3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). This theme reflects a growing understanding that disability is part of the human condition. Almost everyone will be temporarily or permanently impaired at some point in life. Despite this, few countries have adequate mechanisms in place to respond fully to the needs of people […]
19.11.2017. We are happy to announce that we have set up a World Day Advisory Board – with global stakeholders from each continent, mostly road victims – to ensure the Road Traffic Victims’ Day an even more global & sustainable future. Manuel Ramos: FEVR UNRSC delegate, board member of the GA & president of ACA-M […]
From 22. till 24. of September 2017 FEVR hold its Annual General Meeting hosted by NahZorg in Leeuwarden The 3 day event begun with the conference, organised by NAH Zorg, titled Rehabilitation Road Victims, where experts of different fields presented results of their research on road traffic safety, brain injury diagnostics and prognostics and brain injury […]
20.6.2017 Brussels; ETSC PIN Report ( Road Safety Performance INdex) The number of road deaths has declined by only just 1% since 2013. Since 2014, progress has virtually ground to a halt. 2016 was the third consecutive poor year for road safety: 25,670 people lost their lives on EU roads compared to 26,200 the previous […]
The European Commission should include vehicle safety standards in its upcoming mobility package of road-based legislation, FEVR is among a group of associations who signed a letter to Internal Market Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska sent today. Industry, NGOs and cities call for urgent action on vehicle safety standards 24 May 2017 Brussels – A coalition of industry, NGOs, consumer groups and cities […]
The 5th Pillar of the Decade of Action for Road Safety is for FEVR a very important one: Post Crash Response (PCR) That’s also why in the future, beside collaborating to work on the 4 first Pillars on Road Danger Reduction we also want to concentrate a bit more on this 5th Pillar especially as […]
The ETF, European Transport Federation & FEVR, launched a joint statement to express their concerns vis-à-vis the impact of potential changes in driving and rest time limits for bus and coach drivers throughout Europe. The European Commission intends to reduce their weekly rest and increase their weekly driving time. These measures would be included in […]
Next 8th of May will be the launch of the 4th United Nations Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) FEVR Flyer Cover + Flyer Interior You have more chance of avoiding a collision when you SlowDown. The lower your speed, the less distance is covered while you make decisions and take action to avoid a potential collision (reaction distance). Also, […]
Fifth Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 3-6 April About 200 delegates from 140 GA member NGO’s from 70 different countries were participating FEVR was hosting the WDR workshop and a full day Symposium on Post Crash response. Presentation will be soon on the […]
On 28 March, different stakeholders in the field of road safety met with the Presidency, the Commission and representatives from the European Parliament and put forward actions to improve road safety. The participants were given the opportunity to share their knowledge and discuss ways to improve road safety in the Union. The purpose of this […]
