News and Activities | Asia and Pacific Road Safety Observatory (APRSO)

Video Message by Bambang Susantono - First Workshop on the Implementation of the Asia Pacific Road Safety Observatory

Video | 24 August 2020

Video Message by Bambang Susantono, Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), during the First Workshop on the Implementation of the Asia Pacific Road Safety Observatory, 26 August 2020.

Update on the International Road Assessment Programme's Road Safety Toolkit

News Release | 10 June 2022

In support of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021 – 2030, the International Road Assessment Program (iRAP) has launched the new and improved Road Safety Toolkit.

APRSO Annual Meeting 2021 concludes with election of chair and steering committee members and renewed commitment to improve road safety data management

News Release | 12 November 2021

The Asia-Pacific Road Safety Observatory’s annual meeting for 2021 was held on 9 to 11 November and featured two days of presentations on road safety data management from the viewpoints of member countries and founding development organizations, and a final day devoted to establishing APRSO’s new governance structure.

ADB and iRAP partner to save lives on the road

ADB and iRAP sign new partnership to save lives in the Asia Pacific

News Release | 9 August 2021

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) are proud to announce the signing of a 5-year agreement to promote programmes and projects for safe and sustainable transport in Asia and the Pacific.

Nomination of National Data Coordinators to boost road safety in APRSO member countries

News Release | 21 July 2021

The coordinators will connect various agencies that collect crash and other road safety data.

Collaboration is key to improving post-crash response and increasing victims’ survival

News Release | 11 July 2021

By getting emergency responders to train together, co-develop protocols, and share data, we inch closer to halving road deaths by 2030.

How a road safety program & new ratings system for schools are saving young lives

Blog | 23 June 2021

Dive into the important work by two foundations to educate young children on road safety, and also improve the safety of the schools themselves.

CASE STUDY: How a ‘five-star’ system is helping Pakistan fix dangerous roads

Blog | 17 May 2021

The International Road Assessment Programme is implementing a system that assigns star ratings to roads, helping to expose high-risk spots.

CASE STUDY: Upskilling traffic police officers to tackle speeding in the Philippines

Blog | 17 May 2021

150 traffic police officers are now trained in speed enforcement, which could lead to deterring an estimated 30,000 speeding drivers.

APRSO Annual Meeting Day 2: APRSO member countries set to appoint National Data Coordinators

News Release | 23 April 2021

Day two of the Asia Pacific Road Safety Observatory’s first annual meeting was entitled ‘Country Experiences in Collecting, Analyzing & Managing Data’ and kicked off with a case study from the Philippines where, since the introduction of distracted driving laws, the number of crashes attributable to this cause has plummeted from 773 in 2017 to just 26 in 2019.

APRSO Annual Meeting Day 1: Consistent Data Collection Key to Changing Policy and Saving Lives

News Release | 22 April 2021

On day one of the Asia Pacific Road Safety Observatory’s inaugural annual meeting, 130 registered attendees from across 32 member countries and partner organisations gathered on Zoom to discuss the challenge of collecting and collating road safety data for more informed policy making.