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The following hearing of the International Court of Appeal took place yesterday in Paris:

In order to strengthen the risk awareness of road safety, the Chinese Taipei Automobile Federation (CTAF) cooperated with the Feng Chia University, which has the largest number of students in the central region of Taiwan, and organised promotional activities for freshmen to convey the crisis of blind spots of large vehicles and difference of inner wheels.

A new survey from the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) reveals top dangerous behaviours on the roads in Canada. Five tips are offered by CAA to stay safe while driving.

The Automóvil Club Argentino (ACA) and Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF) opened the first fast charging station for electric cars in the country.

The last week of FIA meetings, which included the World Motor Sport Council and the General Assembly, led to several new developments in the historic motor sport landscape.

At last week’s World Council for Automobile Mobility and Tourism, FIA President Jean Todt announced the Australian Automobile Association as the recipient of the 2020 FIA Road Safety Award for “the Most Effective Road Safety Intervention by an FIA Club” for its ‘Drive in the Moment’ initiative.

Combined chest and rib protection will be mandatory at FIA Karting events from 2021.

In 2020 the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission celebrated its 10th anniversary. Commission President Michèle Mouton reflects on over a decade of intense effort, activity and engagement and explains why the mission to make motor sport more inclusive must go on.

The FIA has opened entries for next year’s FIA European Truck Racing Championship season. Competitors willing to take part in 2021 as full season entrants will be accepted until April 23, 2021.

The 2020 FIA champions were honoured in the first-ever virtual Prize Giving ceremony, hosted by FIA President Jean Todt in Geneva, as a glittering finale to the FIA Annual General Assembly Week. Watch the recording of the ceremony at: fiaprizegiving.tv