A lot of the pressure that is applied to governments to tackle road deaths and injuries comes from voluntary sector organisations such as Brake. See the below list for other NGOs with an interest in stopping the carnage or caring for the victims.
AUSTRALASIA
www.acrs.org.au
Australasian College of Road Safety.
www.roadsafetytrust.org.au
NRMA - ACT Road Safety Trust
www.kidsandtraffic.mq.edu.au
The Kids and Traffic Early Childhood Road Safety Education Program.
www.kidsafensw.org
Kids Safe NSW
CANADA
http://safety-council.org
Canada Safety Council
UK
www.tyresafe.org
Tyresafe (UK) - a not for profit organisation that promotes tyre safety.
www.pacts.org.uk
Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, UK. Aims to advise and inform members of parliament on road safety issues
www.rospa.org.uk
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, UK. Provides information on road safety to the general public and companies
www.roadsafetycouncil.com
Road Safety Council of Northern Ireland affiliated with ROSPA
www.ridesafebacksafe.co.uk
Ride Safe, Back Safe. Motorcycle safety site by bikers, for bikers.
www.dmfed.org.uk
Disabled Motorists Federation. Gives advice to disabled people (irrespective of the nature of their disability) and their carers on issues relating to motoring and transport matters.
www.ctc.org.uk
CTC is a UK National cycling organisation.
USA
www.aaafoundation.org
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
www.ghsa.org
Governors Highway Safety Association, based in the USA.
www.trucksafety.org
Truck Safety Coalition, based in the USA. They are dedicated to making truck driving safer for everyone on the roads through campaigning and educating. They also provide support to truck crash survivors and families of truck crash victims.
www.cvsa.org
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance in the USA. It Promotes commercial vehicle safety.
www.saferoads.org
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, based in the USA. They are an alliance of consumer, health and safety groups and insurance companies and agents working together to make America’s roads safer.
www.nsc.org
National Safety Council in the USA. Dedicated to preventing injuries and deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the roads.
www.icadts.org
The International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety
EUROPEAN
www.erscharter.eu
European Road Safety Charter
www.etsc.eu
European Transport Safety Council - Brussels-based campaign and information organisation dedicated to the reduction of European casualties.
www.eurosafe.eu.com
Safety organisation focussing on child safety across Europe
INTERNATIONAL
www.worlddayofremembrance.org
Organised by a victims’ federation, this day commemorates people killed in road crashes
www.grsproadsafety.org
Global Road Safety Partnership - brings together governments and governmental agencies, the private sector and ngos to address road safety issues in low and middle income countries
www.worldroadsafety.org
World Road Safety Partnership: India-based organisation promoting road safety
www.makeroadssafe.org
International campaign to put global road traffic injuries on the G8 and UN sustainability agendas
www.makeroadssafe.org
Make Roads Safe is the Campaign for Global Road Safety.
www.asirt.org
The Association for Safe International Road Travel
www.youthforroadsafety.org
Youth for Road Safety. A youth-led organization that acts to keep young people safe on the world’s roads.
COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
www.bettertransport.org.uk
Campaign for Better Transport, UK aiming to increase use of environmentally sustainable transport forms
www.cpre.org.uk
Campaign to Protect Rural England
www.jrf.org.uk
UK Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Aims to provide evidence, solutions and ideas that will help overcome social problems.
www.livingstreets.org.uk
Living Streets, UK, aims to create better streets and public spaces for people on foot. Includes a ‘Walk to School’ campaign
www.theccc.org.uk
The Committee on Climate Change is an independent body established under the Climate Change Act to advise the UK Government and Parliament on the progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
www.transport-action.ca
Transport Action Canada
http://car-free.org
Coalition for Appropriate Transport
