EASST is working to save lives and prevent injuries by making road travel safer, greener and more sustainable for future generations.
With the support of the FIA Road Safety Grants Programme, EASST has been working with local partners in Central Asia to better understand the barriers that currently prevent people from walking and cycling in their countries – with a focus on young people.
Following on from EASST’s recent projects with FIRE AID we have now sent a further 4,000 items of crucial PPE to the Ukrainian State Emergency Services.
On April 13th, supported by the World Bank’s Global Road Safety Facility, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) launched a new partnership in Azerbaijan to develop child-friendly road design and implement child-friendly speed management around schools.
From this week, licensing and the registration of mopeds and light ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) has become mandatory in Georgia.
EASST stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Our thoughts are with all our friends and colleagues in Ukraine and their families during this time of horrific sadness and uncertainty.
With the support of the FIA Foundation Advocacy Hub, we have been working with our local partners in Armenia, Moldova, and Georgia towards securing policy change commitments to reduce speed limits to 30 km/h around schools.
EASST’s Corrine Vibert presents the results of our public perceptions survey on 30km/h speed limits at the IRF Young Professionals Summit 2021.
We have developed a new Toolkit for Assessing and Reporting on Road Safety in School Zones to assist our partners in identifying, assessing, and reporting on school zone safety.
With the support of Dr Carl Smith and students at the University of Arkansas YGT have been using art to engage with young people and identify opportunities for local action to promote active travel in Dushanbe.
In December 2021, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Japarov, signed a Decree aimed at taking “urgent action on road safety issues” in the country
What we do
Our road safety projects focus on seven priority areas to develop sustainable transport systems and make roads safe across the region.