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4th UN Global Road Safety Week 2017 - Save the Date!
The UN Road Safety Collaboration is pleased to announce that the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week will be held from 8-14 May 2017. The Week will focus on speed and what can be done to address this key risk factor for road traffic deaths and injuries. Speed contributes to around one-third of all fatal road traffic crashes in high-income countries, and up to half in low- and middle-income countries.
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Drug use and road safety...what are the experts saying?
There is growing concern around the world about drug use and road safety. Drinking alcohol and driving is a well studied risk factor for road traffic crashes, injuries and deaths but drug-induced impairment of driving is causing increasing concern in many countries around the world
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Pokemon Go! Is catching Pokemon the new distraction on the road?
Playing popular game Pokémon GO has made some people lax about their personal safety, according to police around the world. Many local authorities have began asking people playing the augmented reality game to look while they are crossing the road - or catching that Jigglypuff might just end up costing a life.
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Brian's Column: Why do we applaud when a vehicle almost crashes?
Brian Bilal Mwebaze is back with another column highlighting experiences, stories and initiatives from the world of youth and road safety issues in Africa. A culture of road safety is growing in low and middle income countries but some approaches and attitudes still need challenging...Brian explores.
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Do you have what it takes to be a youth champion for road safety?
We are building a generation of road safety conscious young people all around the world. Young people that not only live the ideals of good road safety practise, behaviour and attitudes but also encourage their friends, relatives, loved ones and peers to also adopt safer approaches. Do you have what it takes to be a youth champion?
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Halve traffic accident deaths and injuries by 2020: can it be done?
The UN has an ambitious goal to cut road deaths and injuries by 50% in five years. Are governments and donors finally prioritising the issue? The Guardian's Global Development Professionals explore the world's road safety targets as established in the Sustainable Development Ageda known as the 'Global Goals'.
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Belizean Youth for Road Safety continue action with youth in Belize!
Over the last two years, we have been working youth leaders in Belize to stimulate sustainable action for youth and road safety issues in the country. Part of the Caribbean Development Bank's all encompassing road safety project in Belize, we began our work with youth in Belize in 2014 and since then, they have gone above, beyond and further to take change forward for road safety!
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Meet Graham, the body built to survive a crash - Project Graham
As much as we like to think we’re invincible, we’re not. The human body can only withstand certain amounts of force in a car crash. In fact, the impact forces of just 30km/hr are enough to be fatal – such as striking a pedestrian or a side-on collision with a tree. But what if we were to change? What if our bodies could cope with the impact of a crash? What might we look like? Meet Graham, the body created to withstand a crash.
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Closing statement video from YOURS is live - Brasilia conference
Towards the end of 2015, stakeholders in global road safety, at both the international and local level convened at the 2nd High Level Conference on Road Safety in Brasilia, Brazil to discuss the Sustainable Development Agenda and review the Decade of Action for Road Safety. In the closing ceremony of the conference, our Executive Director, Floor Lieshout derlivered a powerful closing statement to the world's dignitaries.
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Every Journey, Every Child - Global Initiative for Child Health and Mobility
Every child has the right to healthy development and an education. But every day more than 3000 children and adolescents – a toll equivalent to the student population of two large schools – suffer a road traffic death or serious injury.
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#SaveKidsLives continues its momentum with superstars and dignitaries
The #SaveKidsLives campaign continues to generate global attention with global superstars taking a moment to sign up the 2020 Action Agenda and take a #Safie. The latest high profile #Safies have been taken by music sensation, Pharrell Williams, USA's gold medal sprinter Johan Blake and United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki Moon.
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Young pedestrians, ‘Look don’t Like’ when crossing roads
A new initiative has been launched to address the problem of distraction among young pedestrians who use mobiles phones while crossing the road in the UK.
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Apply for a grant - GRSP call for proposals round 10
Organizations seeking funding to promote policy change and implementation will be required to submit a short concept note for consideration. Concept notes will be reviewed by an international panel of experts.
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See the Road: Ontario urges all to #PutDownThePhone - take part!
When you aren’t focused on the road, things can happen fast. Using your phone to talk, text, check maps or choose a playlist while you’re behind the wheel all count as distracted driving – and they put you and others at risk. Other activities like eating, reading or typing a destination into a GPS are also dangerous when you’re behind the wheel. It doesn’t matter if you’re on a highway or stopped at a red light – distracted driving could cost you. Read about the new campaign from Ontario's Ministry of Transportation.
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Euro 2016: Listening to football commentary a danger while driving ?
Motorists admit to shouting at the radio, punching the air, and even singing or chanting when listening to sport behind the wheel. Euro 2016 could cause a rise in unpredictable driving, according to new research by Confused.com. More than a third of those who listen to sport on the car radio say they feel their stress levels rise as a result.
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Brian's Column: Her mother was hit by a drunk-driving cop...
This month, our regular columnist on Africa’s road safety, Brian Kanaahe Mwebaze takes us to Botswana where a drunk driving cop hit and severely injured the mother of a young philanthropist, humanitarian and motivational speaker, 21 year old Gogontlejang Phaladi. Oh, she’s also the Executive Director Gogontlejang Phaladi Pillar of Hope Project and yes, you guessed right. She’s on Facebook & Twitter .
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You're Invited - Our Future: A Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health
After three decades of calls for action on adolescent health, The Lancet has partnered with four leading academic institutions (The University of Melbourne, University College London, the London School for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Columbia University) to establish a Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing.
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Participate and comment on The New Urban Agenda: Habitat III
Throughout modern history, urbanization has been a major driver of development and poverty reduction. Governments can respond to this key development opportunity through Habitat III by promoting a new model of urban development that is able to integrate all facets of sustainable development to promote equity, welfare and shared prosperity. Habitat III is the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development to take place in Quito, Ecuador, from 17 – 20 October 2016.
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Schoolchildren cast spotlight on road safety in the UK
Over 50 children from Roach, Bro Tawe and Maesydderwen schools have taken part in the production of road safety films. From finalizing story boards, to creating mock backgrounds, to then filming and starring in their very own road safety film. These short films are aiming to help raise awareness of the possible hazards involving children getting to and from school, as well as looking at the passenger perspective of road safety risks generally.
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Our South American Regional Champion reports from key event
The Iberoamerican Federation of Victims against Road Violence (FICVI for its acronym in Spanish) is an alliance of road safety victim associations from the Latin-American region. It was created in Washington D.C. in 2011 and has it´s legal representation in Colombia. Currently it has more than 19 associations affiliated from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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