use what they have learned HERE. Find out more about the Accelerator, which is planned to be rolled out in other countries HERE.

UN GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY WEEK 2021 THEME ANNOUNCED Speed has been selected by the UN Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) as the theme of the next UN Global Road Safety Week, in May 2021. The theme will focus on 30 kilometers per hour in urban areas where pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists mix.  Tackling speed has strong potential to help achieve the 2030 target to reduce road deaths and injuries by 50%, as well as reducing emissions leading to respiratory diseases. Studies suggest that excessive speed is a factor in a third of fatal crashes and that every 1 kilometer per hour increase in speed leads to a 3% increase in injuries and a 4–5% increase in fatalities. Additionally, the People's Survey, conducted as part of the #CommitToAct campaign, found that speed was the risk that made respondents feel most unsafe on the road. UN Global Road Safety Week will be an important opportunity to push for commitments for policy, infrastructure, and enforcement that will lower speeds, save lives, reduce injuries and emissions, and improve the daily journeys of vulnerable road users. Get ready to get involved.

ALLIANCE WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS The Alliance is excited to welcome three new members.  SAFE India Road Safety Council of Pakistan Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA) Read more about our new members HERE.