Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organizations Brussels, 7-8 May 2009 Association for Safe International Road Travel ASIRT Briefing on the Mobilizing.

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Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organizations Brussels, 7-8 May 2009 Association for Safe International Road Travel ASIRT Briefing on the Mobilizing Policy Makers in Support of Road Safety

Agenda Strategies Successes Challenges

Policy Makers Officials of United States Department of State United States Members of Congress Ambassadors to Washington, DC US Ambassadors in Host countries Government representatives in Target Countries

How does ASIRT encourage US government involvement in global road safety? Congressional briefings Awareness raising programs Education Days Vigils, Remembrance Days Conferences and Workshops Congressional Correspondence Media, publicity, high profile events, Champion Recognition Lobbying, Days on Capitol Hill

How does ASIRT encourage involvement of other governments in road safety? Involvement of US embassy Partnering with local NGOs Frequent meetings with Ministries of Transportation, Interior, Education, Police, City Parliamentarians Media Conferences and Workshops Congressional Correspondence ASIRT Kenya

Strategies Champions, friends of champions and friends of friends of champions Hard data and powerful emotion Faces behind the figures Partnerships and Collaboration “What’s in it for me?” Organized campaigns Persistence Media and publicity Tourism

that road crashes are the single greatest risk for healthy Americans traveling abroad. The data collected by the Dept. of State reveals

ASIRT’s Impact on US State Department With ASIRT’s encouragement, State Department Better informs Americans of road conditions in host countries through expanded road safety information provided in Consular Information Sheets, briefings and website Fosters road safety projects in several host countries Partners American civil society with host country civil society on road safety initiatives Collects road fatality statistics of Americans in each country (since Sept 30, 2002) Assumes increasingly greater role in global road safety

ASIRT Member of Interagency Roundtable on Global Road Safety coordinated by Department of State Participates in International Visitors forum Partners with US Embassies in target countries

With ASIRT’s encouragement Global Road Safety Caucus established in Congress in 2004 Raises profile of global road safety in Congress and across the country Focuses attention on the impact of the global road crisis upon American travelers Encourages U.S. agencies involvement in global road safety Passed resolutions recognizing World Day of Remembrance in House of Representatives and Senate Holds frequent briefings Sponsoring House Concurrent Resolution 74 supporting goals of a Decade of Action for road safety

ASIRT on the “Hill” Current membership: 36 Global Road Safety Caucus n n language in Senate Foreign Appropriations Bill encouraging US embassies to better inform travelers of road risks abroad n letters to State Department, urging increased activities addressing escalating road global road safety crisis n letters to governments of Australia, Canada, France and Great Britain, encouraging collection of mortality data of citizens traveling abroad n letters of concern or congratulations to foreign government agencies on road conditions/ activities

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Challenges Funding Revolving doors Competing needs and demands Back burner syndrome Political stability, commitment Insufficient, inaccurate data

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