Families for Safe Streets together with BikeLoud, Oregon Walks, Portland Bureau of Transportation, elected leaders, and members of the community will gather to honor those who have been violently killed in road traffic on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 11:00 a.m. at Portland City Hall (1221 SW 4th Ave.).
The heartbreak and loss from road fatalities is both debilitating and widespread. All road fatalities are preventable.
Please join us to demand safety is prioritized at all levels of government and in all transportation policy.
Why it matters
The urgent calls for action on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims come as people in the U.S. experienced the highest number of roadway deaths in 16 years—and the highest number of deaths amongst people walking in 40 years in 2022.
What is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims?
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is a global event held every third Sunday of November to honor those who have lost their lives or been impacted by roadway crashes. This year, on November 17, communities across the globe, including several dozen in the United States, will gather together to demand actions towards improving roadway safety and to uplift proven strategies, including redesigning dangerous roads, reducing speed limits, and improving vehicle design.
This day also serves as a crucial opportunity for governments and those working in road safety to demonstrate the scale and impact of road-related deaths and injuries and advocate for immediate and concerted action to end this public health crisis.
Event background
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was founded in 1992 as a project of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration. World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2005, to honor those who have been killed on the world’s roads, and advocate for life-saving change. Families for Safe Streets held the first large-scale U.S. even in 2015 and supported others to hold events as well. FSS now joins the Vision Zero Network, Road to Zero Coalition and It Could Be Me to support those interested in holding World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims events in their communities.