John Dawson

EuroRAP (European Road Assessment Programme)/iRAP (International Road Assessment Programme)

SAFER ROADS SESSION: 12th November 2009
SESSION CHAIRMAN

John Dawson is Chairman of the first regional road assessment programme EuroRAP, European Road Assessment Programme. He has led this programme since its genesis in 2000. He is also Chairman of iRAP, the International Road Assessment Programme, which was established in 2006 to coordinate Road Assessment Programmes worldwide and has formed a strategic partnership with the World Bank.

Mr Dawson is Secretary of the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society, and is connected with several safety and transport charities including the Road Safety Foundation. He is a well-known figure in British and European transport having served for a decade as a government national roads Director for London and Scotland , and a decade as The Automobile Association’s Policy and International Director.