Road Safety
Promoting road safety is an important element in the daily work of Finnish Transport and Logistics – SKAL, which is involved in several road safety working groups and campaigns, as described in further detail below.
SKAL road safety work
- Accession to the IRU Road Safety Charter 2005
- Accession to the European Road Safety Charter 2006
- Commitment to promoting road safety
- SKAL Road Safety Award
- Collaboration with public authorities and organisations
- Regular information services for affiliated enterprises
- Provision of training and educational materials and guidebooks
- Safety training for 10 per cent of the membership
- Commitment of 25 per cent of affiliated enterprises to road safety-oriented operations by the year 2009
- Joint NGO campaign “Responsibility by the tonne” in 2006-2007
- Involvement in developing the VARO traffic information service
