The Safest Traveler
Is The Well-Informed Traveler
Our Story
A bus driver speeds down the wrong lane of an ill-maintained, narrow road with a sharp curve and no guard rail. The road has long been on a government list of high crash sites in need of repair. The bus hits oncoming traffic and plunges down a deep ravine. Twenty-three people are killed, including Aron Sobel, a 25-year old medical student, two weeks before his graduation. He was volunteering at a hospital and then traveling in Turkey.
Aron died in 1995, but stories like his continue to occur daily, devastating families and communities.
The Issue
Everyday, 3,700 die on the roads of the world.
Vision
ASIRT, the Association for Safe International Road Travel, envisions a world in which no one dies or sustains life-altering injuries on the roads.
Mission
ASIRT’s mission is to improve the safety of travelers on the world’s roads through education and advocacy.
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RSR Fast Fact: LUXEMBOURG
Traveling to Luxembourg? Here’s good news: not only is the country’s modern public transportation network of buses, trams and trains regarded as efficient and safe, travel is also almost entirely free provided you stay within the country’s borders.
There are two caveats: first class travel does involve a fee. Also, all passengers over the age of twelve traveling aboard cross-border trains and long-distance buses into the neighboring countries of Belgium, France and Germany must pay for tickets. Violators face hefty fines.
ASIRT offers Road Safety Reviews for Luxembourg and more than 100 other countries. If you are planning a trip, consult an ASIRT Road Safety Review for your destination countries.
