Activity to raise awareness about the lack of safety on the Avenida da Republica
Collaboration with the radio program “Agora Acontece” with Carlos Pinto Coelho, Radio Antena 1 and distributed to 60 local radios.
Public presentation of the Campaign “Save lives at Christmas and New, Year. Posters on the back of buses of the Carris, STCP and TUB, radio advertisements on various national and local radio stations, television ads on SIC and RTP, posters in shopping centers and football stadia, advertisements in newspapers and magazines.
Sunday, 17 November at 12 noon in the Belém Cultural Center.
Set of proposals sent to parliamentary groups in July 2002.
European launch of the communiqué about the road safety situation in Portugal following the revocation of the law which reduced the alcohol rate to 0.2 mg/litre and the campaign of pressure brought on the government entities , with the approval of FEVR, ASIRT, EUROCARE, and other European NGO’s.
Press conference to present a document of proposals by ACA-M sent to Government and the national assembly, entitled “End the bloodshed on Portuguese Roads.”
Presentation in the AR,in collaboration with the Virtual Motoclube, of documentation about alcoholism and road accidents.
Campaign entitled “If you have been drinking, don’t drive”, in collaboration with the Virtual Motoclub: placement of wheel blocks on cars parked in the Largo de Santos in Lisbon
Launch of the advertising campaign “For Peace on the Roads” (billboards and newspapers), produced by the Edson FCB advertising agency.
Submission of a critique of the Draft Document on Road Safety (resolution of the Assembly of the Republic, number 36/2001) and the Programmatic Objectives of the Policy on Road Safety for the period 2002-2007.
Presentation to the press of the findings of the report “Aspects of the social impact resulting from the construction of a variant of Highway IP5, projected as southern ring road of the city of Viseu.” Study carried out by Dr. Margarida Reis and Dr. Nicole Peixe.
Launch of the campaign “No Cars on the Sidewalk.”
Organization, in conjunction with CR&M –Active Driving Training, Ltd.—of the dangers of using a mobile phone while driving, at the CR&M training centre in Palmela.
Protest demonstration in Braga, against pedestrian overpasses.
Regular participation in television, radio and national press reports about themes related with ACA-M’s objectives (see national outlets in list)
And in foreign media: ZDF, BBC, Channel 4, BBC World News, BBC-. Scotland, The Guardian, British ELLE.
Participation in the International Colloquium “The Railroad the
Environment, at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Establishment of institutional contacts with similar organizations in Europe and North America.
11 AM: Press conference to announce the delivery of the petition “Right to Life --Against Road Crime in Portugal” in the Assembly of the Republic, and the joint signing by more than 30 associations of the “Common Charter of Civic Associations Promoting Road Safety” to be sent to the government organs, and for the presentation of an Open Letter to the Political Parties for the promotion of road safety. These actions took place in Timor Space across from the Assembly of the Republic.
12 noon: Delivery of the petition “Right to Life: Against Road Crime in Portugal,” signed by approximately 8000 citizens, to the President of the Assembly of the Republic.
Communiqué on “road safety and citizenship” at the Colloquium “Road Safety: A Priority Policy,” organized by the Sá Carneiro Institute, at the Hotel Tivoli.
Organization, in conjunction with APSI, of a round-table at the Superior Technical Institute entitled “Thinking about Lisbon 2005—Urban Road Safety, about road safety and public transport policy in the Lisbon Metropolitan area. Participants were candidates for Mayor of Lisbon and specialists in transport, planning, economics, environment, road safety etc.
Open letter sent to the President of the Republic and other state entities about the urgency of the question of road safety in Portugal.
Participation in a working session at the General Directorate of Motor Vehicles in order to prepare changes to the Road Code.
Press conference held at the Casa de Imprensa, with APSI and the Users association of the IP4, to announce the launching of the petition “Right to Life—Against Road Crime”, to be sent to the Assembly of the Republic.
Following the death of Diamantino Viseu, ACA-M paid homage to the thousands of pedestrians run over and killed in Portugal. This was a protest demonstration against the negligence of the authorities and the collective silence surrounding this situation, held at 3:00 PM on February 15 at the corner of Avenida 5 de Outubro and Avenida de Berna in Lisbon, where the ex-bullfighter was run over and killed. The symbolic painting of the missing pedestrian crossing was carried out. Photographs available.
Letter sent to the Assembly of the Republic with a request that the agenda include a minute of silence for the death of thousands of pedestrians in the last 25 years in Portugal.
Presentation of a group of practical measures for road safety, at a working session of the State Secretariat for Interior Administration.
Press conference by ACA-M to present a year-end overview of the year 2000 in terms of road safety, accident prevention and education.
Presentation of the Service of Psychological Support for people traumatized by road accidents. Made available by associates at the ACA-M headquarters.
Participation in the Congress entitled “Highway 2000”, organized by the Portuguese Road Centre, with the presentation of a communiqué entitled, “Lack of Road Safety and the Management of Impunity.” Published in the minutes of the Congress “Highway 2000.”
Organization of a round-table at ISCTE, entitled “Day Without Cars in the City—Balance and Outlook,” with the participation of Fernando Nunes da Silva, José Manuel Viegas, António Fonseca Ferreira, Vitor Matias Ferreira, and other specialists in transport, planning, economics, environment, road safety etc., technical personnel of the Carris (Lisbon bus system), Lisbon Metro, Caminhos de Ferro (railroads), Secretaries of State for the Environment and Internal Administration, representatives of environmental associations, etc. A memorandum was drawn up for distribution to various governmental and private entities and to the mass media.
Announcement of the campaign “No Cars on My Sidewalk,” on the occasion of the launching of the book, “Traffic Signals,” with the support of the Assembly of the Republic (Parliament) and the General Directorate of Road Travel. Coverage by radio, television and newspaper.
Request to the Traffic Department of the Lisbon City Hall that pedestrian crossings be systematically re-painted, prior to the European initiative
“September 22 - Day Without Cars in the Cities.”
Publication of an article about lack of road safety in Portugal in the Magazine Care of the Road of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
Collective action to call attention to the danger of crossing on pedestrian cross-walks where there are no traffic lights. Simultaneously carried out Lisbon and Braga. Presentation of a signed document about lack of safety as regards pedestrian circulation in Lisbon. Sent to the Mayor of Lisbon. Radio, television, and newspaper coverage.
Presentation to the Secretary of State for Internal Administration of two programs of anthropological research: “Study of the Culture of Road Violence on Portuguese Highways,” and “Socio-Anthropological Study of Police Agents of the Traffic Division of the PSP (Police for Public Safety) of the District Command of Lisbon.”
Memorandum sent to the Parliamentary Commission for Social Infrastructure concerning the urgency and social relevance of the proposals contained in the petition, “For an End to the Civil War on Portuguese Roads.”
Press Conference at the Casa da Imprensa, and public mobilization of criticism concerning the treatment of the Petition “For an End to the Civil War on Portuguese Roads” in the plenary session of the Parliament.
Memorandum sent to the Secretariat of State for the Environment, Secretariat of State for Internal Administration, municipal governments, Social Services of the Ministry of Education, CCR’s, Portuguese Association of Municipalities, etc, with regard to the meeting about planning the “Day Without Cars in the Cities.”
Promotion of public discussion about the 22nd of September, “Day Without Cars in the Cities.” Held in the Library-Museum of the Republic and Resistance, with the participation of Oikos, FPCUB, Carris, Metropolitano de Lisboa, APAV, APSI. Radio, television and newspaper coverage.
Press release published at European level about the Civil War on Portuguese Roads, and establishment of contacts with European associations for the promotion of road safety.
Petition by signatories concerning pedestrian crossings on the roads giving access to the University City of Lisbon. Sent to the Mayor of Lisbon.
Proposal requesting an Open Presidency on Portuguese Roads. Submitted to the Presidency of the Republic, Presidency of the Parliament, Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
Campaign of road safety: ”December 24—Day of Peace at the Wheel”
With support from the Portuguese Association of Insurers, Portuguese Road Prevention, APAV, Carris, SIC, TVI, TSF, Radio Renasença, Radiodifusão Portuguesa, Portugal Telecom, Correio da Manhã, Independente, 24 Horas, Diário de Notícias, Público.
Legal constitution of the Associação de Cidadãos Auto-Mobilizados. Public presentation at a press conference at the Casa da Imprensa, in Lisbon. Radio, television, and newspaper coverage.
Letter by signatories asking for traffic slowing and the return of the city to Lisbon to pedestrians. Sent to the Mayor of Lisbon.
Drawing up of a memorandum concerning the road behaviour of taxi drivers in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. Sent to ANTRAL, Auto-coope, Retalis, Teletáxis (all taxi companies or cooperatives), the Secretariat of Internal Administration, and the General Direction of Land Transports.
Drawing up of a memorandum concerning speeding in urban areas and of a proposal for the introduction of a traffic-slowing system in Lisbon. Presented to the Lisbon City Hall, Presidency of the C.C.R.L.V.T, Secretariat of Internal Administration, Road Prevention, Social Services of the Ministry of Education, President of the Automobile Association of Portugal, ANTRAL, Metropolitan Command of the Police for Public Safety, etc.
Delivery of the Petition Against the Civil War on Portuguese Roads to the President of the Parliament. The petition is submitted with 9,418 signatures while meanwhile new signatures are being sent to the Parliament until the total of 10,000 is reached. Radio, television, and newspaper coverage.
Homage to those killed on the IP5 highway, in the Cemetery of Guarda with the presence of, among other, Jacinto Ramos, Eunice Muñoz, Arlos Paulo, Rui Águas, Júlia Pinheiro, Manuel Serrão, Hermínio Monteiro, Rui Zink. Radio, television and newspaper coverage.