FIA Foundation

📣 We are delighted to launch the Road Safety Reporting Competition and Awards, supported through our Richard Stanley Memorial Grant with World Health Organization through Bloomberg Philanthropies funding, which will be implemented by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). Here Dr Nhan Tran explains why supporting we need to give journalist the tools and resources to understand, report and shape the narrative around the under-reported crisis on our roads. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eQvGzd9m #TTDC24 #roadsafety #streetsforlife

The UN Environment Programme's Pan-African Action Plan for Active Mobility (PAAPAM) is bringing together African governments and stakeholders to agree on the critical actions to promote and protect active mobility, putting people and the planet at the centre of transport decision-making and investment. Learn about the work so far: https://lnkd.in/egFXVupR

More than 7,500 people were struck and killed while walking in 2022, marking a 40-year high and a 75 percent increase since 2010. Our roads are #DangerousByDesign and the urgent action is needed in order to reduce pedestrian fatalities and make our roads safer for everyone. https://lnkd.in/diVZGGdu 👆 In this blog post, Natalie Draisin with FIA Foundation explains how the U.S. can catch up to other nations and become a global leader in road safety

This year, DRSC has been partnering with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and FIA Foundation to organise regional road safety courses for FIA Automobile Clubs in Africa and East Asia. Read more about Course Leader Fred Wegman's training in Dar Es Salam https://lnkd.in/gpDKuipM

AIP Foundation Hosts Helmet Make-over Workshop to promote safe mobility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 🤩The workshop offered participants a unique opportunity to enhance their understanding of helmet usage through interactive activities and creative expression. 📌Read more here:  https://lnkd.in/ePMCakaf 📸See more photos:  https://lnkd.in/erdcRJr5 Find out more about the Heads Up Project on their Facebook page! #RethinkMobility #roadsafety ----- Heads Up! - A youth-led campaign dedicated to helmet safety by FIA & AIP Foundation. Website: http://headsupsafety.org/

📣 “While there are countless words synonymous with ‘urgent,’ the need for sustainable mobility in Africa is a call to action that cannot be overstated.”, says Oliva Nalwadda of PATH member FIA Foundation. Just 19 of 54 African countries currently have a policy for walking and cycling, highlighting the need to raise awareness and increase investments in infrastructure and advocacy efforts. 🚶♀️ 🚲 PATH partner UN Environment Programme has engaged over 1,000 stakeholders to develop the Pan-African Action Plan for Active Mobility (PAAPAM), which will be subject to sub-regional consultations between 23 July and 12 September 2024. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/egFXVupR

More people die on US roads than in any other high-population country. When we compare ourselves to our high-income peers, the situation is even more dire. We can - and must - change this. How? Check out my piece in Smart Growth America. https://lnkd.in/diVZGGdu

How can the US take action for safer streets? North America Director and UN Representative Natalie Draisin sets out key steps and case studies in Smart Growth America: 🚗 Slower speeds - shifting limits and embracing ISA with Transportation Alternatives. 🚸 Youth - addressing the leading killer of young people globally with Amend, ITDP United States, EASST. 🚛 Fleets - engage with the private sector to reach further, with Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and Global NCAP. https://lnkd.in/diVZGGdu

🇲🇽 New data launch TRUE’s first Latin America remote sensing campaign highlights high emissions from older vehicles and reveal the impacts of lagging national emission standards for light duty vehicles, showing: - The oldest 7% cars accounted for betwern 25%–42% of total fleet emissions. - The most popular taxi model emits 10 times higher NOx emissions than passenger vehicles. - Some of the newest popular vehicle models show emissions several times above the fleet average. Read more - with The International Council on Clean Transportation and FIA Foundation: https://lnkd.in/dfxrMX7S

AI&Me: Empowering Youth for safer roads through safe school zones in Yen Bai province, Vietnam. 📈By using the Big Data screening methodology and the Star Rating for Schools tool developed by iRAP, 106 schools from three provinces in Vietnam were ranked from 1 to 5 stars in terms of road safety level. 🚸Under the AI&Me program, the AIP Foundation collaborated with the Yen Bai Traffic Safety Committee to develop a safe school zone model at Hoang Quoc Viet High School. 📌Read more:  https://lnkd.in/eBpHpaXM 📌See more photos:  https://lnkd.in/ee8aRA3f #roadsafety #RethinkMobility #youthempowerment