UN Global Road Safety Week:

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UN Global Road Safety Week The Scottish
Experience
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Presentation overview

• How it all began.
• The planning stage
• Build up to the week
• UN Global Road Safety Week in Scotland
• The debrief

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How it all began

• Application for funding
• Consultation
• RoSPA identified as lead organisation
• Application for more funding

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The planning stage

• Short-term planning group
• Raise awareness
• Liaise with practitioners
• Employ media company
• RoSPA website
• Make contact with WHO

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• Global
• World Youth Assembly for road Safety
• Second Global Road Safety Stakeholders Forum
• Regional
• 1st European Road Safety Day Belgium
• Asian Mayors Policy Dialogue Kyoto
• European-wide Operation Speed
• National/local
• 70 countries signed up
• Rally for Safer Roads

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UN Global Road Safety Week

• Activities in Scotland

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More activities in Scotland.

• ACPOS Day of Action
• MORR Seminar
• Young Driver Events
• Launch of Cut it Out
• One Stop Safety Shop
• City Centre Displays
• JRSO/name the Zebra
• Local Radio

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The debrief

• The Planning Group
• RoSPA
• IAS Smarts
• dbda
• Road Safety Practitioners
• Would we all do it again?

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Thank you