RADIUS INSTITUTE
FOR ROAD SAFETY
RADIUS INSTITUTE
FOR ROAD SAFETY
Providing local data, evidence-based insights, and hands-on technical assistance to end road traffic deaths and serious injuries.
THE PROBLEM
1.2 MILLION
DEATHS ANNUALLY
#1 KILLER
OF CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
$3.6T USD
LOST ANNUALLY
Road traffic crashes are huge problem globally.
Road traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for children and young people aged 5 to 29 worldwide.
Each year, 1.2 million lives are lost, and 50 million individuals are seriously injured—exceeding even the combined toll of HIV/AIDS and malaria.
Low- and middle-income countries are most severely affected, accounting for 92% of global traffic-related fatalities while having only 60% of the world's vehicles. The economic impact is staggering, with an estimated annual loss of $3.6 trillion USD. In some of the hardest-hit countries, road crashes can cost as much as 6% of their GDP each year.
Moreover, the actual situation may be even worse due to widespread underreporting of traffic incidents, which can range from 50% to 80% in statistics from low-income countries.
OUR SOLUTION
We create political will for changes in road safety policy by plugging gaps in governmental capacity and data.
We provide evidence-based best practice research and guidance, support for local data collection and collation, and partner with local governments to implement small-scale pilots. These activities help demonstrate the efficacy of locally tailored solutions as the building blocks for national policy change.
RESEARCH
FOR EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDANCE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
ON IMPLEMENTATION AND
ENFORCEMENT
LOCAL DATA
FOR LOCAL DECISION MAKING
TEAM
Larissa Vaughan-Rowe
Kerry Vaughan-Rowe
Larissa Vaughan-Rowe brings more than a decade of experience in leadership, fundraising, and public-interest advocacy. Prior to founding Radius, Larissa was the CEO of the Centre for Effective Altruism overseeing a 20-person international team and an annual budget exceeding $5 million. She later served as COO of a research institute, directing strategy and convening researchers, funders, and institution-builders to invest in breaking bottlenecks to scientific progress. Larissa has also stood for local elected office in the UK and spent three years advocating for parliamentary action on global health.
Dr. Kerry Vaughan-Rowe brings 15 years of NGO experience, both as a researcher and a founder of new organizations and initiatives. He has a PhD in philosophy, where his work focused on topics at the intersection of behavioral economics and ethics.
Prior to joining Radius, Dr. Vaughan-Rowe participated in the Y Combinator startup accelerator, where he founded a donation platform that raised $2M in the first year and more than $110M in lifetime funding, and was a Product Manager at the Arnold Ventures foundation.
Our Advisors
Philip Wijers
Philip Wijers is an expert in traffic enforcement and road safety and the former Chair of the International Road Federation's Road Safety Committee. He spent 15 years as Director of Government Affairs at Sensys Gatso Group, a
Swedish-Dutch leader in road safety enforcement systems, advising governments across 60+ countries on effective speed enforcement. His work spans Africa, Asia, and Europe, including briefings to the African Union and African Development Bank, and papers on public-private partnerships in traffic enforcement.
Jack Rafferty
Jack Rafferty is the co-founder and former Director of the Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP). LEEP works with governments, standards bodies, and paint manufacturers in more than a dozen countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America to eliminate childhood lead poisoning and has prevented millions of cases worldwide. Jack was named to Vox's inaugural Future Perfect 50, won a Chicago innovation prize for research into green iron, and has worked as a philanthropy advisor with a number of major Foundations and NGOs.
Blair Turner
Dr. Blair Turner is a road safety specialist with 30 years' experience, working in over 40 countries. He spent several years as a consultant for the World Bank's Global Road Safety Facility, where he was lead author of the Guide for Safe Speeds and the Guide for Road Safety Interventions. He co-authored the peer-reviewed study of Rwanda's national speed-camera program, the first in an African low-income country. Previously, he was the lead author and project manager for the World Road Association's flagship Guide to Road Safety.
