Europe-Asia Road Safety Forum and Working Party on Road Traffic Safety · 2013-12-11 · Road...
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Europe-Asia Road Safety Forum and
Working Party on Road Traffic Safety
4-6 December 2013 New Delhi, India
Jens Hügel Head – Sustainable Development
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This is the IRU
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Evolution of IRU Membership
1948: eight founder countries
2012: 170 Members in 73 countries
2012: 22 CRIPA Members
2012: 170 Members in 73 countries
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Road Safety - Highest Priority for
the Road Transport Industry
UN Decade of Action for Road Safety
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Road Safety – Specific Strategy
The IRU supports all measures that improve road safety
if they effectively target the main causes
of accidents involving commercial vehicles
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Scientific Accident Analysis Presented to WP.1
Main Cause:
The Human Factor
Key Recommandation: Training – Training – Training!
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Success factor! Adhere to and implement key UN
trade/facilitation/safety instruments
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IRU Driver’s Safety Cards - available in 25 languages
- over 1 mio. distributed
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… and now available in Hindi!
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www.iru.org
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