Road Safety in Belarus

Road Safety in Belarus

Our local road safety partner

We support road safety in Belarus through our local partners, Belarusian Auto Moto Touring Club (BKA), a non-governmental organisation founded in 1998. As a member of the Federation Internationale de L’Automobile (FIA), the BKA provide roadside assistance as well as promoting road safety and protecting the interests of drivers across Belarus.

In particular, the BKA is concerned with the devastating fact that every four days a child dies on the roads in Belarus. As such, they have developed a road safety strategy targeted primarily at young drivers and children. Working in partnership with EASST, the BKA has implemented a number of successful projects in this area, cooperating closely with the Road Traffic Police, the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Ministry of Sport and Tourism, and other governmental and non- governmental organisations.
Another area of focus for the BKA is the link between road risk, disability and inclusive mobility. In 2017, the BKA, supported by EASST, conducted ground-breaking research into the road safety problems faced by disabled people in the country. They found that due to poor levels of accessible infrastructure and a lack of consideration on the roads by drivers and others, two-thirds of disabled people face difficulties in making basic journeys. Their ongoing advocacy over the issue has succeeded in raising wider awareness of the issues faced by people with disabilities in terms road safety, and, for the first time, road safety teaching resources based on an adapted version of the EASST Road Safety Education Pack are available for use in Belarus for children with special educational needs and disability.

Belarus Road Safety Facts

There are on average 1282 road fatalities every year.

14% of road deaths in Belarus involve alcohol.

17% of the population own a bicycle.

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Belarusian Auto Moto Touring Club

Belarusian Auto Moto Touring Club

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How to use the Education Pack

How to use the Education Pack

Find out how to make the most of the EASST Road Safety Education Pack with our free online course for education providers.

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Belarus Road Safety News

FedEx Express and EASST keep a spotlight shining on road safety

FedEx Express and EASST keep a spotlight shining on road safety

 by EASST | November 16, 2020 | Azerbaijan, Belarus, Children's Road Safety, News, Post-Crash Response, Road Safety Enforcement, Ukraine

Last year we received charitable funding from FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), to deliver three diverse initiatives via our NGO partners in Ukraine, Belarus and Azerbaijan.

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Turning surplus high visibility PPE into children’s mascots to improve night time visibility in rural Belarus

Turning surplus high visibility PPE into children’s mascots to improve night time visibility in rural Belarus

 by EASST | October 14, 2020 | Belarus, Children's Road Safety, News

With the support of a grant by FedEx Express Europe, we have been working with the Belarusian Auto Moto Touring Club and local disability groups to turn old high visibility PPE into ‘mascots’ or tags for school book bags and children’s coats to promote visibility and safety on the roads.

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Ground-breaking project on disability and road safety honoured at 2019 PMIRSA

Ground-breaking project on disability and road safety honoured at 2019 PMIRSA

 by EASST | December 10, 2019 | Belarus, Disability, Mobility and Road Risk, News

Our ground-breaking project on disability and road safety in Belarus wins 2019 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award.

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Delivering inclusive road safety lessons for children and parents in regional Belarus

Delivering inclusive road safety lessons for children and parents in regional Belarus

 by EASST | November 5, 2019 | Belarus, Children's Road Safety, Disability, Mobility and Road Risk, News

EASST partners the Belarusian Auto Moto Touring Club take their model of inclusive road safety education to the city of Luban.

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EASST and FedEx Express Europe to deliver initiatives focused on road safety education in Azerbaijan, Belarus and Ukraine

EASST and FedEx Express Europe to deliver initiatives focused on road safety education in Azerbaijan, Belarus and Ukraine

 by EASST | August 30, 2019 | Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine

A charitable grant, awarded by the express transportation company under its social responsibility platform, FedEx Cares, will enable EASST partners to deliver three separate initiatives, each with a focus on improving children’s road safety in countries where young people face significant daily risk.

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Making road safety rules and resources ‘user-friendly’ for people with special educational needs and disability

Making road safety rules and resources ‘user-friendly’ for people with special educational needs and disability

 by EASST | August 23, 2019 | Belarus, Children's Road Safety

The BKA’s latest project aims to ensure that road safety information is widely available and accessible to anyone who might need it.

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International collaboration sees improved capacity for post-crash response in Tajikistan

International collaboration sees improved capacity for post-crash response in Tajikistan

 by EASST | July 4, 2019 | Belarus, News, Post-Crash Response, Tajikistan

FIRE AID members send emergency response and road traffic collision equipment to Tajikistan, via Belarus, to further improve capacity for post-crash response.

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Inclusive mobility and road safety for children with disabilities

Inclusive mobility and road safety for children with disabilities

 by EASST | July 4, 2019 | Belarus, Disability, Mobility and Road Risk, News

The BKA continue to promote inclusive mobility and road safety for children with disabilities in Belarus with launch of their new project ‘Road safety without measures’

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Global Road Safety Week in Belarus

Global Road Safety Week in Belarus

 by EASST | June 3, 2019 | Belarus, Disability, Mobility and Road Risk, News, Road Safety Governance and Capacity Building

The Belarusian Auto Moto Touring Club illustrate the challenges faced by people with disabilities when traveling around Minsk to demand safer and more accessible transport systems as part of their UN Global Road Safety Week activity.

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Belarus Road Safety Resources

Road Safety – An Inherent Right and Equal Opportunity for All People

Road Safety An Inherent Right and Equal Opportunity for All People in Belarus

Based on a survey of 1000 disabled people and their carers throughout Belarus this report by the Belarusian Auto Moto Touring Club offers fresh data and insights into the particular needs and problems disabled people in Belarus face as drivers, pedestrians and public transport users. (2017)

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Lessons of Kindness

Addressing the everyday transport challenges faced by people with disabilities in Belarus. Video by the Belarusian Auto Moto Touring Club and Belarusian Association of Assistance to Children and Young People with Disabilities. (2018)

‘Save Kids Lives’ in Belarus

The Belarusian Auto Moto Touring Club ask “Are our children safe on the roads?” in this video produced for the launch of their ‘Save Kids Lives’ campaign. (2014)

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