Carlos Slim Foundation Launches ‘Pilots for Road Safety’ Program to Promote a Life-Saving Road Culture

Carlos Slim Foundation launched the program “Pilots for Road Safety” thanks to the collaboration with various public and private institutions, in order to promote a road culture in drivers, pedestrians and passengers that saves lives.

Learn more: Decalogue for road safety of the Pilotos por la Seguridad Vial program

Through the online platform of the same name and which forms an integral part of this program, it is possible to access the section Vial educationwhich is divided into 8 themes that provide important information to develop an adequate road culture among the general population.

Such topics include the following:

1. What is the road safety? It shows a list of basic definitions of road safety and the key aspects related to driver education and traffic safety.
2. Cyclist. Allows access to a series of recommendations for riding a bicycle, all taken from the Urban Cyclist Manual.
3. Motorist. It indicates why the driver is the person with the greatest responsibility when driving a vehicle, as well as the main characteristics and recommendations for driving in urban and rural areas, in populated areas and at night or when there is little light or illumination.
4. biker. Provides a decalogue of the Good Driver created by the Committee of Japanese Motorcycle Assemblers.
5. safe streets. Explain the different types of traffic signs.
6. figures. Shows figures on road safety and traffic accidents in Mexico.
7. mode of transport. It details the importance of knowing the rules and recommendations to follow to improve road coexistence.
8. Pedestrian. Talk about the importance of pedestrians respecting traffic rules.

To access this section and its topics, click on the link

Carlos Slim Foundation Its vocation is the comprehensive training of people of all ages, in Mexico and Latin America, so that they strengthen their capacities, abilities and can be actively inserted into economic and social development, achieving more opportunities and a better quality of life.

To this end, it works with academic institutions, governments, and civil society organizations, so that their programs for education, health, employment, justice, migrants, road safety, human development, sports, the environment, culture, humanitarian aid, and economic development, benefit the greatest number of people, with special emphasis on the most vulnerable groups.