The headquarters of the World Health Organization in Geneva hosted international consultations on global voluntary targets in the field of road traffic injury prevention.

Participants of the consultative meeting were representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations European Economic Commission, the United Nations Children's Fund, as well as more than one hundred experts in the field of road safety from 30 countries.

The Delegation of the Russian Federation,...

On November 17, Belgorod welcomed a solemn event dedicated to the start of the second wave of the “Safety Laboratory” federal project, which is implemented in line with the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation. The project is organized by the State Motor Vehicle Inspectorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Russian Association of Motor Insurers and supported by the “Risk-Free Road Traffic” Expert Center, the Ministry of Education and...

Today, on October 11, the press center of the TASS Information Agency hosted a press conference dedicate to launching the all-Russian social campaign to promote road traffic safety: “Reason for Overtaking”.

The press-conference was attended by representatives of the Russian Association of Motor Insurers (RUIA), the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, the State Motor Vehicle Inspectorate of the...

On September 28, the “Risk-Free Road Traffic” Expert Center with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation held the round table discussion “Safety as a New Trend in Clothing. Relevance of Integrating Reflective Elements in Designing and Production of Children’s Clothing”. The round table was organized as part of the 23rd International Exhibition “The World of Childhood 2017”.

Before the start of expert...

On August 31, the Governmental Commission for Road Safety held a meeting chaired by Igor Shuvalov, the First Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. The event was attended by Mikhail Chernikov, the Head of the State Motor Vehicle Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as representatives of ministries, agencies, and non-governmental organizations – members of the Commission.

Before the official part of the event, the members of the Commission were...

The Kabardino-Balkar Republic launched the comprehensive social program “Towards Safety”. The project is implemented as part of the Federal Target Program “Increasing Road Traffic Safety in 2013–2020” with the support of the State Motor Vehicle Inspectorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the “Risk-Free Road Traffic” Expert Center. It is aimed at working with various groups of population to reduce the number of road traffic accidents...

The main goal of the special course by the Ford Safe Driving Academy is training drivers, who are engaged in the transportation of children, in defensive driving skills and techniques to prevent road accidents when driving a vehicle, including maneuvering in difficult traffic conditions. In order to achieve high results the Academy invited coaches having different titles in motorsports and awards of international competitions. The coaches were trained in the special training center of...

On June 27, the Kazan Autodrome “Vysokaya Gora” gathered over one hundred school bus drivers to pass an intensive training program developed by the “Academy for Training School Bus Drivers” taking into account all the features of transportation of minor passengers. In honor of launching the new program block, a press conference was held which was attended by the heads of the region, representatives of public services and agencies, and media. In Russia, this project is...