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Photo credit: Prince Michael Road Safety International Awards 2018\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/pre>\nTuesday 11 December: LONDON \u2014\u00a0Star Rating for Schools, the first-ever evidence-based tool for measuring, managing and communicating the level of risk children are exposed to on school journeys, has won a prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Developed and tested with sponsorship from FedEx Corp. and the FIA Foundation, the easy-to-use, low-cost app and global reporting application is made safer by iRAP\u2019s Pedestrian Star Rating.<\/p>\n
In making their recommendation for an award the judges thought this to be a most innovative and valuable development of iRAP which can be used so successfully at a community level, with such huge potential to reduce risk and save lives of children and pedestrians.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled to accept this award. \u00a0In its global pilot, Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) has already been used to assess the safety of journeys to more than 600 schools across five continents,\u201d said James Bradford, global product director for iRAP.\u00a0 \u201cThe tool assesses the risk to pedestrians at spot locations, informing interventions and investment which save lives and serious injuries from day one. \u00a0It has already informed road upgrades now saving lives in\u00a0Zambia<\/a>,\u00a0Bogota<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0South Africa<\/a>\u00a0and importantly, will enable the tracking of global success,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTragically, more than 3,000 children are killed or seriously injured on the world\u2019s roads daily, often on their journey to school.\u00a0 With more than 180,000 trucks connecting markets around the world, road safety is of the utmost importance to us, so we are pleased to support this initiative,\u201d said Matthew Thornton III, executive vice president and chief operating officer, FedEx Freight.\u00a0 \u201cThe tool stands to make a significant global impact and we\u2019re already seeing signs of that.\u00a0 Importantly, it arms local communities\u2014schools, road safety advocates and local NGOs\u2014with a globally-recognized assessment tool to inform their safety efforts and advocacy to those who manage and fund upgrades in their streets.\u201d<\/p>\n
The SR4S Programme will be launched in April in Chania, Greece, with the support of twelve Lead Partners including AIP Foundation, Amend, EASST, Federation Internationale de L\u2019Automobile (FIA), Gonzalo Rodriguez Foundation, Child Health Initiative, Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), International Road Federation (IRF), Safe Kids Worldwide, Youth for Road Safety (YOURS) and World Resources Institute (WRI).<\/p>\n
The Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards recognise outstanding achievement and innovation. The award was presented by HRH Prince Michael of Kent at a ceremony which took place at The Savoy, London on Tuesday 11 December 2018.<\/p>\n
For all Prince Michael International Road Safety Award Winners 2018\u00a0click here<\/a><\/p>\n
To view the official photos from the day\u00a0click here<\/a><\/p>\n
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Media contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n
iRAP:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 James Bradford, Global Product Director (Based in UK)
\nMob: +44 7823 322 931,\u00a0james.bradford@irap.org<\/a><\/p>\n