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ROAD SAFETY

I have received different awards way, so the driver will breathe
including the ‘Merit Award’ in the normally and the car will detect if
‘Entrepreneurship’ category by he is under the influence of alcohol
the International Association of or not. The other is the touch
Women Entrepreneurs Europe & system: this technology uses tissue OBVIOUSLY, IN ALL
Africa. Last year I was honoured spectroscopy to measure blood INNOVATIONS FOR ROAD
with the “Mi ejemplo educa” by alcohol levels under the skin’s SAFETY EDUCATION, WE
AIPSEV at the IV International surface by shining an infrared light
Congress of Professionals for Road through the fingertip or palm of NEED TO BE CREATIVE. I
Safety and Education (CIPSEVI) the driver. It is being designed for THINK TO BE CREATIVE,
in Madrid. “Miejemploeduca” in integration into current vehicle IT IS NOT NECESSARILY
Spanish means ‘someone who controls, such as the gear shift,
does different things to try and start button or steering wheel, and TO DO NEW THINGS
educate others in different ways”. take multiple, accurate readings in ALWAYS, SOMETIMES
a matter of seconds. IT IS DOING THE SAME
Working Together We published an article ‘In-vehicle THINGS IN DIFFERENT

In Portugal we have done some Technology to Prevent Drunk WAYS.
work, but there is so much more Drivers’ last year. The survey shows
to do. We need to implement that 73% of the respondents say
‘The Global Plan for Decade of it is a very good technology for for a New Generation, to educate
Action for Road Safety’ until 2030 saving lives. A leading mobility
and for this, it is necessary for technology partner has announced young people about safer road
behaviour. The VIA programme
all the governments worldwide, the introduction of breath and aims to do just that, with the
communities, NGOs, and people camera-based pre-development support of the Michelin Foundation
to work together. We have a lot technology that combines sensors. in Spain and the collaboration of the
of challenges but the one project One of the next challenges in International Association of Road
I really want to speak about is ‘a 2025 will be the 24th International Safety Professionals as the national
world without drunk drivers’. Council on Alcohol, Drugs and partner.

I am a consultant with the Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conference Very important to convince
Automotive Coalition for Traffic which will take place in Alcobaça, organizations to adopt a road
Safety (ACTS) and one of my main Portugal from 15 to 18 June with safety culture through certified
goals is to spread worldwide the the theme: ‘Time for Change: Traffic practices such as implementing ISO
program Driver Alcohol Detection Safety for a Sustainable World’. 39001 Standard for Road Safety.
System for Safety (DADSS). This The ICADTS is a global worldwide
is a vehicle-integrated alcohol organization, and our aim at this Happy cities and places will be
detection technology which has conference is to gather all the our challenge. What we need
a passive detecting system to researchers in the field and get for a happy city is that it will be
evaluate the alcohol concentration all the governments together in a very nice place to live, obviously
in the driver. This technology trying to prevent alcohol and drugs with safety and different modes
is designed to be fast, correct, because we know this is an issue of transportation. We have to be
reliable and affordable. and it is a problem in road safety. careful about the next generation
This program is a collaborative Future challenges also include and always work with young
people. We also need to promote
research effort between ACTS developing road safety education more post-crash support and
which represents the leading programmes at all levels of education. find out what has happened to
automobile makers and the As head of international relations for the bereaved families. It is very
National Highway Traffic Safety the International Association of Road important to promote a world
Administration (NHTSA).
Safety Professionals (AIPSEV) based with good infrastructure for
DADSS combine two different in Spain, I am developing these handicapped people, and
technologies: one is the breath educational programmes in Spain vulnerable users. And
system where the main goal is to through the VIA project - World not to forget the driving
measure alcohol in a non-invasive Road Safety Education Programme professional too.

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