Posts Tagged ‘ArriveSafe’

 On November 15th the road safety NGO, Arrivesafe, held an event as part of the United Nations World Day of Remembrance for victims of traffic accidents. The British Council teamed up with Arrivesafe in Chandigarh as Woodrow Phoenix delivered a presentation on his graphic novel about road accidents, Rumble Strip, and judged entries in a competition to design a road safety awareness poster. Read more about the work of Arrivesafe here.

day four – arrive safe

My last morning in Chandigarh. From my window all I can see is grey fog so thick I can barely make out the trees ten feet away. Everything is drained of colour. Wolfman or Dracula could be looming out of this old fashioned black and white pea souper to claim another victim. An hour later it's starting to lift. I am just beginning to eat my cornflakes in the restaurant when the manager of the hotel comes over to my table, looking preoccupied. He introduces himself and just as I wonder what I might have done wrong he breaks into a big smile and tells me he saw my picture in the paper. Did I need anything else? An omelette, some coffee or tea?

We drive to Sukhina Lake. It's a beautiful man made lake set in parkland in the centre of Chandigarh that attracts thousands of people every weekend. So that's why it was chosen for an event to mark the United Nations World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2009. Read the rest of this entry »