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Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety

World Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims REMEMBER AND RESPOND. Rochelle Sobel Association for Safe International Road Travel ASIRT. Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety November 13, 2007 Rayburn House Office Bldg. Remember.

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Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety

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  1. World Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims REMEMBER AND RESPOND Rochelle Sobel Association for Safe International Road Travel ASIRT Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety November 13, 2007 Rayburn House Office Bldg

  2. Remember

  3. 1.3 million people are killed in road crashes each year worldwide 50 million are injured

  4. United States Congress House of Representatives July 20, 2007 Passed House Concurrent Resolution 87 recognizing an annual World Day of Remembrance for road crash victims to be held on third Sunday of November each year. Introduced by Congressman Robert Wexler (55 co-sponsors)

  5. United States Congress Senate October 23, 2007 Unanimously passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 39, supporting a World Day of Remembrance for road crash victims. Introduced by Senator Christopher J. Dodd

  6. Road crashes are the single greatest risk for healthy Americans traveling abroad

  7. Kyrstin Scharninghause Namibia Josh Ringel Spain Philippe Wamba Kenya HaleySurti Peru Aron Sobel Turkey Meghan Sennot Peru Ben Baker Italy Cherese Lauhere India Deana Blanchard Egypt J.J. Greenberg Israel Joline Elmer Mozambique Jenna Druck India Lauren Alpert Morocco Americans Killed Abroad

  8. Kyrstin Scharninghause Namibia Josh Ringel Spain Philippe Wamba Kenya HaleySurti Peru Aron Sobel Turkey Meghan Sennot Peru Americans Killed Abroad Ben Baker Italy Cherese Lauhere India Deana Blanchard Egypt J.J. Greenberg Israel Joline Elmer Mozambique Jenna Druck India Lauren Alpert Morocco Aron Sobel, 25 Killed along with 22 other passengers in a bus crash in Turkey

  9. REMEMBER The nations of the world join together to remember and to honor those killed or injured in road crashes

  10. RESPOND • Insist governments and society make roads safer • Improve support for victims and families • Raise public consciousness • Implement preventive measures • Urge immediate action

  11. ASIRT – Kenya

  12. United States

  13. Recent accomplishments of the Congressional Global Road Safety Caucus Growing the caucus Encouraging US support for UN Road Safety Resolution Letter to Turkish President urging road safety improvements US Congress

  14. Saving Countless Lives The Caucus sent a letter to the Secretary of State, the Honorable Condoleezza Rice, asking for increased U.S. involvement in Global Road Safety

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