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National and local activities
In addition to the events that took place in Geneva, hundreds of national and local activities around the World marked the Global Road Safety Week and served as starting points for additional road safety initiatives in countries. These included high-level policy discussions on road safety, launches of new road safety strategies or plans of action, the adoption of new legislation related to road safety, ceremonies dedicated to victims of road traffic injuries, or a host of high-profile advocacy events, including some involving national and local media.
For a closer look at what took place in various countries, you can read our Newsletters or Media Clippings, or choose from the links below.
National focal persons served as overall coordinators for the events being prepared to mark the Week at national level. In some countries national focal persons created a multisectoral National Organizing Committee to facilitate preparations. If you represent a group wishing to contribute to efforts at national level, you may wish to contact the focal person in your country. National focal persons were added to this list once they were officially nominated and their nominations have been formally communicated to WHO.
Albania
National Conference of Road Safety
26 April 2007 — Institute of Public Health, Albania
This Conference will be attended by Albanian Prime Minister and representatives of all ministries that are involved in Road Safety, the local government, representatives from national and international NGOs, the Albanian Red Cross, etc. The main issues to be dealt with concern the improvement of the situation of road accidents in Albania and the challenges of the future.
Contact: Gentiana Qirjako / Maksim Bozo, Institute of Public Health / Ministry of Health
Telephone: +355 68 22 07 403 / +355 69 22 36 622, Fax: +355 4 370 058 / na
E-mail: gentacela@hotmail.com
Argentina
Adhesión de la Municipalidad de Puan a la Primera semana Mundial de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Seguridad Vial
23 April 2007 — Partido de Puan (8 localidades), Argentina
Recorrer las localidades del Partido de Puan (110 km la más distante) para distribuir material en escuelas y durante operativos de tránsito vehicular.
Contact: Milagros Montemuiño, Municipalidad de Puan
Telephone: +54 2923499333, Fax: +54 2923488001 int 231
E-mail: maria@s9.coopenet.com.ar
Feria de la Seguridad Vial
27 April 2007 — Rosario, Argentina
La ciudad de Rosario, fiel a su trayectoria y compromiso con la problemática de la accidentalidad vial, quiere ser parte de esta celebración mundial promoviendo la conciencia ciudadana a partir de una serie de propuestas que movilicen a la comunidad y la incluyan en el proceso de participación ineludible que se requiere para dar comienzo, de una vez por todas, a un cambio generalizado de actitud con respecto al tránsito. La propuesta se basa en la realización de una gran Feria de la Seguridad Vial, en la plaza Pringles, el día viernes 27, de 10 a 18 hs. Actividades a realizar: Espacio de exposición (Instalación de gacebos donde se presentarán las diferentes campañas, programas educativos y tareas de fiscalización de la Dirección de Tránsito) Demostración a cargo de médicos del SIES (Cómo atender a un accidentado). Convocatoria pública ("Qué harías para mejorar el tránsito". Invitación a la comunidad a presentar propuestas creativas e innovadoras). Lanzamiento de un Voluntariado (Inscripción de personas interesadas en participar como voluntarias en las tareas del Area de Educación Vial). Ceremonia en memoria de las personas fallecidas en accidentes de tránsito en la ciudad de Rosario. Tercer domingo de noviembre, Monumento a la Bandera. 20 hs.
Contact: Celina Ruiz, Municipalidad de Rosario
Telephone:+54 3414808502, Fax: +54 3414808506
E-mail: cruiz0@rosario.gov.ar
NGOs and Local Goverment commitment on Road Safety programmes
10 April 2007 — Yerba Buena - Tucumán - Argentina
The Foro Civico is an institution where Local Goverment and Civil Society are working together to promote joint actions. Adherent to the "First United Nations Global Road Safety Week", a public meeting will be held on April 10th, inviting all involved institutions and persons of the City, in order to sign an agreement to reduce road accidents, to improve education and control on roads. This meeting will have a high coverage of local media and will be the launching of a calendar of actions during the month of April and with emphasis on the week of April 23/29. The activities planned are the signature of the commitment by local Goverment and relevant institutions (April 10), the presentation of a curricula on Road Safety to be teached at local Schools (April 16), a public meeting and conference about Road Safety (April 18) and "a week without accidents" (April 23-29).
Contact: Carlos Iñurrategui, Foro Civico Yerba Buena
Telephone: +5411 41491402, Fax: n/a
E-mail: c_inurrategui@myb.gov.ar
Programa de Prevención Vial 2007
23-29 April 2007 — Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina
La Municipalidad de Avellaneda, a través de la Secretaría de Gobierno tiene a cargo la regulación y organización de la seguridad vial de la localidad, por lo que desde el comienzo de gestión desde el año 2004 y como esta previsto para el año 2007 se realizar un Programa de Prevención Vial a cargo de la mencionada Secretara con la colaboración de la Subsecretaría de Salud, Protección Infantil y Familiar, la Jueza de Faltas y el Cuerpo de Inspectores, desarrollo de actividades de prevención en treinta (30) Escuelas, Empresas y Fábricas con asiento en la localidad y a la población en General.
Contact: Scarpin Dionisio, Municipalidad de Avellaneda
Telephone: +54 3 482 481 079, Fax: +54 3 482 481 082
Students' exhibition of vial education
23 April 2007 — Cabral School, Las Heras. Mendoza, Argentina
Students will show the results of what they learn in Vial classes
Contact: Gladys Fernandez de Magistocchi, Programa Prevencion Accidentes- Ministerio Salud Mendoza
Telephone: +54 2614202268, Fax: +54 2614201890
E-mail: gladysmagistocchi@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.semanamundialseguridadvial.mendoza.gov.ar
University students' debate
25 April 2007 — Law University National University of Cuyo. Ciudad Universitaria, Argentina
Discussion about the trafic problem in Mendoza. Propose activites to reduce this problem. These proposals will be report to the goverment and the legislature.
Contact: Gladys Fernandez de Magistocchi, Programa de Prevención de Accidentes
Telephone: +54 2614202268, Fax: +54 2614201890
E-mail: gladysmagistocchi@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.semanamundialseguridadvial.mendoza.gov.ar
Young drivers and crashes
23 April 2007 — Czech Republic, Spain, Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico, Ethiopia, Netherlands
In the Czech Republic and in Spain, a traffic education program for young drivers (16-18 years) will be organized under the banner of IRSA; the program is called "The Action" (Czech Republic) and "The Road Show" (Spain). In the other countries, IRSA is organizing train-the-trainer programs for police trainers and traffic police specialists with respect to the improvement of traffic enforcement and the handling of crashes, including the improvement of crash data collection.
Contact: Peter ter Meulen, International Road Safety Academy - Association
Telephone: +31 205708930, Fax: +31 205708989
E-mail: office@irsa-association.org
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Australia
CRS Global Road Safety Week Breakfast Forum: Young Road Users
23 April 2007 — Parliament House, Brisbane, Australia
Three speakers will discuss various aspects of road safety for young road users: young driver initiatives; road safety and 0-16s - what are the issues?; and driver licensing and training.
Contact: Kelly Walker, Australasian College of Road Safety (Queensland Chapter)
Telephone: +61 7 3138 4568, Fax: +61 7 3138 4907
E-mail: k.walker@qut.edu.au
Belt Up Display - Use Seat Belts
28 April 2007 — Pilbara Football League, West Kimberley Football League, Kununurra and Carnarvon/Gascoyne, Australia
At a WACFL football match in each of these regions a moveable sign promotion will be implemented to encourage drivers and passengers to wear seatbelts. The regions were selected because research has shown these areas need to increase the rate of wearing restraints.
Contact: Kellee Flatt, West Australian Football Commission
Telephone: 08 9381 5599, Fax: 08 9381 7743
E-mail: kflatt@wafc.com.au
Corporate Bowls Day
24 April 2007 — Carnarvon Bowling Club, Australia
At Carnarvon bowling club there will be the United Nations Global Road safety Week Corporate bowls competition. I will showcase global road safety as well as the safer systems approach taken by WA and also how safer systems can help us in the Gascoyne region. Corporate bowls attracts upwards of about 200 people each week in Carnarvon and runs from about 4.30pm until 9.00pm
Contact: Bruce Tisdell, RoadWise
Telephone: 0417 964 129, Fax: 99 410099
E-mail: btisdell@westnet.com.au
Fatality Free Friday
27 April 2007 — Nationwide, Australia
Fatality Free Friday will be a national safety and awareness campaign. Its aim is to promote safe driving to the community via the media around Australia. It will start by asking all road users to focus on safe road use practices and highlight what action individuals can take to make a real difference. Ultimately the goal would be to have no road deaths recorded on Fatality Free Friday. The date for this first event will be Friday 27th of April 2007, which will coincide with the first United Nations Global Road Safety Week.
Contact: Russell White, Driver Safety in Motion Pty Ltd
Telephone: +61 412 53 22 49, Fax: +61 755 73 71 16
E-mail: rwdriversafety@optusnet.com.au
Web site: http://fatalityfreefriday.com
Make your Mark Competition about speeding
23 April 2007 — Perth, Australia
The Make your Mark Competition is a community-focused initiative to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding and its consequences. It is open to everyone aged between 16 and 24, and aims to give young people the opportunity to be involved in the Road Safety speeding campaign by creating an advertisement. It is a great opportunity for 16-24 year olds to create an advertisement that discourages 'speeding' and relays this message to people of their own age. On Monday 23 April, three young people will be awarded as part of the 2006-07 Make your Mark Competition for their print, radio or television road safety advertisements about the consequences and dangers of speed. This competition is organised by the Office of Road Safety of Western Australia, in association with the Outdoor Cinema Movies By Burswood, and three youth-oriented media, X-Press magazine, Radio Nova 93.7 and Channel 10. On the same day, the 2007-08 Competition Competition will be launched.
Contact: John Doak, Office of Road Safety
Telephone: +61 892228746, Fax: +61 893252817
E-mail: jdoak@dpc.wa.gov.au
Web site: http://www.moviesbyburswood.com
Safer Vehicles Display
20 April 2007 — Perth Convention Centre, Australia
The RAC and Road Safety Council's Five Star Café at the Perth Motor Show from April 20-25. Find out how the experts rate your car's potential to protect your family in a crash through the ANCAP safety-rating system. A minimum four-star ANCAP rating is recommended. There is also information on airbags, seatbelt reminder systems and head restraints. After a coffee, experience how it feels to drive a vehicle fitted with Electronic Stability Control at the Bosch ESP Simulator display. ESP is an active safety system that reduces the risk of a driver losing control of the vehicle. Take a crash course in vehicle safety at the Perth Motor Show.
Contact: John Doak, Office of Road Safety
Telephone: +61 0892228746, Fax: +61 893252817
E-mail: jdoak@dpc.wa.gov.au
UN Global Road Safety Week Events
27 April 2007 — Various locations, Australia
Road Safety Publicity Campaign leading up to Road Safety Week: Pamphlets and posters on bicycle, pedestrian, older driver, children and heavy vehicle safety; a joint Victoria Police & Local Laws Officer campaign on pedestrian behaviour; council consideration of adoption of Pedestrian Charter and Safer Vehicle and Safer Driver Guidelines.
Contact: Michael Hull, RoadSafe Westgate Community Road Safety Council / Hobsons Bay City Council / Maribyrnong City Council / Wyndham City Council
Telephone: +61 39932 1129, Fax: +61 39932 1090
E-mail: mhull@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
Web site: http://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
Austria
Vision Zero
23-29 April 2007 — Nationwide, Austria
Targeted at young road users, including young drivers. Every single day of the week features an other theme (speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol, courtesy on the road, pedestrians, children as road users), all of them specific road safety topics. The whole week will be supported by the media, e.g. with stories about respectful and amicable road user behavior. An ETSC PIN Talk and other events are organized and other organizations are involved in this week, too.
Contact: Dr Günter Breyer, Federal Ministry for Transport, Division for Technology and Road Safety
Telephone: +43 (1) 711 00 / 5951, +43 (1) 711 00 / 2291
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Belgium
Flemish Congres On Road Safety
23 April 2007 — Flemish Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
Congress on all aspects of road safety (education, engineering, enforcement). This year's them is young road users. Research, good examles and policy are being discussed.
Contact: Stijn Dergent, Vlaamse Stichting Verkeerskunde
Telephone: +32 15 44 65 55, Fax: +32 15 44 65 59
E-mail: stijn.dergent@verkeerskunde.be
Belize
Let's not meet by accident
23 April 2007 — All municipalities in the country
To focus on road safety and more specific on seat belts, helmets, drink & drive, etc. We will have talk shows and interaction with schools to educate young students about the dangers of not being safe on the road.
Contact: Allan Vargas, Ministry Of Health, Local Government and Transport
Telephone: +501 8222038, Fax: +501 8223317
E-mail: costablue73@hotmail.com
Brazil
Inauguration d'un "Bib Gonfleuse"
27 April 2007 — Brazil
Installation d'une station de gonflage.
Contact: Carlos Eduardo Pinho, Michelin
Telephone: +55 2124294627, Fax: +55 2124294636
E-mail: corlos-eduardo.pinho@br.michelin.com
Brunei Darussalam
First UN Global Road Safety Week
23 April 2007 — International Covention Centre, Berakas, Brunei Darussalam
The First UN Global Road Safety Week aims to promote road safety and to enhance road users' awareness. It is also aimed to rope in all spectrums of Brunei Darussalam communities to be involved in promoting and enhancing road safety awareness. The week long event will focus on speeding, the danger of using mobile phone while driving, child seat restraint as well as wearing seat belts. The Road Safety website will be official during the launching ceremony. Other activities that have been planned include road safety forum, a Friday prayer sermon and walkathon. Road Safety exhibition involving participation of various government agencies and partnership with private sector and education sector will be held through out the country.
Contact: Ang Kian Guan, Ministry of Communications
Telephone: +673 2383838, Fax: +673 2381646
E-mail: kianguan.ang@mincom.gov.bn
Web site: http://www.bruneiroadsafety.org.bn
Cambodia
Road Safety Week
5 April 2007 — Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Handicap International (HI), in collaboration with the National Road Safety Committee and WHO in Cambodia, plans to organize the road safety week on the 05th to 07th of April, 2007. The event aims to launch the new traffic law, to promote actions in the government and related stakeholders in implementing and enforcing the new law, and raise awareness about the impact of the road traffic accidents to public. The event consists of main activities as follow: launching ceremony of the new traffic law, enforcement campaign, traffic law training, free theory test for driving license, TV educational program, activities in some communities, and distribution of educational materials. HI also plans to organize the event in Laos, Vietnam, Togo, Mozambique, Burkina Faso and Madagascar.
Contact: Socheata SANN, Handicap International
Telephone: +855 23217300, Fax: +855 23216270
E-mail: sann.socheata@hib-cambodia.org
Cameroon
Première semaine de la sécurité routière des nations unies
28 April 2007 — Douala, Cameroon
Sous le patronnage du gouverneur de la province du littoral, les manifestations s'étaleront du 24 au 29 Avril 2007. Au programme: Conférence de presse, campagne sur le port du casque et la surchage sur les motos taxi, campagne sur la séceinture de sécurité et le port du casque, table ronde, pose des affiches, émission radio et télevision.
Contact: Martial Missimikim, Securoute
Telephone: +237 9926946 / +237 6162070, Fax: +237 3400020
E-mail: securoute2004@yahoo.fr
Canada
Canada Road Safety Youth Conference
6-8 June 2007 — Montreal, Canada
The 3-day youth conference is intended to raise awareness of the road safety risks to youth and to attract interest in some participants of working in the road safety community. It is hoped that participants will take this information and enthusiasm regarding road safety in the communities and sponsoring agencies of the attendees.
Contact: Paul Boase, Transport Canada
Telephone: +1 6139934463, Fax: +1 6139902912
E-mail: boasep@tc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.hookedonroadsafety.ca
Child Passenger Safety DVD launch
26 April 2007 — Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Canada
Safe Kids Canada is releasing an educational DVD for parents as part of their Kids that Click child passenger safety program. The DVD will be called, Kids that Click: Keep your kids safe on every ride - Tips for using car seats, booster seats, and seat belts safely.
Contact: Linda Ward, Safe Kids Canada
Telephone: +1 416 813-6173, Fax: +1 416 813-4986
E-mail: linda.ward@sickkids.ca
Web site: http://www.safekidscanada.ca
Conférence de presse sur le bilan routier 2006 du Québec, lancement d'un site Internet consacré aux victimes de la route et lancement de la campagne de sécurité routière sur le thème de la vitesse.
26 April 2007 — Québec, Canada
Conférence de presse pour présenter les données du bilan routier 2006 du Québec. Lancement d'un site Internet consacré aux victimes de la route dont les coordonnées seront dévoilées lors de la conférence de presse. Lancement des nouvelles publicités télé, radio et cinéma sur la vitesse ainsi que des activités de relations publiques qui la supportent afin de rappeler les conséquences d'un accident de la route lié à la vitesse. Les nouvelles publicités seront diffusées du 23 avril 2007 au 20 mai 2007 et s'adressent à tous les usagers de la route ainsi qu'aux jeunes de 16 à 24 ans:publicité télévisée et radiophonique sur la vitesse, diapositives sur le phénomène de la vitesse sur 430 écrans de cinéma à travers le Québec, placement publicitaire des personnages «Léo et Léa» sur le thème de la vitesse en appui aux publicités télé et radio, placement Zoom média numérique sur 54 écrans dans 27 restos-bars de Montréal et sur 26 écrans dans le métro de Montréal, placement dans le quotidien «Métro» du métro de Montréal.
Contact: Madame Lyne Vézina, Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
Telephone: 1.418.528.4105, Fax: 1.418.646.1003
E-mail: lyne.vezina@saaq.gouv.qc.ca
Web site: http://www.saaq.gouv.qc.ca
Operation Lookout Press Conference
25 April 2007 — Eastern Ontario (exact location to be announced), Canada
Operation Lookout is a program that encourages pedestrians and motorists alike to call 9-1-1 or *OPP (in Ontario) to report suspected impaired drivers on the road. Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving (OCCID) would like to invite all media to attend a press conference on Operation Lookout with local emergency services, public health units and concerned citizens. Operation Lookout can make a real difference to road safety as it addresses all forms of impaired driving (drugs, fatigue) and can even help a driver who may be suffering a medical emergency. Please contact OCCID at +1 4164854411 for more details.
Contact: Julia Lefebvre/ Anne Leonard, Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving
Telephone: +1 4164854411, Fax: +1 4164858879
E-mail: occid@bellnet.ca
Reportage radio jeunes conducteurs
24 April 2007 — Ensemble du Québec, Canada
Reportage radio à l'émission Radio-Ados de Radio-Canada sur des expériences de jeunes conducteurs. ll s'agit d'entrevues avec des jeunes ayant vécu des expériences difficiles liées à la route. La clientèle visée est celle des jeunes de 12 à 17 ans.
Contact: Madame Lyne Vézina, Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
Telephone: +1 4185284105, Fax: +1 4186461003
E-mail: lyne.vezina@saaq.gouv.qc.ca
Web site: http://www.saaq.gouv.qc.ca
The Cooperators Buckle Up Bears Car Seat Check: Port Elgin
21 April 2007 — Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada
The Car Seat Check will run from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. The child car seat check / clinic is jointly organized by the Cooperators and the Grey Bruce Health Unit. Everyone can call Public Health at  +1 (519) 376-9420 or 1-800-263-3456 to book an appointment and guarantee their child's car seat will be inspected.
Contact: Meghan Wilkie, Grey Bruce Health Unit
Telephone: +1 5193769420, Fax: +1 5193764152
E-mail: wilkiem@publichealthgreybruce.on.ca
Web site: http://www.publichealthgreybruce.on.ca
More events
For an additional list of events held by some Canadian provinces and territories, please see
http://www.tc.gc.ca/hookedonroadsafety/otherevents.htm
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China
Childhood Road Safety Seminar
27 April 2007 — Beijing, China, China
A seminar on child pedestrian injury in China will be held in Beijing on March 27. The seminar will announce the research on child pedestrian injury in China and three major cities (Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou). The research was conducted by National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention (NCNCD) of China CDC and Safe Kids China (SKC) and sponsored by FedEx. This will be the first time in China to announce the child pedestrian injury in three major cities. The seminar will invite officials from the Chinese Ministry of Health and Public Security. During the seminar, researches on traffic injury in China will also be presented. The seminar will certainly build a platform for Chinese injury professionals for information and prevention programs exchanges and will call the people to act on road safety, especially for children.
Contact: Monica Cui, Deng Xiao, Duan Leilei , Wu Fan, SAFE KIDS China, National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC
Phone +86 1052586628, Fax +86 1083136480
E-mail: grsw2007@sina.com
Multi-Sectoral Forum on Road Safety in China
25 June 2007 — Beijing, China
The Multi-Sectoral Forum on Road Safety in China is sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Health and WHO. China CDC is taking the responsibility of organizing. The road safety situation, as well as advanced experiences which can be used to promote the road safety development in China will be discussed on the forum. It will try to enhance the co-operation between all sectors related to road safety in China and the support from the international community.
Contact: Deng Xiao, Duan Leilei , Wu Fan, National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC
Phone +86 1052586628, Fax +86 1083136480
E-mail: grsw2007@sina.com
National Launch of Global Road Safety Week, China Activity, 2007
23 April 2007 — Beijing, China
The national launch of Global Road Safety Week--China Activity is sponsored by the Chinese Ministries of Health, Education, Public Security, Construction, Communications, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China, Chinese Communist Youth League and WHO on 23rd, April. China CDC is taking the responsibility of organizing. The launch will announce the series activities held in China, including Road Show of Road Safety, Original Design Competition on Road Safety , Multi-Sectoral Forum on Road Safety and Childhood Road Safety Seminar, as the national response for Global Road Safety Week. It will certainly arouse the attention of the whole country by media propaganda and reflect the governments' regard for road safety.
Contact: Jiao Yahui , Wu Fan, Chinese Ministry of Health, National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC
Phone +86 1052586628, Fax +86 1083136480
E-mail: grsw2007@sina.com
Official Announcement of the Results of the China Seatbelt Intervention
23 April 2007 — The Kerry Centre Hotel, Beijing, China
In China, injuries are the leading cause of death from age 1 to 44, accounting for approximately 750,000 deaths and 3.5 million hospitalisations every year. Much of the injury-related death and serious injury is due to road traffic injury. The rate of death and injury is growing rapidly, there is an urgent need to implement proven road safety interventions. In the absence of widespread implementation of road safety interventions, the epidemic of road traffic injury will worsen. Following completion of the China Seatbelt Intervention in Guongzhou, The George Institute for International Health along with Central and Guangzhou Municipal Governments in China and BP China will announce the results of the intervention in addition to a cost-benefit analysis of the campaign.
Contact: Emma Orpilla, The George Institute for International Health
Telephone: +61 299934500, Fax: +61 299934501
E-mail: eorpilla@george.org.au
Web site: http://www.thegeorgeinstitute.org/
Original Design Competition on Road Safety
23 April 2007 — Beijing, China
The Original Design Competition on Road Safety is sponsored by the Chinese Ministries of Health, Education, Public Security, Construction, Communications, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China, Chinese Communist Youth League and WHO. China CDC is taking the responsibility of organizing. The competition accepts commonweal designs familiar to young people like videos, flashes, posters, advertisements and photos, thus makes it possible to involve participation from people in the whole society, and visualize the conception of road safety to intensify the propaganda and realize the strategy of sustainable development.
Contact: Deng Xiao, Duan Leilei, Wu Fan, National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC
Phone +86 1052586628, Fax +86 1083136480
E-mail: grsw2007@sina.com
Road safety and disability
25 April 2007 — Yuexi county (Sichuan province), China
Handicap International will participate in the road safety week trough awareness raising on the link between road traffic accident and disability. Handicap International will use its existing disability prevention and rehabilitation project sites in Yuexi (Sichaun province) and possibly Tibet as a base for road safety awareness activities.
Contact: Tom Song and Jean Van Wetter, Handicap International
Telephone: +86 1065320221
E-mail: director@handicap-int.org.cn
Road Show of Road Safety in China
23 April 2007 — Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Xian, Chengdu, Changsha, China
The Road Show of Road Safety in China is sponsored by the Chinese Ministries of Health, Education, Public Security, Construction, Communications, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China, Chinese Communist Youth League and WHO. China CDC is taking the responsibility of organizing. Lots of volunteers, who are young road users, will be recruited via media to form the motorcade. Six cities in China have been chosen to form the road show circle, as well as the road, which connects those cities, involving different road conditions. From April 23 to June 25, the volunteers will drive down through the route while experiencing and filming on the road safety situation in China. The activity will give publicity to people's behavior on road safety, laws and rules of communication in China today with the help from CCTV and other major domestic media. After that, a documentary film and a written report will be possibly presented to the relative governmental departments as a reference for their decision-making on the improvements of road safety.
Contact: Deng Xiao, Duan Leilei, Wu Fan, National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC
Phone +86 1052586628, Fax +86 1083136480
E-mail: grsw2007@sina.com
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Colombia
Sensibilización de los estudiantes de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
23 April 2007 — Campus de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Centro de Estudios de Ergonomia, Colombia
Sensibilización de los estudiantes de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana en las practicas seguras de comportamiento en el transito urbano y el desarrollo de una actitud segura ante las diferentes situaciones de transito a que se ven avocados como peatones y como conductores. Presentación continúa de Videos y charlas informativas, difusión de folletos, ubicación de posters durante el transcurso de la semana. Apoyo a las actividades del Fondo de Prevención Vial, en cafés y actividades educativas.
Contact: Ing. Leonardo Quintana J., Ph.D., Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Telephone: +57 3208320 ext 5351, Fax: +57 3208320 ext 5404
E-mail: lquin@javeriana.edu.co
Czech Republic
First Global Road Safety Week Czech Republic
23-29 April 2007 — UN House, Prague, Czech Republic
Variety of Activities: National Road Safety Campaigns, Seminars (E.g. National Injury Free Days Seminar, International Seminar on Child Traffic Injury Prevention, Approval of the National Strategy for Child Injury Prevention). There will also be a road safety drawing contest for children and an exhibition at the UN House, Prague and the Czech Centre of Road Accident Prevention will sign the European Road Safety Charter. WHO also supports the European Contest for Young Truck Drivers and will present the first UN Global Road Safety Week at the PRAGOALARM Exhibition.
Contact: Pavla Kortusova, WHO Country office
Telephone: +42 0257 199 880, Fax: +42 0257 328 966
Young drivers and crashes
23 April 2007 — Czech Republic, Spain, Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico, Ethiopia, Netherlands
In the Czech Republic and in Spain, a traffic education program for young drivers (16-18 years) will be organized under the banner of IRSA; the program is called "The Action" (Czech Republic) and "The Road Show" (Spain). In the other countries, IRSA is organizing train-the-trainer programs for police trainers and traffic police specialists with respect to the improvement of traffic enforcement and the handling of crashes, including the improvement of crash data collection.
Contact: Peter ter Meulen, International Road Safety Academy - Association
Telephone: +31 205708930, Fax: +31 205708989
E-mail: office@irsa-association.org
Ecuador
Young drivers and crashes
23 April 2007 — Czech Republic, Spain, Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico, Ethiopia, Netherlands
In the Czech Republic and in Spain, a traffic education program for young drivers (16-18 years) will be organized under the banner of IRSA; the program is called "The Action" (Czech Republic) and "The Road Show" (Spain). In the other countries, IRSA is organizing train-the-trainer programs for police trainers and traffic police specialists with respect to the improvement of traffic enforcement and the handling of crashes, including the improvement of crash data collection.
Contact: Peter ter Meulen, International Road Safety Academy - Association
Telephone: +31 205708930, Fax: +31 205708989
E-mail: office@irsa-association.org
El Salvador
Celebraciones, campañas en medios publicitarios, entrevistas a funcionarios públicos
23 April 2007 — San Salvador, El Salvador
Celebraciones religiosas en memoria de personas fallecidas por hechos de tránsito, campañas en medios publicitarios para el uso de dispositivos de seguridad, entrevistas a funcionarios públicos sobre el tema de seguridad vial en medios de comunicación:
Con las celebraciones religiosas se fomentará la práctcia de valores morales, como el respeto a los demás en la vía pública. Con las campañas se hará conciencia en la población nacional. Sobre la "necesidad del uso de cinturón de seguridad, cascos, y demás dispositivos de seguridad, con énfasis en la conducción libre de alcohol y excesos de velocidad". Con las entrevistas se conocerán las medidas políticasa a implimentarse en materia de seguridad vial.
Contact: Ninette G. Echeverría, Viceministerio de Transporte
Telephone: +506 22210639, Fax: +506 22211532
E-mail: nineth.echeverria@mop.gob.sv
Estonia
"Cool people wear helmets! 2007"
23 April - 20 May 2007 — Nationwide, Estonia
To minimize the number of head injuries occurring if one rides bicycle without wearing the helmet (by advocating the use of helmets explaining their protective nature). Focus is on children at the age of 10-12 years; also younger and older kids and their parents are part of the target group. Includes mass media campaign: TV, radio, outdoor, indoor, print and the events in Tallinn (capital) and in the other cities.
Contact: Toomas Ernits, Estonian National road Administration
Telephone: +373 6119323, Fax: +372 6119360
E-mail: toomas.ernits@mnt.ee
Web site: http://www.mnt.ee/atp/?keel=en
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Ethiopia
Global UN Road Safety Week
23-29 April 2007 — Nationwide, Ethiopia
A Steering Committee composed of Ministry of Health Focal Person and WHO-Ethiopia VIP National Programme Officer and head of Federal Transport Authority have had a meeting to form an organizing committee for the UN Global Road Safety Week. The Organizing Committee is composed of Ministry of Health, Federal Transport Authority, Federal Police Commission-Traffic Police Unit, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth and Sports and Ministry of Justice. The committee has met once and decided to conduct several activities during the Road Safety Week: Launch a national violence and injury prevention and emergency medical system strategy, the dissemination of leaflets in each major language and the dissemination of 100,000 printed materials (newsletters) to display data and reports on road traffic injury, but also quiz competitions and talk shows on radio and television.
Contact: Mussie G. Michael, Ministry of Health, Diseases Prevention and Control Department Other Diseases Prevention and Control Team
Telephone: +251 911 842 259 or +251 115 159 978
E-mail: mosess2005@yahoo.com
Young drivers and crashes
23 April 2007 — Czech Republic, Spain, Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico, Ethiopia, Netherlands
In the Czech Republic and in Spain, a traffic education program for young drivers (16-18 years) will be organized under the banner of IRSA; the program is called "The Action" (Czech Republic) and "The Road Show" (Spain). In the other countries, IRSA is organizing train-the-trainer programs for police trainers and traffic police specialists with respect to the improvement of traffic enforcement and the handling of crashes, including the improvement of crash data collection.
Contact: Peter ter Meulen, International Road Safety Academy - Association
Telephone: +31 205708930, Fax: +31 205708989
E-mail: office@irsa-association.org
Finland
Finnish Road Safety Week
23 April 2007 — Nationwide, Finland, Finland
Finnish Road Safety Week 23 - 29 April 2007 - Nationwide, Finland The Road Safety Week in Finland will be launched nationally with a four-week media campaign in television, radio and the Internet. Aim is to strengthen an already existing "Attitude problem" - campaign that has been running for three previous spring seasons. Themes of this year's campaign are speeding and seatbelt use. Campaign is targeted at young road users between the ages of 15-24 years who account for 1/3 of traffic accidents in Finland. Campaign has a participatory element in form of a design competition to accessorize your own seatbelt. The idea in the competition is to increase awareness through problem solving. The goals of the activities are to create publicity and discussion in media and public sphere; increase the target group's consciousness of speeding and seatbelt significance; and affect target group's attitudes in order to decrease speeding and increase seatbelt use. Campaign is a co-operative effort between seven traffic safety actors in Finland.
Contact: Annina Brandt, Liikenneturva - Central organisation for traffic safety in Finland
Telephone: +358 207282300, Fax: +358 207282303
E-mail: firstname.lastname@liikenneturva.fi
Web site: http://www.syyllinen.fi
France
Action "discothèques" et "Bien conduire, c'est bien se conduire"
23 April 2007 — France
Action "discothèques" en partenariat avec la prévention routière pour la remise de gilet de sécurité. La campagne "Bien conduire, c'est bien se conduire" sera déployée dans les sites Michelin pour une durée de 4 à 6 semaines. Sur le réseau TV, une série de films type "caméra café", alliant sécurité routière et sécurité au travail, sera diffuser. Chaque film propose une question à la fin et les salariés peuvent répondre par bulletin, ce qui donne lieu à un concours avec récompensés.
Contact: Ariel Cabanes, Michelin
Telephone: +33 145661577, Fax: +33 145661554
E-mail: ariel.cabanas@fr.michelin.com
"Bib gonfleur" et "Concours de dessin"
23 April 2007 — Site de Blanzy, France
Bib gonfleur: Inauguration d'une station de gonflage à l'usine UMO. Concours de dessin: En partenariat avec la prévention routière dà déstination des enfants de 4 à 11 ans.
Contact: Géraldine Balay, Michelin
Telephone: +33 385673394, Fax: +33 385673300
E-mail: geraldine.balay@fr.michelin.com
Defensive Driving Training
25 April 2007 — Nanterre, France
We will teach all the staff (in small groups) the basic knowledge of the "Defensive Driving Concept". Each person will have the opportunity to attend a 2 hours session.
Contact: Honel Philippe, Société des Lubrifiants de Nanterre
Telephone: +33 1 56 38 59 78
E-mail: philippe.honel@shell.com
First UN Global Road Safety Week
23 April 2007 — Throughout French Polynesia
La 1ère semaine mondiale pour la sécurité routière offre une occasion majeure d'améliorer la sécurité routière des jeunes qui sillonent chaque jour les routes de la Polynésie française. Cette initiative,de la commission économique et sociale pour l'Asie et le Pacifique de l'ONU (CESAP), a nécessité la création d'un comité de la sécurité routière. Ce comité permet d'assurer la coordination des activités ainsi que leur suivi. Il regroupe les représentants du ministère des transports terrestres, de la santé, de l'éducation, de l'équipement, de la jeunesse, de la famille, ainsi que les représentants de l'Etat. Il permet également de renforcer l'engagement de la Polynésie française dans sa lutte contre l'insécurité routière. Monsieur Moana BLANCHARD, ministre des transports terrestres et Président de la commission souhaite réunir et mobiliser tous ces partenaires afin de pérenniser la lutte contre l'insécurité routière en Polynésie française. Cette semaine de la sécurité routière a pour thème « les jeunes usagers de la route ». De nombreuses manifestations locales seront organisées à raison d'une action par jour dans différentes communes de la Polynésie française afin de sensibiliser la population aux différents thèmes développés: Conférence de presse; des contrôles préventifs sur l'éclairage vélo dans les communes de Papeete, Faaa, Moorea, Tiarei, Taravao et Paea; manifestation sécurité routière, place Bougainville à Papeete; mise en place de contrôles préventifs de 2 roues motorisées dans les communes de Punaauia, Mahina, Papara, Moorea et Papeete. Sensibilisation sur le vélo au complexe sportif de la commune de Arue; Stage alternatif à la sanction animé par l'association Prévention Routière de Polynésie française, bâtiment du gouvernement, avenue Pouvanaa a Oopa, à Papeete.
Contact: Miss Loan Hoang Oppermann, Gouvernement de la Polynésie française
Telephone: +689 504155, Fax: +689 504156
E-mail: loan.oppermann@securite-routiere.gov.pf
First United Nations Global Road Safety Week
28 April 2007 — Throughout New Caledonia
Communicate the UN Global Road Safety Week in New Caledonia and inform the population in general on Road Safety (in particular young people).
Contact: Muriel dos Santos, Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Caldonie
Telephone: +687 24 65 65, Fax: +687 24 66 26
E-mail: muriel.dos-santos@gouv.nc
Journée de sensibilisation à la sécurité routière
25 April 2007 — Lycée Agricole de Poisy, France
Reconstitutions réelles d'accidents de circulation en ville, initiation du public sur la maîtrise du véhicule, sensibilisation aux risques routiers, FFMC : Fédération française des motards en colère d'Annecy, prévention routière, SDIS Service départemental d'incendie et de secours d'Annecy, exposé sur l'alcool, association des traumatisés crâniens (FAI'ART), Conférence sur les stages CENTAURE
Contact: Olivier Lionel, Py Julien, Moulard Stéphane, Lycée Agricole de Poisy (Haute Savoie)
Telephone: n/a, Fax: n/a
E-mail: cnonel@wanadoo.fr
Web site: http://www.poisy.org
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Georgia
Launch of the national campaign by the Partnership for Road Safety
22 April 2007 — Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Poti, Senaki, Georgia
The Partnership for Road Safety in Georgia, supported by the FIA Foundation, would like to use the first UN Global Road Safety Week for the official launch of its national campaign on road safety. The Partnership is going to organize public awareness campaigns in cooperation with youth development clubs network in five major cities. The actions will involve drawing competitions, street actions and distribution of flyers by young people which will be published in local and national media. The Partnership for Road Safety will organise a Conference with participation of relevant Ministries, public bodies, civil society and private sector organisations in Tbilisi. The week will end with a rally, organized by the Georgian Automobile Federation (Rustavi, 29 April), which will be used to promote the UN Global Road Safety Week and the launch of the national campaign.
Contact: Ekaterine Laliashvili, Partnership for Road Safety
Telephone: +995 99587370, Fax: +995 32330417
E-mail: eka@safedrive.ge
Web site: http://www.safedrive.ge/
Germany
"Special" Road Safety Day
22 April 2007 — nationwide, Germany
Road safety activities will take place all over Germany focusing on young drivers. In Berlin, a central event will take place, where young road users will submit to the Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development proposals for the improvement of the road safety situation of this road user group.
Contact: Jacqueline Lacroix, German Road Safety Council
Telephone: +49 228400010, Fax: +49 2284000167
E-mail: jlacroix@dvr.de
Web site: http://www.tag-der-verkehrssicherheit-spezial.de
Ghana
Launching of Road Safety Week and national Road Safety Strategy (2006-2010)
23 April 2007 — Cape Coast, Ghana
Pedestrians continue to constitute the largest category of fatalities (over 40%), resulting from road traffic crashes in the country, there is therefore the need to sensitize the motorist to respect the pedestrian as a road user and thus reduce casualties.
Contact: May Obiri-Yeboah, National Road Safety commission
Telephone: +233 21761726
E-mail: may_akweley@yahoo.co.uk
Opération "Faites le plein d'air"
23 April 2007 — Ghana
L'opération consiste à contrôler gratuitement la pression et l'état des pneumatiques. A chaque automobiliste les équipes expliquent combien la juste pression et l'entretien de leur pneumatiques est important pour leur sécurité.
Contact: Laurent Tridemy, Michelin
Telephone: +233 473327821, Fax: +233 473326977
E-mail: laurent.tridemy@fr.michelin.com
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Greece
National Workshop "Road safety"
27 April 2007 — EKAB (National Center for Emergency Health Care) - Central Office, Holargos, Greece
Workshop "Road Traffic Injuries" coordinated from WHO-Europe National Focal Person (Violence and Injury Prevention) under the auspices of Greek Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity with support of EKAB (National Center for Emergency Health Care) as part of national response to 1st UN Global Road safety Week will be held in Athens (27.4.2007). The event is organized in the framework of 2-day National Workshop "Injuries and Violence" (27.-28.4.2007), includes intersectoral collaboration with other ministries and participation of relevant stakeholders.
Contact: Dimitirios Efthymiadis, M.D., Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity of Greece
Telephone: +30 2105235929, +30 6978481370, +30 6973331070, Fax: +30 2105236023, +30 2108650401
E-mail: dimoefkarvina@yahoo.gr
Web site: http://www.mohaw.gr
Postage stamp
24 April 2007 — Athens, Greece
A postage stamp on the road safety topic will be circulated
Contact: Kosmidou Konstantina, Ministry of Transport and Communications
Telephone: +30 2106508514, Fax: +30 2106508485
E-mail: k.kosmidou@yme.gov.gr
Road Safety
23 April 2007 — Athens, Greece, Greece
The opening event will be on Monday the 23rd of April 2007 at the central square of Athens (Constitution Square), where the central metro station is. Inside the metro station (where an exhibition hall exists), key-note speakers will address the beginning of the road safety week. Outside, at the Constitution Square, the public will have the opportunity to test drive simulators, get information about driving, etc.
Contact: Stelios Efstathiadis, Road Safety Institute
Telephone: +30 2109577077
E-mail: info@seassociates.gr
Hungary
Journée portes ouvertes pour les conducteurs d'ambulances
23 April 2007 — Hungary
Journée portes ouvertes pour les conducteurs d'ambulances: sensibilisation à la sécurité routière en particulier la pression des pneus ainsi que la distribution du CD "le bon usage du pneu".
Contact: Nora Vass, Michelin
Telephone: +361 4592945, Fax: +361 4592878
E-mail: nora.vass@hu.michelin.com
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India
Road Safety Awareness Training for Taxi and Bus Drivers of Guwahati
24 April 2007 — District Library/ Rabindra Bhavan, India
Training will be given to over 300 drivers on safe driving; Awareness will be created on the effects of accidents; Will be trained as to how to take care of the accident victims; Will be given tips to do safe driving to avoid accidents
Contact: Devasia Nellikunnel, Welfare Association for Relief and Regional Development (WARRD)
Telephone: +91 9435082079, Fax: nik
E-mail: dev |