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Helmets testing and awareness needed to curb Kenyan motorcycle deaths, says report supported by FIA Foundation

12th March 2024

The rising role of motorcycles in Kenya's economy is coming at too high a cost, with an urgent need for a helmet testing facility to enforce standards, says a new report by the Kenyan National Helmet Wearing Coalition, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Helmets testing and awareness needed to curb Kenyan motorcycle deaths, says report supported by FIA Foundation

Spotlight on public & private sectors at the Transportation Research Board

1st February 2024

Leaders from the public and private sectors gathered to highlight collaborative actions towards the upcoming midpoint of the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety at a reception during the annual Transportation Research Board meeting, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Spotlight on public & private sectors at the Transportation Research Board

New report on strategies to align global road transport with climate targets, supported by the FIA Foundation

5th December 2023

An accelerated transition to electric vehicles is imperative to limit warming—combining with additional strategies can align road transport with well below 2 degrees Celsius says a new International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) report, supported by the FIA Foundation.

New report on strategies to align global road transport with climate targets, supported by the FIA Foundation

Heaviest ever SUVs massively undermine climate benefits of other vehicle improvements, says new GFEI report

24th November 2023

The growing market share and huge size of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) are undermining opportunities to mitigate the impact of vehicle improvements even with the growing shift to electric vehicles (EVs), says a new report by the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI), supported by the FIA Foundation.

Heaviest ever SUVs massively undermine climate benefits of other vehicle improvements, says new GFEI report

Walk and Roll to School Guide for Mexican Cities launched by ITDP Mexico

25th October 2023

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Mexico (ITDP Mexico) launched the Walk and Roll to School Guide for Mexican Cities to encourage and support urban leadership to develop safe and healthy journeys to school. The guide is part of the Vision Zero for Youth programme, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Walk and Roll to School Guide for Mexican Cities launched by ITDP Mexico

Prague Innovation Workshop recognises safety progress of iRAP partner countries

9th October 2023

Road infrastructure upgrades already implemented using International Road Assessment Programme tools will prevent 3.2 million serious injuries or deaths, according to estimates by Johns Hopkins University. This was the headline announcement by iRAP CEO Rob McInerney at the organisation’s tenth innovation workshop, held during the PIARC World Road Congress in Prague, Czech Republic.

Prague Innovation Workshop recognises safety progress of iRAP partner countries

Star Rating for Schools boosted by US$ 2m Google support

12th September 2023

The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is receiving US$2 million in grant funding from Google.org’s ‘AI for the Global Goals Impact Challenge’ to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve road safety for children. The funding will be used to scale up iRAP's Star Rating for Schools and AiRAP partnerships, which use AI to identify and prioritize high-risk roads around schools.

Star Rating for Schools boosted by US$ 2m Google support

Transport enabling sustainable economies: FIA Foundation joins ITF Summit

26th May 2023

The FIA Foundation played a key role during the 2023 International Transport Forum Summit (ITF) launching three reports with partners and hosting a sustainable mobility panel side event. The work covered a range of issues from global decarbonisation, gender imbalance and active mobility investment, connecting to the Summit’s theme ‘Transport enabling sustainable economies.’

Transport enabling sustainable economies: FIA Foundation joins ITF Summit

Global transition to electric vehicles needs urgent support, warns report funded by FIA Foundation

25th May 2023

Without targeted support for low- and middle-income countries to transition toward zero-emission mobility, progress will be critically slowed, risking serious and inequitable outcomes, warns a new report by the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis) and the UK Government’s ZEV Transition Council (ZEVTC), supported by the FIA Foundation.

Global transition to electric vehicles needs urgent support, warns report funded by FIA Foundation

ITF countries should build on commitments to walking and cycling says new report supported by FIA Foundation

25th May 2023

International Transport Forum (ITF) member countries are increasing their commitment to walking and cycling policies and strategies but more needs to be done to link climate, health and equity agendas, says a new report by the Partnership for Active Travel and Health (PATH), supported by the FIA Foundation.

ITF countries should build on commitments to walking and cycling says new report supported by FIA Foundation

New research and toolkit address damaging gender imbalance in transport sector, funded by the FIA Foundation

24th May 2023

Women face persistent barriers when entering and working in the transport sector at all levels, according to new research and toolkit from World Bank’s Sustainable Urban Mobility for All (SUM4All) initiative and POLIS, funded by the FIA Foundation.

New research and toolkit address damaging gender imbalance in transport sector, funded by the FIA Foundation

Lusaka, Zambia, receives 2023 Vision Zero for Youth International Leadership Award, supported by FIA Foundation

15th May 2023

The Zambian capital of Lusaka has been named the recipient of the 2023 International Vision Zero for Youth Leadership Awards by the National Center for Safe Routes to School, with support from the FIA Foundation.

Lusaka, Zambia, receives 2023 Vision Zero for Youth International Leadership Award, supported by FIA Foundation

Global award for Amend and FIA Foundation Safe Schools Africa programme presented by Ghana President

28th April 2023

The Safe Schools Africa programme, a joint project between Amend and FIA Foundation has received the inaugural International Road Federation (IRF) Excellence in Roads African Award, presented by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana.

Global award for Amend and FIA Foundation Safe Schools Africa programme presented by Ghana President

Action on transport infrastructure needed to improve adolescent girls’ access to sexual health services in Africa

25th April 2023

Adolescent girls’ journeys to access sexual health services in four countries across Africa are often expensive, dangerous, and inaccessible, with key transport infrastructure needed to improve equitable access, says a new report from Girl Effect and the FIA Foundation.

Action on transport infrastructure needed to improve adolescent girls’ access to sexual health services in Africa

True data supports revelation that 13 million vehicles on Europe’s roads are likely deploying cheat emissions device

27th March 2023

Up to three-quarters of European diesel vehicles are producing “extreme” NOx emissions which indicate they have cheat devices installed, warns new analysis from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) which drew on TRUE Initiative data.

True data supports revelation that 13 million vehicles on Europe’s roads are likely deploying cheat emissions device

New report ‘Breaking barriers: promoting cycling among women in Nairobi’ launched with the support of FIA Foundation

10th March 2023

A new report examining how gender impacts cycling uptake in Nairobi, Kenya and outlining key measures to encourage women to cycle has been launched by the NGO Flone Initiative, supported by the FIA Foundation.

New report ‘Breaking barriers: promoting cycling among women in Nairobi’ launched with the support of FIA Foundation

Three Maruti Suzuki models receive damning one-star rating in new #SaferCarsforIndia tests

12th December 2022

Suzuki Maruti disappoints with three popular models scoring only one star each while Mahindra scores a welcome five-star safety rating as part of Global NCAP’s #SaferCarsforIndia testing campaign, supported by the FIA Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Three Maruti Suzuki models receive damning one-star rating in new #SaferCarsforIndia tests

Protected bike lane networks save money and protect planet, new study shows

24th October 2022

Investment in urban protected bicycle lanes can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, lower transport costs, and prevent road fatalities compared to investment in other infrastructure, says a new report developed by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy’s (ITDP) global Cycling Cities campaign, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Protected bike lane networks save money and protect planet, new study shows

Fiat and Ram fail to deliver in latest Latin NCAP testing

20th October 2022

One of the most popular Latin American car models by carmaker Stellantis, alternately branded as the Fiat Strada and the Ram 700, received a disappointing one star rating in the latest testing of the New Car Assessment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (Latin NCAP). The independent consumer crash test initiative is supported by the FIA Foundation.

Fiat and Ram fail to deliver in latest Latin NCAP testing

Cars for Indian market are first to achieve 5 stars in updated Global NCAP testing

14th October 2022

Two cars built for the Indian market, the Volkswagen Taigun and Skoda Kushaq, have been awarded top ratings for adult and child occupant safety in the first round of demanding new Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP) crash test requirements. The independent consumer crash test initiative is supported by the FIA Foundation.

Cars for Indian market are first to achieve 5 stars in updated Global NCAP testing

New student motorcycle road safety campaign launches across London with FIA Foundation support

5th October 2022

A road safety campaign created by a University of the Arts London (UAL) student is featuring on prominent London billboards seen by more than 5 million road users in an initiative supported by FIA Foundation, alongside Transport for London, Zurich Insurance and Ocean Outdoors.

New student motorcycle road safety campaign launches across London with FIA Foundation support

Pan-African walking and cycling best practice report launched with support of FIA Foundation

22nd September 2022

A new report, the first to gather and analyse data on walking and cycling from highly diverse contexts in all 54 African countries, has been published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), and the Walk21 Foundation, the development of which was been supported by the FIA Foundation.

Pan-African walking and cycling best practice report launched with support of FIA Foundation

Vietnamese Slow Zones, Safe Zones programme receives Vision Zero for Youth and Prince Michael Awards

22nd September 2022

National and local governments in Vietnam have been awarded two prestigious international road safety awards - the Vision Zero for Youth Award 2022 and the Prince Michael International Road Traffic Safety Award 2020 - for work in Pleiku City at a special award ceremony in Hanoi, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Vietnamese Slow Zones, Safe Zones programme receives Vision Zero for Youth and Prince Michael Awards

New Latin NCAP test shows best and worse of safety in region

15th September 2022

The Honda WR-V has received one star for its poor safety provisions, says the Latin America New Car Assessment Programme (Latin NCAP), while the Brazilian-made Volkswagen Nivus achieved a five-star rating, only the second ever awarded. The independent consumer crash test initiative is supported by the FIA Foundation.

New Latin NCAP test shows best and worse of safety in region

Chile announces vehicle safety labelling to include NCAP testing

4th July 2022

Chile has announced it will include NCAP safety ratings on labelling for new vehicle models, the first country in the region to do so. The move follows years of testing and advocacy for labelling in the country by New Car Assessment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (Latin NCAP), which was supported by the FIA Foundation.

Chile announces vehicle safety labelling to include NCAP testing

Millions of young lives lost without global road safety investment, warns new FIA Foundation study

20th June 2022

Almost 12 million serious injuries to children and youth can be prevented between now and 2050 if proven road safety interventions are implemented across 77 low- and middle-income countries, according to new modelling by the Victoria University Melbourne’s Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, in a new study commissioned by the FIA Foundation.

Millions of young lives lost without global road safety investment, warns new FIA Foundation study

TRUE remote sensing campaign begins in Mexico City

20th April 2022

A TRUE study of real-world emissions has begun in Mexico City, marking the first TRUE Latin America remote sensing campaign. The testing and analysis, led by the ICCT and supported by FIA Foundation, is being performed in collaboration with Mexico City Secretaría del Medio Ambiente (SEDEMA).

TRUE remote sensing campaign begins in Mexico City

Target the oldest diesel trucks to reduce racial disparities in air pollution exposure in NYC

13th April 2022

A new TRUE study of real-world vehicle emissions in New York City has two key findings in relation to truck emissions in NYC: First, less than 10% of diesel trucks on the road are responsible for more than two-thirds of the fleet's tailpipe PM2.5 emissions; and second, people of colour living in the city are exposed to more PM2.5 from diesel trucks than average while non-Latino white residents are exposed to less.

Target the oldest diesel trucks to reduce racial disparities in air pollution exposure in NYC

New TRUE analysis shows imported used light-duty vehicles in Warsaw emit two to three times as much pollution as domestic vehicles

6th April 2022

New research from The Real Urban Emissions (TRUE) Initiative in Warsaw highlights the impact of old and imported used vehicles on urban air quality and recommends actions for the city to take to address their high real-world emissions.

New TRUE analysis shows imported used light-duty vehicles in Warsaw emit two to three times as much pollution as domestic vehicles

THUMS … Total Human Model for Safety

2nd March 2022

THUMS (Total Human Model for Safety) is a computer model that represents the human body, able to simulate injuries for real-life safety research that is difficult to measure on crash test dummies. Supplementing the existing methodology of full-scale real car crash testing, THUMS and the continual advance in computer capabilities is allowing the testing to move into the virtual world. Multiple changes to vehicle design, be that the seats, seatbelts, or chassis can now be iterated through to determine the safest installations, as well as allowing accident and injury reconstruction.

THUMS … Total Human Model for Safety

Halo: guardian angel of the race track

1st March 2022

The Halo, introduced by the FIA and designed by researchers at the Global Institute for Motor Sport Safety, with funding support from the FIA Foundation, was initially designed as a device to provide additional frontal protection from flying objects for open cockpit racing drivers.

Halo: guardian angel of the race track

Global Network for Road Safety Legislators reports on five years of advocacy

3rd February 2022

The Global Network for Road Safety Legislators, a network supporting parliamentarians to understand and advocate for global road safety has marked its first five years of activity. The Global Network is coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO) with funding support from the FIA Foundation. 

Global Network for Road Safety Legislators reports on five years of advocacy

Chișinău streets feel unsafe, say seven in ten road users with limited mobility

31st January 2022

Seven out of ten Moldovans with limited mobility feel unsafe moving around the streets of Chișinău, according to a survey by the Automobile Club of Moldova (ACM), as part of the Equal Road Rights project in partnership with the Center for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CDPD) and Universal Access Ltd and Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST) with the support of the FIA Foundation.

Chișinău streets feel unsafe, say seven in ten road users with limited mobility

Safe System and equity – our US report with Johns Hopkins University

26th May 2021

The Safe System approach to road safety could lead to dramatic reductions in vehicle-related deaths and injuries if implemented in the U.S., according to a report from a consortium of experts convened by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Institute of Transportation Engineers, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Safe System and equity – our US report with Johns Hopkins University

Strategy 2030: coupling safe and sustainable mobility with social justice

4th March 2021

Over the past two years the FIA Foundation’s Board of Trustees has undertaken an in-depth review of our work and our future strategy. As we enter the UN Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals, and a second Decade of Action for Road Safety, what do we as a Foundation want to help to achieve by 2030? There are six, inter-related, goals that we want to influence.

Strategy 2030: coupling safe and sustainable mobility with social justice

Stockholm Declaration focuses on reducing urban speed

24th February 2020

The Stockholm Declaration calling for default 30km/h speed limits on urban streets, prioritisation of Safe System design to enable walking and cycling, a stronger focus on safe infrastructure on highways, and better integration of traffic safety within the Sustainable Development Goals, including the UN’s strategy for children and adolescents, has been adopted by the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 19-20 February 2020.

Stockholm Declaration focuses on reducing urban speed

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