Global Action for Road Safety
Greater road safety is a goal worldwide. If we act now, we can prevent millions of injuries and deaths caused by traffic.
The UN has acknowledged the need for action on the topic of road safety and launched the “The Decade of Action of Road Safety”. Working together with the UN, the World Health Assembly has set up the Road Safety Collaboration to coordinate international collaboration on the topic. The campaign Make Roads Safe, a broad-based coalition including public health bodies, motoring organizations, road safety NGOs and international organizations, was crucial for the initiation of the program and continues to fight for political action on traffic accidents.
The Decade of Action is an opportunity to make communities and streets safer around the world, a commitment that DEGAROUTE® shares.
The Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020
The UN initiative strives to reduce injuries and deaths caused by traffic accidents.
On May 11, 2011 the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 was officially launched. One hundred governments in the UN General Assembly have vowed to reduce the number of injuries and deaths caused by traffic accidents.
The program has chosen “Together we can save millions of lives” as its slogan. Corporate and individual supporters can show their support with a yellow hangtag. It is meant so serve as a symbol for collective action against the tragedy of road deaths. The organizers hope it will become just as iconic as the Red Ribbon that stands for AIDS awareness.
Make roads safe
Make Roads Safe, a broad-based coalition including public health bodies, motoring organizations, road safety NGOs and international organizations, played a critical role in the initiation of the Decade of Action for Road Safety.
Formed by public health bodies, motoring organizations, road safety NGOs and international organizations, the Make Roads Safe campaign was launched in 2006 to lobby for global action on traffic safety. Among other things, it deals with the issue of improved road design for safer streets, where functional road markings are an important factor.
UN Road Safety Collaboration
In partnership with the United Nations (UN), the World Health Assembly has set up the Road Safety Collaboration to coordinate international collaboration on the topic of traffic deaths.
Together with regional UN agencies, the Collaboration strives to makes streets safer all over the world. The UN Road Safety Collaboration is developing a global plan with input from many partners that can be used as a guideline by governments, international agencies, civil society organizations, the private sector and other stakeholders. Areas of concern, amongst many others, are the safety of road infrastructure, broader transport networks, vehicle safety, the behavior of road users and improvements on post-crash care.