November 15, 2026
Invest in Safety, Not Speed.
Please join NoVA FSS and its chapters in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR). This annual event is open to the public. Please invite your friends, family, and neighbors to join us.
Location: Woodson High School, Cavalier Hall
9525 Main St., Fairfax, VA 22031 (directions)
Remembering Lives Lost. Working toward safer streets.
Each year, the World Day of Remembrance brings communities together to honor those who have lost their lives or were seriously injured in traffic crashes and to support the families and communities left behind.
Since last year’s observance, 30 people have been killed on Northern Virginia streets while walking, biking, or rolling. Behind every number is a person whose life mattered, a family grieving a profound loss, and a community changed forever.
Since 2017, NoVA FSS and its chapters in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax have held local WDoR events to remember those we’ve lost, hear from the people whose lives have been forever changed, and renew our commitment to preventing future tragedies.
From remembrance to action.
This year’s U.S. theme, Invest in Safety, Not Speed, is a call to action. We know that proven solutions can make our streets safer, including smarter street design, safer speed limits, speed safety cameras, and stop sign cameras in school zones.
Our program will feature stories from those who have experienced road traffic violence, as well as elected leaders, law enforcement officials, and school board members reflecting on how we can do better.
WDoR is an opportunity to pause, remember, and consider what each of us—and our community—can do to make it safer for everyone to get around, whether walking, biking, rolling, or driving.
Your presence matters. By attending, you’ll join others in honoring those we’ve lost and showing our elected decision-makers that our community supports meaningful investments in road safety.
Please join us.
Sunday, November 15, 2026 | 10:30 a.m.
Woodson High School, Cavalier Hall
9525 Main St., Fairfax, VA 22031 — Get directions
NoVA FSS is also coordinating with Ride for Your Life which is hosting a ride, walk, and rally in Washington, DC, following the event in Virginia. A partner of Families for Safe Streets and the Vision Zero Network, Ride for Your Life serves as the nation’s largest event on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims and will gather safe streets organizations and concerned citizens from across the region to mobilize and advocate for live-saving policies at the national and state levels. Check-in for the Ride for Your Life is at 1pm at John Marshall Park, with the ride to the U.S. Capitol (Union Park, located at 3rd St, NW, in front of the Capitol Reflecting Pool) at 2pm and the rally at 3pm. Please see the link for more information. If you are interested in traveling together to the rally following the NoVA FSS memorial event, please reach out to NoVA FSS at the contact link below, or directly to the Ride for Your Life team. https://rideforyourlife.org/dc/
Questions? Email us at Contact@novafss.org