During the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week, stakeholders, including civil society advocates, are encouraged to engage in the following local actions to document their experiences walking and cycling on particular roads and share that information with local and national decision makers to help make those roads safe:
Mobility Snapshots were first launched in 2024 for the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety’s #CommittoAct campaign. They involve the collection of data at specific intersections from the perspective of a pedestrian or cyclist. The data collected consider how many people are walking and cycling at this intersection and whether life-saving interventions exist in those locations, such as 30 km/h speed limits, pedestrian crossings and footpaths, and traffic calming. Advocates are invited to select an intersection, conduct the Mobility Snapshot, and upload their information via an online form. An infographic template is made available for sharing results with local decision makers with a view to helping them prevent road traffic deaths and injuries and build streets for life. Cycling-related questions are currently being added to the Mobility Snapshot.
The development of the App was coordinated by Walk21 Foundation, in partnership with Alstom, City of Lisbon and EIT Climate KIC. It builds on the success of earlier versions that have already helped children in Colombia and Rwanda, women in Ireland, and public transport users in Lagos, Belgrade, Cairo and Lusaka benefit from public space upgrades after sharing their walking experiences. New functionalities include being able to add photos related to the experience, collect data offline, edit or update observations with latest information, or choose user roles for different types of data collection. The app also includes some gamification, communication, and social features to build walking communities and encourage participation. The App is available in English and Portuguese, with other languages forthcoming.
CycleRAP is an easy, affordable and fast method of evaluating road and bicycling infrastructure for safety. It aims to reduce crashes and improve safety specifically for bicyclists and other light mobility users by identifying high risk locations without the need for crash data. It can be used anywhere in the world to improve bicycling-related asset management and maintenance planning; help prioritise investment and planning for bicycle and light mobility modes, and provide safety key performance indicators and track performance over time.
Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) is an award-winning evidence-based programme of tools, training and support to measure, manage and communicate the risk children are exposed to on a journey to school. SR4S is informing strategic investment in infrastructure upgrades saving lives and preventing serious injuries every day. It is also empowering global and community advocacy to address the leading killer of young people world-wide – road traffic deaths.
