Global Plan Five Pillars
Key Risk Factors
• Helmets
• Speed
• Drink Driving
• Seat belts
• Safe road design

• 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.

• 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

• Important opportunity for coordinated action.
Single theme
Series of coordinated actions • Global, regional and national events bringing
together governments, civil society, foundations, academia and the private sector.
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.
Opportunity for every child in UK to add value through connected network and a complimentary actions.
• Enthusiasm from the road safety community, services.
Opportunity to share professional knowledge with colleagues in the developing world

Global Road Safety Week http://www.savekidslives2015.org/