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Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety November 13, 2007 Rayburn House Office Bldg World Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims REMEMBER AND RESPOND.

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1 Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety November 13, 2007 Rayburn House Office Bldg World Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims REMEMBER AND RESPOND Rochelle Sobel Association for Safe International Road Travel ASIRT

2 Remember

3 1.3 million people are killed in road crashes each year worldwide 50 million are injured

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5 United States Congress House of Representatives July 20, 2007 Passed House Concurrent Resolution 87 recognizing an annual World Day of Remembrance for road crash victims to be held on third Sunday of November each year. Introduced by Congressman Robert Wexler (55 co-sponsors)

6 United States Congress Senate October 23, 2007 Unanimously passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 39, supporting a World Day of Remembrance for road crash victims. Introduced by Senator Christopher J. Dodd

7 Road crashes are the single greatest risk for healthy Americans traveling abroad

8 Americans Killed Abroad Deana Blanchard Egypt Meghan Sennot Peru Peru Jenna Druck India Haley Surti Haley Surti Peru Peru Lauren Alpert Morocco Morocco Kyrstin Scharninghause Namibia Ben Baker Italy J.J. Greenberg Israel Israel Josh Ringel Spain Philippe Wamba Kenya Cherese Lauhere Cherese LauhereIndia Aron Sobel Turkey Joline Elmer Mozambique

9 Aron Sobel Turkey Aron Sobel, Aron Sobel, 25 Killed along with 22 other passengers in a bus crash in Turkey Deana Blanchard Egypt Meghan Sennot Peru Peru Jenna Druck India Haley Surti Haley Surti Peru Peru Lauren Alpert Morocco Morocco Kyrstin Scharninghause Namibia Ben Baker Italy J.J. Greenberg Israel Israel Josh Ringel Spain Philippe Wamba Kenya Cherese Lauhere Cherese LauhereIndia Joline Elmer Mozambique Americans Killed Abroad

10 REMEMBER The nations of the world join together to remember and to honor those killed or injured in road crashes those killed or injured in road crashes

11 RESPOND Insist governments and society make roads safer Improve support for victims and families Raise public consciousness Implement preventive measures Urge immediate action

12 ASIRT – Kenya

13 United States

14 Letter to Turkish President urging road safety improvements Growing the caucus Encouraging US support for UN Road Safety Resolution Recent accomplishments of the Congressional Global Road Safety Caucus US Congress

15 Saving Countless Lives The Caucus sent a letter to the Secretary of State, the Honorable Condoleezza Rice, asking for increased U.S. involvement in Global Road Safety


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