Yesterday, August 26, the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), in cooperation with the International Basketball Federation and the Turkish government, launched an information campaign on road safety in Turkey.  The campaign, titled "We play and drive by the rules," is designed to engage society, especially youth, and to encourage them to respect the rules of the road.  Learn more...

ASIRT, in collaboration with ASIRT-Kenya, held a one-day conference held on July 29^th in Nairobi. Attendees and speakers included leaders from Kenyan civil society, road safety NGOs, government, the business community, international organizations and the media. The purpose of the event was to highlight recent road safety developments in Kenya and abroad, identify opportunities for multi-sectoral collaboration and mobilize civil society to become active in road safety.

The Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT) and its congressional partners held a briefing on Friday, July 16, 2010, on Capitol Hill to discuss the growing risks of road crashes in developing countries and the threat posed to Americans traveling and studying abroad.  To learn more, please view a press release about the event.

ASIRT mourns the death of Pius Njawe, an inspiring road safety advocate and founder of the Jane and Justice Foundation in Cameroon.  To learn more, please read the press release provided by Securoute.

ASIRT announced at its Annual Gala last week that Representative Alcee Hastings has agreed to become the new Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety.  Representative Hastings will be replacing Representative Robert Wexler, who resigned from Congress in January.  Read the American Chronicle article to learn more about the caucus and Representative Hastings.

We are excited to announce that the ASIRT website now features a road travel blog, written by Laura Blanar as she travels the world for one year.  Check the blog to get a first-hand account of her personal experiences with transportation systems and road safety conditions throughout Africa and Asia.