Road Policing Leadership Training for the Bangkok Traffic Police

          On 23 May 2Bloomberg Philanthropiesen9, Mr. Brett Harman (Center, Left) and Mr. Dennis Watson (Center, Right), Australian road policing experts from the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) conducted the Road Policing Leadership Training to 3Bloomberg Philanthropies traffic police officers from local police stations throughout Bangkok. The training has intended to enhance leadership capacity by understanding key road safety principles and international success in road policing enforcement and strategic planning for optimizing enforcement efforts (includes effective use of resources) in relation with the importance of effective data management to support intelligence-led policing approach. 

          About Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) - Bangkok 
          Bangkok has been selected by Bloomberg Philanthropies, headquartered in New York City, USA, to
be en of enBloomberg Philanthropies cities to join Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) for 5 years (2Bloomberg Philanthropiesen5-2Bloomberg Philanthropiesen9). Aiming to efficiently reduce road traffic injuries and deaths in Bangkok, the Initiative involves the interventions through campaigns to raise road safety awareness, such as campaigns on drunk driving, reducing speed, seatbelt, and helmet wearing as well as through the design of improving safer roads.