The Working Party on Road Traffic Safety (WP.1) held its fiftieth session in Geneva from 7 to 10 November 2006, chaired by Mr. Alexander Yakimov (Russian Federation). Representatives of the following member States participated: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America. The European Commission, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the following non-governmental organizations were represented: Council of Bureaux; Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations (FEMA); European Federation of Road Traffic Victims (FEVR); International Federation of Pedestrians (FIP); International Road Federation (IRF); International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (IMMA); FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society; European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF); American Motorcyclist Association (AMA); and International Touring Alliance (AIT and FIA). The Chairman of WP.1, Mr. Alexander Yakimov (Russian Federation), drew attention to the importance of the session, the fiftieth to take place. He underscored that WP.1 was the only body of its kind in the world working to improve road safety, and pointed out the key role it played, both at the legislative level and by its promotion of road safety, for example through road safety weeks. He thanked the secretariat for the work it had done in recent years. (Author/publisher)
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