Deadline
14
Aug 2023
CIFAL Merida - Autosobriety to prevent Drinking and Driving People
Type
Side Event
Location
Merida, Mexico
Date
Self-paced, open-enrolment event
Is this event associated with a learning outcome?
No
Does the event include an objective assessment of learning?
No
Duration of event
1 Days
Programme Area
Decentralize Cooperation Programme
Website
https://unitar.org/about/offices-training-centres-around-world/cifal-merida
Price
$0
Event Focal Point Email
roadsafety@unitar.org
Registration method
Private – by invitation
Mode of delivery
Face-to-Face
Languages
Spanish
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.

It is estimated that 5-35% of all road deaths are reported as alcohol-related. Driving after drinking alcohol significantly increases the risk of a crash and the severity of that crash (WHO, 2018). In high-income countries, about 20% of fatally injured drivers have excess alcohol in their blood, while in some low-and-middle-income countries, these figures may be up to 69% Reducing risk factors that contribute to road crashes related to drinking and driving by addressing road users’ behaviors is critical to improving road safety. At the same time, significant progress can only be achieved through stronger national leadership, global cooperation, implementation of evidence-based strategies, and engagement with all relevant actors including the private sector. UNITAR has joined forces with various international key actors in a collaborative partnership to collectively advance Road Safety given the significant need for accelerated, innovative action to create change and the mutual commitment of both organizations.

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.

Content and Structure
  • Statistics on road accidents worldwide, in Mexico and in the state of Jalisco.
  • Effects of drinking and driving on the human body and on driving. This section includes the learning resource: 360 video on the effects of alcohol as road users.
  • Alcohol and the law in the State of Jalisco.
  • How to avoid driving under the influence of alcohol?
Learning objectives
  • Experience, through a simulation, the effects of alcohol on driving performance through the use of virtual reality goggles and a 360° video.
  • Understand the 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 among communities and stakeholders
  • Learn more about the legal frameworks related to drink-driving in Mexico
Methodology

The programme consists of an interactive online course of approximately 1 hour, which is complemented by a practical exercise of a 360° Video to experience through the use of virtual reality glasses the effects of alcohol on driving. Additionally, the material is available in a printed learning manual as an alternative in contexts where there is no access to internet, mobile phones or computers.

Targeted audience

The programme addresses a wide audience such as government authorities responsible for road safety, universities and other educational system, road users and drivers, media and private companies, students and others.