IRTE At International Events

 

Mr. Rohit Baluja visited the Research Institute of Highways, Ministry of Communications, at Beijing, P.R.China.

Seen in the photograph are (from L to R) Mr. Zhang Gaoqiang, Chief Engineer, Ms. Sun Yue, Asst Engineer, Mr. Rohit Baluja President IRTE, Mr. Dai Dong Chang, Director General, Highway Research Institute, Mr. Huang Bin, Engineer and Mr. Chen Hongyun Asst. Engineer. The Research Institute of Highway is the only Research Institute directly under the Ministry of Communications of The Peoples Republic of China, Engaging in scientific and technological research in road and bridge engineering, ITS, road transport related environmental protection etc

At Bangkok in Thailand in March2007.

Asian Institute of Technology was the winner of the IRTE & Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards 2006. Mr. Rohit Baluja made a visit to the AIT in Bangkok in Thailand in March2007. In the photograph are Mr. Dr. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Dean of the School of Engineering & Technology, Mr. Rohit Baluja President IRTE, Dr. Shinya hanoka Assistant Professor and Dr. Kunnawee Kanitpong Asst Professor.

At the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham on 23rd June 2006

The Institute Of Road Traffic Education In collaboration with Department Of Civil Engineering, University Of Birmingham, held a Stake Holders Partnership Dialogue to deliberate upon the possibility of initiating road safety research related courses in academic institutions, a partnership of institutions, safety promoting organizations, government and other bodies

Workshop on the Implementation of Good Practices in Road Traffic Safety Muscat, Oman 28-29 November 2005

The Workshop was jointly organized by ESCWA and FIA. The Meeting was attended by heads of the traffic safety departments and other officials dealing with traffic safety issues, consultants and representatives of international safety bodies, representatives from the civil society groups dealing with traffic safety in the ESCWA region and international consultants This workshop was aimed at discussing specific good practices in traffic safety related to human behavior, vehicles, road design and furniture, specific examples of good practices in selected ESCWA countries, specific examples of poor practices in selected ESCWA countries, strategies for implementing good practices in road traffic safety in the ESCWA region, strategies for managing poor practices in road traffic safety in the ESCWA region, and preparations for the Global Road Safety Week (April 2007).

IRTE at the Asian Development Bank, Manila

At the behest of the Asian Development Bank, Mr Rohit Baluja, President, IRTE, made a presentation at the Asian Development Bank in Manila on 23rd and 24th Feb., 2004 highlighting the success of the programmes spearheaded by the IRTE in an endeavour to bring about positive attitude amongst the stakeholders towards road safety management in India. These innovative programmes of enforcement, traffic engineering and public involvement could easily be replicated in the developing countries to attain similar results.

IRTE at the World Bank in Washington

At the invitation of the World Bank, Mr.Rohit Baluja, President, IRTE made a compelling presentation at the
World Bank Headquarters in Washington on 19th & 20th April 2004.

The presentation showcased the Interceptor philosophy and demonstrated how the Interceptors are achieving direct traffic discipline through a multi-pronged approach inclusive of educative and penal enforcement, road safety audit, and road user education.

IRTE Supports Appeldoorn Conference.

An international expert-meeting was organised by the Institute of Traffic Care, VIA and the IRTE from 24 to 2 May, 2004 at Appeldoorn in the Netherlands on 'Benchmarking Road Safety Standards'. The focus of
this expert-meeting was to determine the parameters to establish minimum road safety standards, guidelines, manuals and traffic police training programmes. Implementation of the road safety standards and programmes in the developing countries were the highlight of discussion in this expert-meeting. Mr Rohit Baluja, President, IRTE, made an emphatic presentation underlining the need for Scientific Collision Investigation to initiate the process of road safety management. Over a hundred delegates from across the world participated in the 5-day conference.

IRTE invited to FIA Foundation International Policy Forum at Baden bei Vienna, Austria.

The FIA Foundation held its first International Policy Forum in the Austrian spa town of Baden on 10 June 2004 as a part of the AIT & FIA Conference Week. The subject of this Forum was the important issue of children's road safety. The International Forum brought together transport policy officials from government, representatives of international institutions, leaders from non governmental organsations and policy specialists from the FIA Foundation's international membership of national automobile clubs from every region of the world. IRTE's School Conclave programme was selected for presentation at the International Policy Forum. Mr. Rohit Baluja, President, IRTE, made this presentation showcasing to the delegates the uniqueness of spreading the road safety message throughincorporating it in the existing subjects of the School Curriculum by training the educators - school teachers and police officers, in road safety education techniques.

IRTE in Spain

The Police Department of Spain in association with TRAFPOL and the WRSN organised a 3-day Congress in
Elche, in Spain, from 13th to 15th October, 2004, on International Perspectives in Traffic Management &
Education. President, IRTE was invited to this forum to make a presentation on the innovative practices in road safety education for developing countries. The 3-day conference was attended by over 400 delegates from Spain and other parts of the world.

 

IRTE in Egypt

On 9th - 10th, Feb., 2005, under the auspices of Her Excellency Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, the First Lady of Egypt, and the Ministry of Interior of the Arab Republic of Egypt, a pioneering 2-day international forum, Road Safety & Traffic Management 2005 was organised to coincide with the official Egyptian Police Festival 2005.
The conference was attended by over 500 members from different stakeholders groups from Egypt as well
as from across the world where IRTE was specially invited based on its successful programmes on road
user education, especially for school children. The President IRTE was invited to chair the session as well as make the presentation on how the innovative schoolteacher's program of School Conclave could be adopted by other countries especially in the MENA Region.

IRTE in Iran

Selected experts from the International Road Federation (IRF) membership were invited to Tehran to deliver a three day seminar from 26 to 28 June 2005, for the Ministry of Road & Transportation of Iran. The seminar was tailored to the needs of the Iran Ministry and focused on the following three key themes: road safety, road maintenance and road finance. The seminar was attended by 50 delegates from the ministry of Tehran as well as from the traffic police. IRF was represented by its Director General, Mr. Anthony Pearce, Mr. Harry T. Evdorides, Faculty, School of Engineering, the University of Birmingham, UK, M/s EGIS,France, M/s MENA Jordan, M/s Scott Wilson, UK. The Workshop was inaugurated by Mr Khansari, Deputy Minister, Govt. of Iran, and President, RMTO. Mr. Rohit Baluja, President IRTE made a compelling presentation on the theme of road safety management which included the subjects of traffic engineering, accident investigation and analysis, understanding of traffic laws, as well as traffic police .

IRTE at the European Union Parliament

As a member of the International Road Federation, IRTE was invited to participate in a Conference titled, European Transport Policy - Strangling or Liberating Europe's Potential? The groundbreaking half-day conference in the European Parliament discussed at length the current state of the Transport Policy in Europe and the challenges it is facing. The participants also deliberated upon the business perspective on development of a balanced transport policy mix for Europe. The conference saw, among others, the participation of dignitaries like Members of the European Parliament, Mr. Ari Vatanen and Mr. Malcolm Harbour, Mr Romy Prud'homme, Professor at the Paris XII University and expert in transport economics, Jacques Barrot, Vice- President of the European Commission and Commissioner in charge for transport, Hendrik Jan-Jurriaan Schuwer, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the EU, and senior officials from many large corporate including Nokia, Procter & Gamble, Master Foods etc. Mr. Rohit Baluja represented the IRTE at this event in the European Union Parliament.