Norwegian Council for Road Safety
Information in english about Trygg Trafikk - The Norwegian Council for Road Safety.
Trygg Trafikk is an umbrella organization for the voluntary road safety work and serves as a link between voluntary associations and the road safety authorities.
The organization shall due to its statutes promote the best possible road safety for all groups of road-users. Trygg Trafikk is given a special responsibility for promoting traffic education in kindergarten and school, and providing information and knowledge about road safety.
Trygg Trafikk was established in 1956 after an initiative from the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Justice, the Norwegian Insurance Association and the three motoring clubs. Trygg Trafikk consists of a central national administration placed in Oslo, and employed county secretaries in each county.
National Plan of Action
The purpose of the National Plan of Action for Road Traffic Safety is to outline the challenges faced by current Norwegian efforts to improve road traffic safety.
The main actors behind the plan are the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, the police, the Directorate of Health, the Directorate of Education and Training and the Norwegian Council for Road Safety.
National Plan of Action for Road Traffic Safety 2014-2017
European Transport Safety Council
Trygg Trafikk is a member of European Transport Safety Council (ETSC). ETSC is a Brussels-based independent non-profit making organisation dedicated to reducing the numbers of deaths and injuries in transport in Europe.
Founded in 1993, ETSC provides an impartial source of expert advice on transport safety matters to the European Commission, the European Parliament, and Member States. It maintains its independence through funding from a variety of sources including membership subscriptions, the European Commission, and public and private sector support for various activities.
Decade of Action for Road Safety
2011 – 2020 has been declared the Decade of Action for Road Safety by the UN . Officially proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in March 2010, the Decade provides a framework to countries and communities to increase action to save lives on the world’s roads. The Decade of Action for Road Safety was launched globally on the 11th of May 2011.
The Nordic Road Safety Council (NRSC)
Nordisk Trafiksäkerhetsråd (NTR) in scandinavian is the organisation for the road safety organisation in the nordic countries.
The nordic road safety councils;