Η ΕΥΘΥΤΑ-ΠΑΡΑΤΗΡΗΤΗΡΙΟ ΟΔΙΚΗΣ ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑΣΡΟΔΟΥ, είναι ενεργό μέλος της
Prioritizing safe mobility for all
Despite accounting for 56% of road deaths globally, the safety of
pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists often gets overlooked in road
design and policy. In the lead-up to the 4th Global Ministerial on Road
Safety in Marrakech (Ministerial Conference), the Alliance and its
members are drawing attention to the realities of people's journeys
through the Mobility Snapshots and community helmet consultations.
Together, we are using this data to advocate for the evidence-based
interventions set out in our Accountability Toolkit.
In this newsletter, read about some of the issues and solutions
surrounding widespread availability of non-standard and fake helmets in
our interview with helmet expert Terry Smith and from our helmet "walkshop" in
New Delhi, India. Each month, as the Ministerial Conference draws near,
we are featuring a different Mobility Snapshot from an Alliance member
NGO, demonstrating the issues faced by pedestrians around the world.
This month our featured Snapshot is from Chișinău, Moldova.
NGOs bring a community-level perspective to the global road safety
stage. At the Ministerial Conference, we will amplify people's voices
from the ground and call for concrete commitments to make our roads safe
for everyone, especially those who are most at-risk. People around the
world are being let down by road policies and systems that have not put
the safety of all road users at the core. Our role is to speak up on
their behalf. Read more about the Ministerial Conference below.
Read more HERE.
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Terry Smith at the Alliance helmet "walkshop" in New Delhi
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The hidden cost of helmet safety
“The difference between having a helmet on your head and not having it
on your head is often the difference between life and death. None of us
know when we’re going to need that product. Governments, user groups,
and law enforcement need to do everything possible to eliminate
counterfeit helmets and promote helmet quality and safety.” – Terry
Smith, Principal Scientist, Galeatus, LLC, a long term friend of the
Alliance and a key informant in our helmet safety research.
Following the Alliance’s helmet safety "walkshop" in
New Delhi, India, we interviewed Terry Smith on the issues
surrounding counterfeit helmets and how to get them off the
market. Terry likened motorcycle helmets to medicines, pointing out that
most countries have consumer laws that regulate the import of medicines
which should also be applicable to helmets.
He outlined specific actions governments can take to combat counterfeit
helmets, such as incorporating helmets into consumer protection laws,
launching visible crackdowns on counterfeit products, and establishing
monitoring and rating systems to ensure helmet quality and safety.
Read more HERE.
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Motorcycle riders at the recent Alliance "walkshop" in New Delhi, India.
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Alliance Helmet workshop at Safety 2024
Many of the riders interviewed in recent community consultations
conducted by Alliance members in five countries said that it was
important to them that their helmet met a recognized safety standard.
However, with so many non-standard and counterfeit helmets
available around the world, it can be difficult to distinguish those
that meet a recognized standard from those that do not.
These findings were backed up by motorcycle riders we encountered on the
street as part of the Alliance’s helmet safety "walkshop", conducted
with support from Uber as a pre-conference activity for Safety 2024 in
New Delhi. Inputs from the session will feed into an Alliance white
paper to be launched at the Ministerial Conference.
“Substandard and fake helmets are also sold at a lower price than
standard helmets because they do not have the quality material and
quality construction that are well-tested. Availability of substandard
and fake helmets mean people are not guaranteed safe helmets – we are
letting people down,” says Chika Sakashita, Global Alliance of NGOs for
Road Safety.
Read more HERE.
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ACM junction, Hincesti Highway and Academiei Street, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova.
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Featured Mobility Snapshot: Chișinău
Alliance member NGO, the Automobile Club of Moldova, captured data at
the intersection at the ACM junction of Hincesti Highway and Academiei
Street in Chișinău as part of the Mobility Snapshots campaign. Its
Snapshot showed that a newly rehabilitated sidewalk with tactile
pavement for visually impaired pedestrians leads directly to the
intersection. However, on reaching the intersection, there is no
pedestrian crossing for them to safely cross the street. The
intersection is also frequently used by children attending a nearby
school.
Currently with a 50 km/h speed limit, no traffic signals, and with cars
parked on both sides of the road, it is difficult for pedestrians to
cross the intersection. It has been rated as one-star by iRAP, using the
Star Rating system that assesses road infrastructure
safety from one to five stars.
Automobile Club of Moldova will be advocating for better pedestrian
infrastructure, traffic calming, and a reduction in the speed limit. If
all the iRAP recommendations were implemented, including signalized
pedestrian crossings, traffic calming measures, and a reduction of the
speed limit to 30 km/h, it would improve the star rating from 1.0 to 4.7
stars for pedestrians.
“Conducting the Snapshot gave me a deeper awareness of the daily
challenges people face at this very busy and risky intersection and
highlighted the urgent need for better pedestrian infrastructure and
traffic calming measures. Blind people and parents with children rush to
cross the road and I see many of them stopping mid-way or try to run
across to avoid oncoming cars.” – Tatiana Mihailova, Automobile Club of
Moldova.
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Alliance members at the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Stockholm (©Ahlstrom/Elgquist)
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Lead up to the Ministerial Conference
The Ministerial Conference in Marrakech is approaching fast. This month,
the Allliance held an online information session that enabled NGOs to
hear from the National Road Safety Agency Morocco and WHO about the
plans for the conference and brainstorm how to engage their decision
makers between now and February.
We have also developed an Engagement Pack, bringing together resources
to support NGO advocacy in the lead up to the conference. Check out it
out HERE.
It includes the session recording, how to apply for NGO travel
subsidies and to bring an exhibit to the Commit to Life Zone, and
advocacy resources and tools. We will be adding to the Pack regularly in
the coming months.
Also, stay tuned for upcoming events and moments including our annual event, held this year on 31 October 2024, marking the anniversary of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030 when
we will present the results of the Mobility Snapshots. We will align
this with a social media visibility week from 28 October–1 November to
help NGOs to amplify their advocacy using the Snapshots. |
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