FAQs
What is Safe Mobility 4 All & 4 Life and why is it important?
The Safe Mobility 4 All & 4 Life Global Initiative is a partnership focused on improving mobility and reducing traffic-related injuries and deaths globally. It supports the development and implementation of sustainable mobility and road safety learning and strategies. Its importance lies in addressing the critical need for mobility and road safety, enhancing human resources, and ultimately saving lives by promoting safer road user behavior and improved infrastructure.
What are some of the most important mobility and road safety challenges we face today?
Key challenges in road safety include distracted driving, inadequate infrastructure, especially around schools, and the need for improved laws and enforcement. Other significant issues are ensuring safe mobility for vulnerable groups such as pedestrians, cyclists, and children, and addressing the disparity inroad safety between high-income and low-income countries.
What kind of training will the SM4A4L provide?
The SM4A4L provides comprehensive training programs focused on mobility and road safety education, risk prevention, and capacity building for professionals and leaders. Training includes courses on safe driving practices, infrastructure improvement, and emergency response.
What are some of the most important mobility and road safety challenges we face today?
Key challenges in road safety include distracted driving, inadequate infrastructure, especially around schools, and the need for improved laws and enforcement. Other significant issues are ensuring safe mobility for vulnerable groups such as pedestrians, cyclists, and children, and addressing the disparity in road safety between high-income and low-income countries.
Who is the target audience for the SM4A4L training?
The target audience for SM4A4L training includes mobility and road safety practitioners, policymakers, professionals, and leaders from both the public and private sectors, particularly those in developing countries and vulnerable regions such as Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
How can I contact the SM4A4L, and how can I participate?
If you have any questions about the SM4A4L, about becoming a partner or member, or about sponsorship opportunities please visit the ‘contact us’ page of our website and fill out the provided form. We are always looking for new opportunities to offer courses that will be of interest or use to all of the communities we reach, so if there are any particular needs that you can identify for education on road safety related issues, we welcome you to contact us.
Why FIA and UNITAR are the appropriate partners for this project?
Bringing together 242 Member Organisations from 147 countries on five continents FIA is the most representative organization related with mobility and road safety. Within the Mobility domain, the FIA strives to ensure safe, sustainable, affordable, and accessible mobility for all global road users and is actively engaged in global advocacy initiatives about the future of smart mobility through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and advocacy.
As the training arm of the UN system, UNITAR, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, provides support to design and implement results-oriented learning programmes. Its main goal is to provide innovative learning solutions to enhance global decision-making and support country-level action for shaping a better future