ASIRT works with governments in the U.S. and abroad, corporations, the education abroad community and NGOs to help reduce road crash injuries and deaths and the associated social and economic impacts. Contact asirt@asirt.org to get involved or support ASIRT’s efforts now.
ASIRT is a leading U.S.-based international road safety organization dedicated to improving global road safety through education and advocacy. Working under the premise that road crashes are predictable and preventable, ASIRT’s mission is to save lives and minimize crash-related injuries by informing travelers, enabling them to make safe travel choices, and by creating and supporting sustainable road safety programs and partnerships worldwide. ASIRT works with governments in the U.S. and abroad, corporations, the education abroad community and NGOs to help reduce road crash injuries and deaths and the associated social and economic impacts.
ASIRT believes that government plays a crucial role in global road safety in terms of policy, enforcement and infrastructure. While the road safety situation in the United States is comparatively impressive, American travelers remain especially vulnerable to global road safety conditions. ASIRT therefore encourages the U.S. government to make improving global road safety a priority, as well as to maintain the position of the U.S. as a road safety model. In this regard, ASIRT is working with Congress, Department of State and Department of Transportation to help raise awareness about global road safety.
U.S. Department of Transportation
2019 Congressional Briefing: Road Safety Travel and Tourism Summit
The World Report on Road Traffic Injury and Prevention (WHO) suggests:
ASIRT is a leader in the global road safety community, informing and cooperating with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank, as well as multi-national corporations and governments. ASIRT is active in forums throughout the world, where participants meet to share best practices and consult on new initiatives and policies in the context of global road safety.
ASIRT works with U.S. embassies and businesses in focus countries, partnering with local non-governmental organizations, to develop sustainable locally-based road safety initiatives. ASIRT creates, develops and mentors road safety NGOs and partnerships, working in individual countries and on a regional level. ASIRT works primarily in Turkey and Kenya, although other target countries include Egypt, Israel, Vietnam, Jordan, Nigeria, Russia, Ghana and Uganda.
Decade of Action for Global Road Safety
ASIRT was named one of the original six partners in the Bloomberg Global Road Safety Initiative, a Bloomberg Foundation public health initiative. In 2008, Mayor Bloomberg pledged $125 million for five years to fund road safety interventions in 10 target countries around the globe. ASIRT served as the only non-governmental organization among the Bloomberg partners, with the goal of strengthening NGO capacity in target countries through grassroots programs. Learn more about current Bloomberg road safety programs.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health