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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

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