Agreement for Child Safe Mobility in Canelones Aiming to reduce the number of child victims in road accidents, an agreement between Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez and the Municipality of Canelones was signed on Tuesday, February 27. Both organizations committed to defining actions to guarantee safe child mobility in Canelones.
FISEVI’s call for papers was closed On January 31 expired the extension of the deadline to present papers focused on the safe mobility of children. The call made by Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez and the National Road Safety Agency of Argentina for Road Safety leaders from different fields, closed with 59 applications registered.
Annual Report 2018 2018 finished with a new rise in the number of deaths and people injured in Uruguay which is a call to redouble our efforts.
The Check Up Point needs your support As from this year, and after 6 years of providing free advice about child seat installation, the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez will request for a minimum contribution after visiting the Check-Up Point in order to make the service self-sustainable.
Promoting Child Seat Use Nationwide The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez with the support of the National Insurance Bank and in coordination with provincial governments promoted the use of child restraint systems (CRS) in the provinces
Promotion of child seat use in Maldonado Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez and the Municipality of Maldonado, with the support of the State Insurance Bank and the Liga Fomento of Punta del Este, promote, through two activities, the use of child seats for the transportation of children by car.
One more year of “I TRAVEL SAFETY” to school A new round of “I Travel Safely†worshops came to an end on November 30 attended by more than 400 children from public primary schools in Montevideo.
For a safe trip to and from school The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez has successfully tested a new iRAP star rating to assess road infrastructure in 54 schools in Uruguay during October 2017.
Presentation of Safe System at the Uruguayan Road Congress The President of Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez, María Fernanda Rodríguez, gave a presentation on Safe Systems, the new paradigm of Road Safety, at the 11th Uruguayan Road Congress organized by the Road Association of Uruguay.
Reinforcing the use of safety elements by motorcyclists Aiming to raise greater awareness among those traveling on motorcycles, the Fundacion Gonzalo Rodríguez and the Traffic Department of the Municipality of Montevideo, implemented a joint action to deliver reflective vests provided by Uruguay´s Mapfre Foundation.
Towards a nation-wide child seat check-up Within the X National Road Safety Week, Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez provided training to relevant stakeholders from all over the country in order to promote child road safety.
