The Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week Opens Formally in Tbilisi

The conference brought together the Minister of Interior Affairs Giorgi Mgebrishvili, Minister of Environment Protection Gigla Agulashvili, Tbilisi Vice Mayor Irakli Lekvinadze, MPs, representatives of the Ministry  Economy and Sustainable Development, civil society and international organizations.

Speed contributes to around one-third of all fatal road traffic crashes in high-income countries, and up to half in low- and middle-income countries.

Countries successfully reducing road traffic deaths have done so by prioritizing safety when managing speed. Among the proven strategies to address speed include:

•           Building or modifying roads to include features that calm traffic

•           Establishing speed limits to the function of each road

•           Enforcing speed limits

•           Installing in-vehicle technologies

•           Raising awareness about the dangers of speeding

The Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week (8-14 May 2017) seeks to increase understanding of the dangers of speed and generate action on measures to address speed, thereby saving lives on the roads.  The key message orientates around the slogan; Save Lives: #SlowDown.

The conference was organized by the Georgia Alliance for Safe Roads with the support of the UN Office in Tbilisi (DPI/UNO).