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The “Distance” Became the Russia’s Best Social Project

03 May 2017

On April 28, the Federal Social Program “Distance” created in line with the President’s instructions to reduce the number of victims in road accidents was declared the winner of the 5th Annual Program “The Russia’s Best Social Projects”. Imperial Park Hotel & SPA hosted “The Russia’s Best Social Projects” jubilee program. By tradition, the event was opened by the Forum where the top managers in the field of corporate social responsibility, representatives of various foundations and public structures discussed the urgent topics of the social responsibility development and shared their...

Road safety topics integration into the curriculum ensures future improvement of road culture

04 April 2016

For more than eight years, Road Safety Russia has been developing and implementing federal projects on road safety improvement and raising awareness on road safety topics. With 15 All-Russian communication campaigns already realized, it is safe to say that Russian mentality is one of the most influential factors of road safety education. Road Safety Russia shows that road safety education can only be possible with a continuous approach, with educational programs accompanying road users from their early years to adulthood: trainings for parents in perinatal centers; interactive programs for kindergarteners and primary school students;...

Jawsy by the State Road Traffic Inspectorate will save lives

07 March 2016

Jawsy video is a centerpiece of a new large-scale social campaign by the State Road Traffic Inspectorate at the Russian Ministry of Interior, the Russian Association of Motor Insurers (RAMI), and Road Safety Russia. The campaign aims to attract the attention of drivers to the topic of keeping a safe following distance, and to improve road safety culture among all road users. For more than eight years, the State Road Traffic Inspectorate at the Russian Ministry of Interior, RAMI and RSRussia have been successful in forming road safety culture in Russia. These years resulted in many an effective social campaign and in...

More than a half of Russian drivers got into road accidents due to the failure to maintain safe following distance

04 March 2016

Any vehicle is potentially dangerous for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. Twenty percent of Russian citizens have relatives or friends that received injuries in road accidents, eight percent have lost their relatives to road accidents. However, cars are not responsible for that statistics; it is people that operate them, that have the biggest influence, as human error is the main cause of most road accidents. Over the last eight years, Road Safety Russian and The All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (WCIOM) has conducted nation-wide sociological research, creating a rating of most common causes of road accidents. This survey-based...