Dissemination Event of the AVENUE Project -
10th of September at 9.00am, BRUSSELS, EU THON Hotel
The AVENUE for Traffic Safety project held its 2nd Dissemination event in Brussels organized by ETSC and the Greek Road Safety RSI Panos Mylonas. The project, which has been initiated and coordinated by R.S.I. and supported by the European Commission (DG MOVE), brings together experts and 13 road safety organizations from 9 countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland) with a common aim to: (a) implement activities and applications based on best practices, scientific evidence and use of state of the art technology and (b) develop the model for road safety referral centers - European, national, local and mobile. The so called NESTs shall be the "heart" of interaction for road safety for citizens, authorities and communities by:
Mrs Susanne Lindahl, from the European Commission Directorate – General for Mobility and Transport opened the event stating that “reducing traffic fatalities 50% by 2020 and having zero fatal crashes by 2050 is our main target. She added that “NGO's can complete each other and have the chance to do different things on the ground from what we in EC can do at legislations level”. Finally she has referred to the “injury initiative and mentioned that until today we only know the figures concerning deaths but from this year there is a single definition on serious injuries and we can start collect data for injuries as well”. Ms Florence Bonnefoy has also represented the European Commission to the Dissemination Event.
Mr. Antonio Avenoso, Executive Director of ETSC (European Traffic Safety Council) explained why his Organization supported R.S.I.’s initiative in the first place: “It is a very important project that is going to leave a great heritage to all European citizens while there will be return of the costs to us all thanks to the reduction of road transport crashes and injuries. The AVENUE Project is shared responsibility at its best and its activities have a multiplying effect in the society”.
The President of RSI Panos Mylonas and Project Coordinator Ms Vassiliki Danelli-Mylona stated that “the model successfully developed through the AVENUE Project is a great opportunity to be used in the procedure of training for a driving license as well as the reexamination of drivers that have lost their driving license because of traffic violations as already applied in Iceland by law with an impressive decrease in casualties. Furthermore the introduction of ISO 39001 created new opportunities for NEST facilities to support corporate training and certification and improve the road safety record. As it has been shown in other countries continuous driver training will have significant financial and operational benefits by the adoption of such policies”
The second part of the Dissemination event included presentations by all of its partners presenting their achievements and best practices. AVENUE has trained 1.462.492 people directly and 5.221.500 indirectly during the last 3 years through its activities European widely.
In the closing session of the Event Prof. Dr. Gunter Zimmermeyer, German Organisation for Road Safety (DVW-Deutsche Verkehrswacht) Vice President stated that “We share the same issues, targets, programmes and vission. The exchange of information and experience gives important assistance to everyone of us dedicated to reducing road fatalities.
AVENUE partners have managed to achieve the 3 past years sustainability for the NESTs through EC funding and sponsorships and hope that after the end of the program they will be able to achieve long-term operation.
AVENUE project is 30% funded by the European Commission (Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport) and is kindly supported by Olympus and Diageo Hellas, as well as Ethniki Asfalistiki insurance company and the Athens’ International Airport. In a period of time that Greece faces so major problems ranking still high in serious injuries and fatalities R.S.I. “Panos Mylonas” is trying to do the best for the protection of life in the roads with milestone initiatives in terms of raising awareness and education for road safety.
For more information: +30 210 8620150, info@ioas.gr , avenue@ioas.gr
- Raising public awareness for road safety –actions and campaigns
- Promoting responsible behaviour for the general public and opinion leaders, as well as volunteerism for road safety
- Educating citizens to embrace courtesy on the road and pre-act for their safety
- Focusing on vulnerable road users (children, pedestrians, cyclists, powered two-wheeler riders, elderly, novice drivers etc)
- Providing comprehensive Traffic Safety Educational tool, for local communities to clone and host on a permanent basis
Mrs Susanne Lindahl, from the European Commission Directorate – General for Mobility and Transport opened the event stating that “reducing traffic fatalities 50% by 2020 and having zero fatal crashes by 2050 is our main target. She added that “NGO's can complete each other and have the chance to do different things on the ground from what we in EC can do at legislations level”. Finally she has referred to the “injury initiative and mentioned that until today we only know the figures concerning deaths but from this year there is a single definition on serious injuries and we can start collect data for injuries as well”. Ms Florence Bonnefoy has also represented the European Commission to the Dissemination Event.
Mr. Antonio Avenoso, Executive Director of ETSC (European Traffic Safety Council) explained why his Organization supported R.S.I.’s initiative in the first place: “It is a very important project that is going to leave a great heritage to all European citizens while there will be return of the costs to us all thanks to the reduction of road transport crashes and injuries. The AVENUE Project is shared responsibility at its best and its activities have a multiplying effect in the society”.
The President of RSI Panos Mylonas and Project Coordinator Ms Vassiliki Danelli-Mylona stated that “the model successfully developed through the AVENUE Project is a great opportunity to be used in the procedure of training for a driving license as well as the reexamination of drivers that have lost their driving license because of traffic violations as already applied in Iceland by law with an impressive decrease in casualties. Furthermore the introduction of ISO 39001 created new opportunities for NEST facilities to support corporate training and certification and improve the road safety record. As it has been shown in other countries continuous driver training will have significant financial and operational benefits by the adoption of such policies”
The second part of the Dissemination event included presentations by all of its partners presenting their achievements and best practices. AVENUE has trained 1.462.492 people directly and 5.221.500 indirectly during the last 3 years through its activities European widely.
In the closing session of the Event Prof. Dr. Gunter Zimmermeyer, German Organisation for Road Safety (DVW-Deutsche Verkehrswacht) Vice President stated that “We share the same issues, targets, programmes and vission. The exchange of information and experience gives important assistance to everyone of us dedicated to reducing road fatalities.
AVENUE partners have managed to achieve the 3 past years sustainability for the NESTs through EC funding and sponsorships and hope that after the end of the program they will be able to achieve long-term operation.
AVENUE project is 30% funded by the European Commission (Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport) and is kindly supported by Olympus and Diageo Hellas, as well as Ethniki Asfalistiki insurance company and the Athens’ International Airport. In a period of time that Greece faces so major problems ranking still high in serious injuries and fatalities R.S.I. “Panos Mylonas” is trying to do the best for the protection of life in the roads with milestone initiatives in terms of raising awareness and education for road safety.
For more information: +30 210 8620150, info@ioas.gr , avenue@ioas.gr
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