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n December 2012, the Trinidad and Tobago Police<br />

Service (<strong>TTPS</strong>) launched its national road safety<br />

education and awareness initiative under the<br />

‘iRoadsafe’ campaign banner, in an effort to provide a<br />

holistic approach to reducing road traffic deaths and<br />

injuries by combining enforcement with educational<br />

efforts. The campaign’s main goals were aimed at<br />

supporting the <strong>TTPS</strong> Strategic Goal to “Improve Safety<br />

on the Roadways and in other public places”. The<br />

campaign created an umbrella theme that the <strong>TTPS</strong><br />

could now use in its education and outreach efforts to<br />

help drivers and other road users exercise better<br />

judgement and decision making when using the<br />

roadways.<br />

Three iRoadsafe campaign event launches were<br />

conducted in Port-of-Spain, San Fernando and Tobago<br />

with the full support of several stakeholders including<br />

the Ministry of Works and Transport, Licensing<br />

Authority, Fire Services, Traffic Warden Unit, Arrive<br />

Alive, Association of Insurance Companies ( ATTIC),<br />

Automobile Association and the National Anti-Drug<br />

and Alcohol Prevention Programme (NADAPP).<br />

“Wrong Mix: Alcohol & Lyrics”<br />

Originally launched for Carnival 2015, the iRoadsafe<br />

“Wrong Mix: Alcohol & Lyrics” campaign was developed<br />

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