Event Details
On 11-13 October 2022, the Global Regional Road Safety Observatories (GRRSO) GRRSO Dialogue on Powered Two-Wheeler Safety (11-12 October) and Asia-Pacific Road Safety Observatory (APRSO) Annual Meeting (13 October) will be held in a hybrid manner in ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines.
GRRSO Dialogue on Powered Two-Wheeler Safety – October 11-12
From 11-12 October APRSO and the Ibero American Road Safety Observatory (OISEVI) will co-host an interactive expert program on motorcycle safety for low- and middle-income Countries (LMICs) with a focus on countries for which motorcycling is the dominant road transport mode. The GRRSO Powered Two-Wheeler Dialogue will bring together an unprecedented range of global experts and practitioners striving to address deaths and serious injuries resulting from motorcycle crashes. It will provide a unique opportunity to address issues relating to countries and cities where powered two-wheelers (PTW) are the predominant form of transport.A key feature of the event will be the conduct of a series of dialogues on some of the most challenging issues facing motorcycle safety practitioners and advocates.
Key global experts will directly engage with participants to identify evidence-based interventions to address the unacceptable loss of life due to motorcycle crashes in LMICs.
The sessions
The event will include a range of sessions featuring presentations from global experts on issues from across the safe system approach to road safety. These will include sessions focusing on safer roads for PTWs, safer vehicle standards, motorcycle helmets and related road user issues and targeted presentations focusing on planning, data and more.
Select sessions will also include high-profile events held by key global partners, where essential tools, resources and campaigns related to motorcycle safety will be highlighted.
Statement on Powered Two-Wheeler Priorities
The event is expected to produce a communique on the priorities in road safety for jurisdictions in which motorcycle trauma dominates the crash record. The statement will reflect stakeholder consensus and will be available for use in raising awareness and advocating for greater effort in addressing death and injury from motorcycle use. It is expected to be based on the eight recommendations of the Riding in a Safe System report.
Target participants
- Government and non-government leaders in road safety
- Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) active in motorcycle safety in developing countries
- Key decision makers of government road safety agencies
- Transport and related sector staff from multilateral development banks
- NGOs active in motorcycle safety in developing countries
- Infrastructure managers of road transport systems
- Enforcement officials
- Motorcycle and rider protective equipment manufacturers and retailers
- Transport injury insurers
- Motorcycle registration and rider licensing agencies and service providers
- Road crash medical and emergency response planners and managers
- Urban transport specialists working on motorcycle dominant cities
- Consultants and Researchers across the many aspects of motorcycle safety
The APRSO Annual Meeting - October 13
The Asia-Pacific Road Safety Observatory (APRSO) is a regional forum on road safety data, policies and practices. Its mandate is to enhance the protection of human life on the roads across Asia and the Pacific through generating robust road safety data; undertaking analysis; and developing policies for road safety actions in Asia and the Pacific member countries. APRSO was established by a group of international development organizations – The World Bank (WB), Fédération Internationale de l’ Automobile (FIA), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Transport Forum (ITF) and The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UK Aid through the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF). ADB serves as the secretariat for APRSO.
Target Audience
- Participation at the meeting will be by open invitation, participants will include:
- APRSO representative member countries and other member country stakeholders with responsibilities for collecting, analyzing and managing road safety data
- APRSO Partners and consultants including ADB, UNESCAP, FIA, ITF, WB and WHO
- Participants from non-member countries in the region and other key road safety stakeholders.