UNRSC partner activities Fédération Internationale de l Automobile 2013 UN Global Road Safety Week FIA Road Safety Grant Programme 18 th Meeting of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration 5-6 November 2013 Abu Dhabi Municipality, United Arab Emirates
2013 UN Global Road Safety Week Dedicated to pedestrian safety From 6 to 12 May 2013 Scope: prevent even a single pedestrian fatality during the Week as more than 5000 pedestrians are killed on the world's roads every week. A call for action for: better protect pedestrians worldwide, generate action on the measures needed to do so, contribute to achieving the goals of the Decade of Action for Road Safety.
FIA Contribution to the Week The FIA provided Clubs with 100,000 available, with a maximum of 5,000 per Club. Call for applications open until 20 March 2013. The programme was run in support of the WHO. The UN Global Road Safety Week funding is an example of S-Track projectsof the FIA Road Safety Grant Programme.
FIA Road Safety Grant Programme 2012-2013
Awarded projects 26 initiatives coming from all FIA Mobility regions have been awarded. Country Club Title Abstract Austria OAMTC Belarus BKA Belgium TCB Chile Costa Rica ACCHI ACCR Ecuador ANETA Hungary MAK India WCIM SOS Children Villages join the UN Global Road Safety Week Pedestrians + drivers = Road safety partnership Walk safe: the safety corner Pedestrian road safety Traffic Calming Project/ Artistic Crosswalks in high risk crossings Road Safety Project for pedestrians MAK Road Safety Events During the Second UN Global Road Safety Week Pedestrian Road Safety Children of the SOS Children's Villages will draw their daily way to school, raising awareness of the possible difficulties and dangers of being in traffic as pedestrians. Results will be presented at a press-conference and an award given to the best drawing. The project aims to reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries on the most dangerous pedestrian crossings in Minsk. It also seeks to improve road safety consciousness through an awareness and education campaign and to create a platform for partnership between pedestrians and drivers. TCB will organise a road safety media corner on 6 May, either at the starting point of the Long Short Walk or the end of the walk. In Chile, 50 per cent of road deaths are pedestrians. As they often don t respect traffic lights and other signals we propose an active campaign displayed on the streets to all pedestrians on the wrong way and the safe way to cross streets. Curridabatis a city of 72,000 inhabitants and large numbers of vehicles travel across the city daily. Citizens must recover their right to cross the road safely. Our goal is to strengthen road safety efforts by installing three artistic crosswalks on the most dangerous intersections in Curridabat. We plan many activities during Road Safety Week, through 36 schools across the country. We will educate and train drivers and pedestrians through activities aimed at reducing incidents. Joining the Second UN Global Road Safety Week, MAK is going to hold a series of road safety events in Szeged, a cultural and university centre, between 6-12 May 2013. We wish to draw participants attention to the importance of pedestrians safety in traffic, to occurring dangers and to rules. Kids are invited to the WCIM institute for training & fun activities. The main objective is to reach the entire family with the ultimate aim of reducing accidents.
Awarded projects Country Club Title Abstract India India India India WIAA AAUI AASI AAEI Pedestrian Safety Week Second UN Global Road Safety Week Increasing awareness on right of way for pedestrians at Pedestrian Crossings Second UN Global Safety Week Training & fun games for children at Traffic Park. The accompanying communication strategy urges the mass media to view pedestrian safety as a social responsibility. This project is an opportunity for the FIA clubs to conduct studies and organize programs that are of great value in saving pedestrian lives. It consists of booklet distribution, banners, face to face Interaction with pedestrians and volunteers to guide them. Pedestrians are to walk on the right side of the road where vehicles move on the left side. Unfortunately motorists do not give way to pedestrians, even at pedestrian crossings. We propose creating awareness by printing posters and banners for display at vantage points. A workshop to be organized at school level to build awareness in collaboration with local Police authorities. Media coverage will maximise the program. Israel MEMSI "Be Safe" Pedestrian Campaign A collaboration with five large municipalities for distribution of training materials in kindergartens by volunteers and professional trainers. Training will be supported by 5000 workbooks, produced by MEMSI, on the importance of being careful on the road in a story-telling way. Italy ACI A short safe walk in the traffic of your city ACI experts and sport champions will accompany primary school pupils on a pleasant/educational walk along the streets of historical Rome. Children will be taught how to walk safely along the roads and pedestrian crossings. The Long Short Walk logo will be shown during the walk.
Awarded projects Country Club Title Abstract In the framework of the Road Safety Week, AAK will organise a drawing competition in schools to raise Safe Walk to School: awareness of road safety for school children. The ask the children and main event will be a walk to school with a group of Kenya AAK call for action children. Moldova ACM UN Road Safety Week in Moldova A program of activities to raise pedestrian awareness and mark the UN Global Road Safety Week -an important event in achieving the goals of the Decade of Action for Road Safety. The overall objective is to promote responsible behaviour and reduce pedestrian deaths and involve key stakeholders and civil society. Mozambique ACTM Namibia Nicaragua Nigeria Poland AAN CAN ATCN PMZ Theatre at schools for Road Safety Short Walk with school children Reflective decal stickers and project with Minister of Education in schools to raise awareness The Children Traffic Club UN Global Safety Week Event for citizens of Zielona Góracity and surroundings A series of lectures in schools on road casualties, accompanied by a Theatre performance called Maxaca (Family) with 13 to 16 performers. AA Namibia plans a Short Walk with school children. The objective is to create awareness of the risks pedestrians are exposed to when using the road, promote safe road user behaviour, and sensitise drivers on the rights of pedestrians as road users. The distribution of 20, 000 reflective decals in Nicaragua to motorcycles owners, bike owners, horse carriages, cow carriages. Run with the full support of the Police department, it will help distribute stickers to everyone getting a license. In support of the Road Safety Week, the ATCN will organise lessons to promote peer-to-peer road safety training. The concept is to train 100 students of different ages from 10 schools to equip them to teach road safety to their peers The local bureau of PZM in ZielonaGórawill organise a special event for citizens of Zielona Góra cityespecially for the safety of pedestrian adults and children. Policemen and teachers will show how to walk safely in and outside the city
Awarded projects Country Club Title Abstract Singapore SMSA Sri Lanka AAC Tunisia UAE NACT Zimbabwe AAZ ATCUAE UN Global Road Safety Week Singapore Walk Safely La sécuritédes piétons Pedestrian Safety - Our Goal Pedestrian Safety Road Show In support of the Second UN Global Road Safety Week, the Singapore Motor Sports Association in partnership with the Canberra Housing Estate Citizens Consultative Committee (CCC) is proposing a multi-day approach to encourage road safety awareness amongst child pedestrians and drivers on the estate. "Road safety Program for All" on 7th -8th May 2013 is mainly dedicated to pedestrian safety. The main objective is to reduce injuries and fatalities among road users and pedestrians. We are all pedestrians Let us share the road is the motto presented by NACT for its initiative in the schools of 24 governorates. Pupils will be trained by the local police on pedestrian crossing and will receive reflectors, posters and stickers on road safety. The events will be accompanied by the release of 2001 balloons in memory of the 2001 pedestrians kills in Tunisia. The ATCUAE as a safety partner with the MOI is involved with the Education Going Forward. The pillars of the Educational approach will guarantee that all aspects of pedestrian safety are addressed. The key objective is to develop a schools programs, educate drivers and enhance marketing. The Automobile Association of Zimbabwe will launch a roads how to raise awareness on pedestrian safety by targeting members of the public in the CBD. The road show includes a quiz show, distribution of road safety flyers and a school drawing competition.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels, Belgium
Roma, Italy
Milano, Italy
Chişinău, Moldavia
Maputo, Mozambique
Maputo, Mozambique
Windhoek, Namibia
ThankYou for YourAttention Olivier Lenz Fédération Internationale de l Automobile olenz@fia.com www.fia.com