The organization of the online seminar was taken over by BKA - Belarusian Auto Moto Touring Club.
The training was organised free of charge and conducted by international experts in the field of road safety:
Tolga Imamoglu (Turkey) – Transport and Road Safety Manager at the prestigious World Resources Institute and leader of the WRI Sustainable Cities program in Turkey.
Emma MccLennan (UK) – the founder and CEO of EASST – the Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport. EASST was founded in 2009 and is a UK-registered charity working in 16 countries in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia to promote road safety projects. Emma Mcclenan is also Vice-Chair of FIRE AID, a UK-based non-profit organisation dedicated to building the capacity of fire and rescue services around the world. EASST and FIRE AID are members of the United Nations (UN) Road Safety Cooperation Group. EASST has consultative status in the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Dmitry Sambuk (UK) – Deputy Director for Strategic Partnerships & Digital Innovation (EASST, UK). Dmitry Sambuk organized and moderated the first pilot course on commercial transport safety management in Minsk, Belarus, in 2018. He is the author of the e-learning platform – "EASST Academy", which provides online courses on various aspects of training in road safety.
Marina Petrov, Head of the EBRD Representative Office in the Republic of Belarus, delivered a welcome address on behalf of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Polina Pimenova, Principal Advisor at the EBRD's Environment and Sustainability Department, spoke about the current requirements in the field of transport and road safety in accordance with the EBRD's Environmental and Social Policy.
The lecture on Introduction to global road safety was given by Emma McLennan.
Dmitry Sambuk and Tolga Imamoglu spoke about a systematic approach to road safety.
Emma McLennan also spoke about modern methods of analyzing the causes of accidents. Tolga Imamoglu's lecture was devoted to innovative measures for the design and maintenance of safe roads and speed management. He also spoke about the design of safe intersections, the methodology for installing road signs and "correct, smart" street lighting.
The training program included practical exercises, during which the participants were asked to evaluate individual intersections of Minsk from the point of view of the road safety inspectorate. Our students – Alexey Zemba, gr. 101171-18 and Violetta Anisko, gr. 101151-18-successfully completed the task and received approval from the experts.
Separately, the issues of introduction to the road audit and road safety inspection, road design – accessibility and vulnerable users, as well as policies, ensuring safety during road works and involving stakeholders in road safety were considered.
Of particular interest was a lecture on effective engineering programs to eliminate "black spots" of road safety (the heart of accidents).
At the end of the seminar, discussions were held with students and teachers of the ATF.
According to the results of the courses, participants were awarded international certificates.
