Child Road Safety in Argentina: a long term commitment With the presence of almost 250 people, together with the Argentine Road Safety Agency, we held a virtual conference on the progress of public policies aimed at children’s road safety in that country.
High impact urban intervention As part of the 20th anniversary of the Gonzalo Rodriguez Foundation, a high-impact urban intervention was held to raise awareness and publicly reaffirm the concern and request the commitment of all to work to improve road safety in Uruguay, which in 2019 claimed the lives of 422 people.
1/3 of Chileans will change their usual form of transportation by car or bicycle 34% of Chileans say that they have thought about changing their most frequently used transport to the car in the first place and the bicycle in the second.
Commitment to road safety and mobility The Foundation has been developing an intense work since last year, seeking that the different areas of government of Uruguay have in their agenda to road safety and mobility.
Presentation of the foundation plaque of the Gonzalo “Gonchi” Rodríguez Cultural Center Exactly on the day of the 21st anniversary of the death of Gonzalo Rodríguez in an accident at the Laguna Seca circuit, his legacy materialized more than ever with the announcement of the beginning of the works and the discovery of the “foundation plaque” of the Gonzalo “Gonchi” Rodríguez Cultural Center.
Seminar “Alcohol Consumption and Road Safety” On August 20th, in conjunction with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, we developed the online seminar “Alcohol Consumption and Road Safety
Research on Mobility, Transit and Transport in the context of Coronavirus for Uruguay and Argentina In order to continue working for road safety as it has been doing for 20 years, the Gonzalo Rodriguez Foundation presented the results of the studies for Uruguay, Argentina and comparisons between both countries, in order to contribute with the knowledge base for decision making in a crucial moment for our countries.
Safety of the motorcyclist; a priority for Argentina Considering that according to the latest official records, almost half of the victims of traffic accidents in Argentina were motorcyclists, a percentage that has been increasing in recent years; the Gonzalo Rodriguez Foundation, with the support of the ANSV, developed the training “Training of Trainers for safe motorcycle riding”.
Technical webinars With the capacity to adapt quickly to the circumstances we are living in the region, from the Gonzalo Rodríguez Foundation we are planning a cycle of specific webinars, aimed at decision makers in the region, to continue leaving the knowledge installed in the countries. More than 450 people from more than 15 countries participated in the cycle, which up to the moment counted with 6 thematic webinars.
Children’s Road Safety Plan in Argentina Together with Argentina’s National Road Safety Agency, we continue working to implement a children’s road safety plan, training provincial referents to improve the reality of children’s road safety at the local level.
References in mobility and public space shared successful practices The meeting held online was hosted by María Fernanda Rodríguez, President of the Gonzalo Rodríguez Foundation (FGR), Pablo Martínez Carignano, Executive Director of the National Road Safety Agency (ANSV) and Jorge Rubino, Director of Motorcycle Safety of the ANSV.
Changing Habits: Circulation in Argentina Post Covid19 1 in 2 Argentines would avoid using public transport at least until the end of the year. This is what the study “Means of Transport in the Post Pandemic” by the Gonzalo Rodríguez Foundation points out. According to the study, 7 out of 10 people are unaware that road accidents claim more than 5,400 lives per year.
