In September 2006 held the Prime stakeholders forum for road safety in Latin America and the Caribbean building roads safer, under the auspices of the National Commission for road safety – COSEVI-directed at that time by Mr. Roy Rojas; The Ministry of public works and transportation – MOPT – represented by Dr. Karla Gonzalez, and the Global Forum for road safety, chaired by Dr. Mark Rosenberg. On that occasion met in San Jose de Costa Rica a cast of first world order to deal with the problems of the region with regard to road safety. It was of particular importance that event which was proposed the formation of a transitional Regional Committee and the signing of the Declaration of San Jose, which on these bases have continued work to date. The fundamental relevance of this event lies in the participation of President Oscar Arias Sanchez of Costa Rica, who has taken the issue as yours knowing that for the success of the same should be treated on the agenda of every Government in the region State, by which advocates eagerly.
The Transitional Committee was chaired by Dr. Oscar Arias like the Permanent Commission which was proposed following the second stakeholders Forum convened in Puerto Rico in December 2007. A person who has played a leading role in these matters, no doubt it is Dr. Karla Gonzalez, Minister of public works of Costa Rica, who have influence worldwide in the theme of road safety by the program developed in his country, called by love, Usa belt. Institutions such as the FIA, Foundation for the automobile and society; The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean – ECLAC-, the Inter-American Development Bank – IDB-, the Pan American Health Organization – PAHO – and World Bank – WB – sponsor the work of the Committee for road safety, under the premise of being a mechanism for promoting collaboration among all the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, civil society and the private sector to prevent injuries and deaths caused by accidents transit in the region.