Infrastructure investment projects integrating road safety into key metrics can secure faster, more reliable returns, while saving lives, says a new report by Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB), supported by the FIA Foundation.
The FIA Road Safety Index will now include Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) vehicle safety awards as the safety benchmark for U.S. commercial fleets, strengthening vehicle safety in workplaces where road crashes are the leading cause of occupational death.
Government agencies, engineering consultants, and development partners from across Sub-Saharan Africa came together for the Safe Schools Africa roundtable convened by Amend and the FIA Foundation in Johannesburg.
In a major step toward improving road safety, the National Institute of Traffic and Land Transport (INTRANT) has issued new technical regulations requiring that all motorcycle helmets imported and sold in the Dominican Republic meet certified safety standards.
The FIA Foundation convened its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) during the FIA General Assemblies Week in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, bringing together Trustees, partners, and representatives from across the global road safety and sustainable mobility community.
Child pedestrian safety is being improved through planning, community engagement, and construction in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire and Saint-Louis, Senegal as part of NGO Amend’s Safe Schools Africa programme, funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the FIA Foundation.
Transport was a core issue at the COP30 climate conference in Brazil, with the Partnership for Active Travel and Health (PATH) and The Real Urban Emissions Initiative (TRUE) playing key roles, supported by the FIA Foundation.