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Autosobriety to prevent Drinking and Driving – Yucatan

People

Deadline
1 Sep 2023
Type
Other
Location
Merida, Mexico
Date
to
Duration
5 Days
Programme Area
Decentralize Cooperation Programme
Website
https://www.unitar.org/about/offices-training-centres-around-world/cifal-merida
Price
$0.00
Event Focal Point Email
roadsafety@unitar.org
Partnership
CIFAL Merida

Background

The Autosobriety Training Programme consists of educational tools that aim to contribute to reducing and preventing alcohol-related traffic fatalities and injuries, and ultimately advance UN Global Road Safety Performance Target 9: By 2030 halve the number of road traffic injuries and fatalities related to drivers using alcohol.

Event Objectives

  • Understand statistics and the impact of drinking and driving on people's lives.

  • Identify drinking and driving as a key risk factor causing road traffic crashes amongst communities and stakeholders.

  • Know more about legal frameworks around drinking and driving.

  • Identify the different ways to prevent drinking and driving.

  • Identify the effects of alcohol on driving performance by using virtual reality glasses.

Targeted Audience

High school students in Yucatan.