The Norauto Foundation congratulates the 11 nominees for their acomplishments of the last 10 years.

25 organisations out of the 72 award-winners since 2002 submitted their application to be selected for the special “10 years of road safety” awards which took place on 3 november 2011 in Paris.

Three of them were singled out amongst the 11 nominees by the jury of European experts to receive €5000 as a reward for their particularly remarquable committment to road safety during the last 10 years.

The three prize-winners are  FAGE (FR), APSI (PT) and STOP ACCIDENTES (ES).

The 11 nominees are :

Marilou, pour les routes de la vie – France
www.association-marilou.org
Winner of the first prize in 2003, the Marilou association convinced the French government to ban driving under the influence of drugs. On 23 January 2003 the law was voted in and is today known as the « Marilou law ». Since its creation in 2002, the association has never stopped its fight against dangerous driving and particularly cannabis consumption. Today, the association is still very active, working with students, law enforcement officials, businesses and public organisations to raise awareness of road safety issues and to help victims and their families to navigate through the legal consequences of their traumatic experience.

AESLEME – Spain
www.aesleme.es
With only 13 employees, this charity has been working since 1990 on the study of spinal cord injuries from road accidents, by supporting not only the victims, but also their families and  the medical staff. They work jointly with public and private national and international organisations to improve the quality of life and the social integration of victims of road accidents.  They provide training and information to the general and professional public on the risks, causes and consequences of road accidents. AESLEME won 3rd prize in 2004 and 4th prize 2007. They estimate that 2.300.000 young people have heard their message in 20 years.

Fédération des associations générales étudiantes (FAGE) – France
www.fage.org
FAGE was created on 3 November 1989 in Paris to bring together on a national level the various local federations of student bodies. Its strength lies in the breadth of its scope and its ability to stir into action thousands of student volunteers from around France. Amongst other activities, FAGE has used this power to promote road safety amongst a population particularly affected by the consequences of taking alcohol, drugs or both, to warn and to advise them of the messages from road safety organisations and other actors in the field. FAGE  won 3rd prize in 2005 for their “Designated Driver” campaign.

APSI – Portugal
www.apsi.org.pt
After nearly 20 years, APSI has become a reference in Portugal for training, education, and raising awareness of child and adolescent road safety issues. As a member of many international committees, APSI is often consulted by lawmakers on questions of young people’s road safety, and often presents examples of good practice around Europe, including for the United Nations. Three of their activities were rewarded by Road Safety Awards in 2006, 2007 and 2008: for their work on child passenger safety, transporting groups of children and  for their mobile information centre.

Vlaamse Stichting Verkeerskunde « Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge » – Belgium
www.verkeerskunde.be
The Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge (FFT) has been committed to increasing awareness about traffic and mobility in the Belgian region of Flanders since 1990. One side of its  activity is organising permanent courses for professionals in the traffic sector – representatives, mobility officials, police, etc. The other part of the work of the FFT is to develop projects  and organise awareness campaigns for participants of all ages. The FFT received a second prize for its programme “Parents in charge of Traffic.”

Association Valenciana de la Seguridad Vial (AVSV) – Spain
www.seguridadvialvalencia.com
In only 6 years, this association has already won two Road Safety Awards, winning 4th prize in 2007 and again in 2009. Its great ability to bring on board volunteers from all professions  concerned with road safety means that it can reach a very large audience and get its messages through via training, research, education and information. An impressive number of activities have been implemented by these volunteers, who have managed to reach some 300.000 people with their training and education activities in only a few years.

Droga i Pezpieczenstwo « Road and Safety » – Poland
www.drogaibezpieczenstwo.org.pl
As its name suggests, this Polish organisation is committed to improving road safety in its widest sense, and on many levels. Since its inception in 1998, the organisation has run thought-provoking campaigns whether independently or with local and national partners, about drink-driving, visibility on the roads, preventing accidents and assistance to road accident  victims. Thanks to its promotion “Live longer with fluorescent equipment”, aimed at vulnerable users of Polish roads and reacting to a real need in this area, the organisation won first  prize in 2007.

Pro-Vélo – Belgium
www.provelo.be
Since 1992, this Belgian charity, well known in Wallonia, has been developing a series of services in aid of responsible mobility, which respects people and their environment, mainly by bicycle. These services include safe bicycle riding training (2nd prize in 2008 for the cycle permit), cycling infrastructure studies, community service for convicted traffic offenders (4th  prize in 2010 for their alternative form of sentencing) and cultural cycle tours. The charity employs sixty people and many volunteers who work from one of five Cyclists’ Centres.

STOP ACCIDENTES – Spain
www.stopaccidentes.org
It has now been over ten years that this association has been running activities to reduce road accidents and enhance public awareness of safe road use. With a wide range of activities for  an equally wide audience (including children, senior citizens, academics and immigrants), the 4 employees and 72 volunteers also work with law-makers and public institutions to  promote legal reforms. The Barcelona branch first won the 4th prize in 2008, followed closely by the Zaragoza branch in 2009 with 6th prize and then The La Coruña branch won 3rd prize in 2010.

Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust (BHIT) – UK
www.bhit.org
First set up in 1998, this small charity won first prize in 2009 for its educational programme for teachers in secondary schools across England and Wales, to promote safe bicycle use and to explain the importance of wearing a helmet. With only a handful of volunteers, and thanks to partnerships with local police, teachers and businesses, the trust has seen increasing  demand for better safety education of children and young people on bicycles, and is now offering guidance and training across the UK and beyond.

A.PRO.S.I.R. – Italie
www.aprosir.it
Since 1998, this Italian charity has been developing a number of activities to promote healthy entertainment for young people, whilst protecting their safety whilst driving. The  organisation was rewarded in 2010 for this work, with a special prize for its « decompression chamber », which helps to prevent accidents by offering the means to test their mental and physical fitness and giving the opportunity to regain it on the way out of nightclubs. For 10 years, A.PRO.S.I.R. has been raising the awareness of young people to ‘responsible fun’ and

developing alternative solutions to driving home; the Italian public authorities have responded positively and have even gone as far as to suggest that these measures should become obligatory in night-clubs.

The ^10th Road Safety Awards

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In 2011 we celebrated the 10^th anniversary of the Road Safety Awards and 10 years of hard work from all the award winning associations at an awards ceremony in Paris on 3 November 2011.

The Norauto Foundation highlighted the work of the organisations which won an award between 2002 and 2010. The 3 most dedicated ones won a “special 10 year award” for their work on road safety.

Before the ceremony, participants exchanged with the speakers on the two main topics chosen for the tenth anniversary : the achievements of the past ten years, and the challenges ahead. Participants in the event included high-level delegates from Europe’s road safety organisations, from both the private and public sector, Members of the European Parliament, and the French National institutions.

The Awards ceremony presented the 11 nominees and members of the Jury joined Isabelle Kardacz, Head of the Road Safety Unit at the European Commission, Jean-Luc Névache, the French Interministerial Delegate for Road Safety, and Nathalie Griesbeck, MEP, to announce the three winners, who each received a €5000 prize.

Many thanks to all participants for contributing to the discussions and for all their hard work to make our roads safer for all.

All not-for-profit organisations who received a Road Safety Award from the Norauto Foundation or Norauto between 2002 and 2010, including those organisations which were created less than 10 years ago, were invited to submit an application for the special “10 years of road safety” awards.

The 25 candidates were assessed on the lasting quality of their road safety activity. 11 of them were preselected and presented to the Jury, who chose three, each rewarded by the Norauto Foundation with a prize of €5000 each.

The Road Safety Awards took place on 3 November 2011 in Paris.

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