Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure enters phase 2 with global leaders on board

The initiative worked with 10 cities in its inaugural programme, delivering funding and technical assistance on project implementation, cycling facility design, data collection and resident engagement.

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Helmet use to quality helmets: Asia-Pacific nations unite in Hanoi

More than half of the world’s road traffic fatalities occur in South-East Asia and the Western Pacific. In these regions, powered two and three-wheelers account for more than a third of road deaths.

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Women in Safety with Becky Bavinger

When Becky Bavinger was 17 years old, she was driving to high school one morning when the driver of the lorry on the other side of the road fell asleep at the wheel, crossed over the middle and crashed into her head-on.

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Don’t wait for legislation: Euro NCAP urges truck and trailer manufacturers to act on rear underrun protection

The call for action comes after hard-hitting research from the vehicle testing body found that critical vulnerabilities in current systems contribute to an estimated 400 fatal trailer rear underrun collisions in Europe every year.

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Democratising vehicle safety in Africa: Global NCAP’s Forum for Safer Mobility lands in Cape Town

Hosted in partnership with the Automobile Association of South Africa, Global NCAP’s second Forum coincided with Safety 2026, the 16th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion.

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Toyota Starlet rises from Zero to Four Star rating

We are now pleased to confirm that the Toyota Starlet has improved from a zero-star to a four-star rating for adult occupant protection in our latest #SaferCarsForAfrica crash test results.

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Women in Safety with WHO’s Dr. Fangfang Luo: “We do not have a knowledge problem. We have an implementation problem.”

In the second edition of Global NCAP’s Women in Safety series, we sit down with Fangfang to unpack what she’s observed from the frontline.

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Safety 2026: Global injury prevention takes centre stage in Cape Town

This week masses of public health experts, researchers and policymakers from around the world descended on Cape Town for Safety 2026, the 16th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion.

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Meera Naran becomes Global NCAP’s first Advocacy Ambassador

As Advocacy Ambassador of Global NCAP, Meera will extend her life-changing work in championing the organisation to democratise vehicle safety across low and middle-income countries in particular.

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Global NCAP releases Seatbelt Safety Declaration

Our Seatbelt Safety Declaration is a call on global policymakers, regulators and manufacturers to recognise and act on the life-saving impact of seatbelts, child restraint systems and occupant-protection technologies.

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Women in Safety with Natalie Draisin: “We have more work to do, but we’ve secured a global movement to build upon”

Global NCAP is proud to launch Women in Safety, a new editorial series celebrating the women whose leadership, expertise and determination are shaping the future of road safety.

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UN Road Safety Fund Partnership Meeting

Across the G20 half a million lives saved by 2030. Increasing to an astonishing 2.7 million lives that could be saved by 2050.

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Euro NCAP exposes fatal flaws in trailer underrun safety

Euro NCAP reveals shocking lack of protection from rear safety guards on masses of trailers and trucks across the EU and UK, contributing to hundreds of road deaths every year.

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Two of South Africa’s best-selling cars fall short on safety

The Kia Sonet and GWM Haval Jolion, two of South Africa’s best-selling cars, have been found to fall short on safety, following Global NCAP’s latest #SaferCarsForAfrica crash test results.

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Global NCAP launches Forum for Safer Mobility

Global NCAP is proud to be launching a new international event platform that will bridge the public and private sector to map the way forward for safe, sustainable mobility.

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