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Global Lead for the UN Decade of Action on Road Safety @WHO. Helping countries build safe mobility for a world with zero deaths. https://xitter.cf/t.co/YCYynGQbEu

Geneva, Switzerland
Joined May 2013
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The new Speed Management Manual will help leaders curb life-threatening speeding on the world’s roads. Produced with @WHO, @WBG_Transport, @FIAfdn with support from @BloombergDotOrg, it covers laws, technologies, campaigns and actions. bit.ly/41f0CWU | #RoadSafety
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The launch of the @WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023 is set for December 13 at 10:00am CET. The report shows the scale of global road deaths and progress in reducing them worldwide. Speakers include @DrTedros & @JeanTodt 👉 bit.ly/3SZYOP8🚦#RoadSafety
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‘We’ve known that speed kills for decades, yet we still need to convince policy-makers and the public of the huge risks posed by speeding’ - @MattsBelin New @WHO Speed Management Manual aims to help leaders save lives by curbing speeding. bit.ly/46HIFkL | #RoadSafety
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I am happy to be in Nigeria and initiate the 7th Global Road Safety Week together with Corps Marshal Dauda Ali Biu and road safety champion Sydney Ibeanusi. #RoadSafetyWeek #RoadSafety
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Matts-Åke Belin retweeted
Great discussions today with 🇸🇪 Ministry of Infrastructure State Secretary Johan Davidson on Sweden’s role in global road safety and our upcoming global meeting of heads of national #RoadSafety agencies and #VisionZero conference. 🙏 🇸🇪 for your leading role in this field
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A rapid increase in motorcycles and low use of helmets risks a spike in road deaths in low and middle-income countries. Launched at the @BloombergDotOrg Asia #RoadSafety event today, this @WHO Manual should help boost the use of life-saving helmets. 👉 bit.ly/3TVCGEi
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‘As motorbikes proliferate at breakneck speed, urgent action is needed to curb a rapid rise in road crash deaths and injuries,’ says @MattsBelin The new @WHO Helmets Manual aims to help leaders boost the use of safe, quality helmets. 👉 bit.ly/3TVCGEi🚦#RoadSafety
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Create public demand for safer roads is one of the roles of #RoadSafetyNGOs and it requires and enabling environment to operate in. Presentation of preliminary results from @RoadSafetyNGOs & @GWU study
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The Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety launches the Accountability Toolkit to compel governments to decrease road crashes. @roadsafetyngos #RethinkMobility
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A very moving tribute by Rochelle Sobel from @asirt in memory of the 1.3 million annual road deaths and their families as well as all injured at the start of the 8th Global Meeting of #RoadSafety NGOs #rethinkmobility
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“Safe mobility is our right. We demand evidence based interventions, accountability as well as NGO participation to reduce road deaths by 50%” These are the headlines of the El Salvador declaration of #RoadSafety NGOs launched today
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Hoy nuestro fundador @RimbaudAxel se juntó con @MattsBelin, director de la Academia de Visión Cero en suecia, para conversar de seguridad vial. #SeguridadVial #VisiónCero
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Going to Nordic Future Mobility Conf. at Stanford University, California. Discussing Vision Zero efforts, Washington’s approach is Target Zero @targetzero. Participating with my colleague @MattsBelin @Trafikverket also PIARC @PIARC_Roads member. Zero fatalities worldwide! – at SeaTac, WA
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Excellent session today at Stanford led by @MattsBelin, Director of the Vision Zero Academy, and organized by @innorhouse
Excited to speak at this event tomorrow, and have conversations about safety in a world with emerging technologies.
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Vision Zero find its way to Yekaterinburg in Russia
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Vision Zero Academy on tour. Short course at World Bank HQ in Washington.
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Dr. Mats-Åke Belin from @Trafikverket holding presentation on the Vision Zero Policy and enhancing road safety by finding smart solutions for transport system designs and establishing fair communication and trust between road safety officials and people. #BarentsTransport
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Vision Zero at 9th Barents Parliamentary Conference
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Vision Zero Academy organize the third international Vision Zero Course in Gothenburg. People in the room are representing countries with more than 20 fatalities per 100 000 population to less than 3. Everyone has the right to safe mobility.
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