Presentation on Child Passenger Safety for future doctors The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez gave an informative talk -on Saturday July 1st- about the importance of safety measures when transporting children in vehicles; more than 300 students from the School of Medicine of the Universidad de la República attended the event.
Presentation of the study on conditions of children transport on motorcycles at OISEVI The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez presented its Study on conditions of Children Transport on Motorcycles in Latin America at the Ibero-American Road Safety Observatory´s VI Assembly (OISEVI) held in San José de Costa Rica on June 20-21.
Training on Child Restraint System for Traffic National Police The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez organized a new training session on the correct use of child restraint systems (child seats and boosters) for National Traffic Police officers in the last stage of their training.
Training on Child Restraint System for Canelones Traffic Inspectors The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez supported by the National Insurance Bank (BSE) started a series of training sessions on the correct installation of Child Restraint Systems for Canelones Traffic Inspectors from the Road Safety Promotion Unit.
#SlowDown for children safety Within the context of the 4A UN Global Road Safety Week, the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez joined the global campaign #SlowDown (#BajáUnCambio) promoting speed reduction in the city.
What is children transport on motorcycles like in Latin America? Within the context of the Global Road Safety Week, the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez presented the “Study on conditions for children transport on motorcycles in Latin America†on May 8, at the Executive Tower.
First Ibero-American Congress on Road Safety and Education for Police Officers The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez attended the first Ibero-American Congress on Road Safety and Education for Police Officers (CIPSEVI in Spanish) held on April 27 and 28 in Puente Genil (Córdoba, Spain).
Fifth Global Meeting – NGOs for Road Safety The biannual Fifth Global Meeting of Non-governmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 3-6, 2017. The meeting was organized by the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety (the Alliance) and the Ministry of Transport of Malaysia, and sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Training to Traffic Enforcers in Maldonado on Child Restraint Systems On March 23, at 9 am., at the Campus Municipal conference room, the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez provided training to the Municipality of Maldonado traffic police officers about the correct use of child restraint systems: child and booster seats in cars.
Safe Return to Class 7th Edition As in every school start in the past seven years, Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez, launched the campaign Safe Return to Class with the aim of raising awareness in the population on the safety conditions necessary to transport children from and to schools, by private cars, school transport, two-wheelers or as pedestrians
The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez supported the new child seats act in Chile The new Chilean act that came into force on March 17, states that children under 12 should always travel in the back seat of the car, wearing a seat belt or a suitable child restraint system. It also states that until turning 9 years old (or 135 cm tall and 33 kilograms) children should travel in a child seat suitable for their age, height and weight.
Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez participated in the meeting of members of the Global Initiative for Child Health and Mobility in London As a member of the Global Initiative for Child Health and Mobility, the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez, through its President, María Fernanda Rodríguez, participated of a strategic meeting with the other members of the coalition coordinated by the FIA Foundation to discuss the agenda, sharing activities and experiences for promotion and research.
