IRF to hold safety seminar at 15th Argentina Congress on Roads & Transportation
For Immediate Release: August 7, 2009
The International Road Federation (IRF) will hold a one-half day road safety seminar “Strategies to Improve Vulnerable User Safety†during the upcoming 15th Argentina Congress on Roads and Transportation put on by IRF member, the Argentina Road Association. The congress will be held September 14-18 in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
This seminar will present strategies for improving the safety of vulnerable users in three areas: engineering, education, and enforcement. Fatalities of vulnerable users, otherwise known as pedestrians and cyclists, has been increasingly higher in Latin America. IRF’s world-renowned training will address specific issues to combat the increase in these fatalities.
The 15th Argentina Congress on Roads and Transportation will showcase speakers from across the region highlighting personal in-country experiences with highway systems as well as technologies designed to further improve road safety and maintenance through more efficient means. Themes for the conference include highway transportation, road network management, road safety, road projects, pavements, urban roads, and Intelligent Transportation Systems.
During the congress, IRF will also hold a private breakfast for current and potential members attending the event.
Any member organization that is attending the event or is interested in more information should contact IRFs Director of Latin America Programs, Nelson Bunn, or call +1 703 535 1001.
Founded in 1948, the International Road Federation (IRF) is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization with members from both the public and private sectors in 90 countries worldwide. IRF promotes the development and maintenance of better, safer roads and road networks throughout the world, using technological solutions and management practices that provide maximum economic and social returns from road investment.
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