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Decade of Action
Global Plan
Key Risk Factors
•Helmets
•Speed
•Drink Driving
•Seat belts
•Safe road design
Five Pillars
Global Road Safety Week
• A milestone event on the
global road safety calendar
• UN global road safety weeks
give added impetus to the
Decade of Action for Road
Safety 2011-202
• and its goal: saving 5 million
lives.
Global Events
• Called upon by
governments through
UNGA resolutions.
• Important platforms for
concerted advocacy.
• Global, regional and
national events bringing
together governments,
civil society,
foundations, academia
and the private sector.
Global Road Safety Week
4 – 10 May 2015
Theme - children and road safety.
It will draw attention to the urgent need to
better protect children and generate action
on the measures needed to do so.
UK - General and local elections
Global Road Safety Week
4 – 10 May 2015
National Events
• Important opportunity for
coordinated action.
• Global, regional and
national events bringing
together governments,
civil society, foundations,
academia and the private
sector.
Single theme
Series of coordinated
actions
Encourage participation
from you, police, FRS
business and industry etc.
Something which kids can
engage in
What is available so far
• National lead,
organising committee
• Focus on single theme.
• Enthusiasm from the
road safety community,
services.
Opportunity for every
child in UK to add value
through connected
network and a
complimentary actions.
Opportunity to share
professional knowledge
with colleagues in the
developing world
Global Road Safety Week
http://www.savekidslives2015.org/