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Jean Todt, President of the FIA and Jean-Charles Decaux, Chairman of the Executive Board and Co-CEO of JCDecaux, have renewed their road safety partnership – #3500LIVES – for the third year running. This global campaign was launched in 2017 to reduce road crashes, which cause 3,500 deaths every day around the world.

For World Sight Day (WSD) 2017, the FIA welcomed Michael Fassbender as its new #3500LIVES Global Road Safety Campaign Ambassador. Advocating for improved vision, Fassbender represents the “Check your Vision” Golden Rule for Road Safety. This year, the Federation renews its support for this international day of awareness — held annually on the second Thursday of October — to focus attention on the global issue of avoidable blindness and vision impairment.

Last weekend, for the first time ever, the #3500LIVES Global Road Safety Campaign was promoted at an F1 race.

Excessive speed is one of the leading causes of road fatalities. An estimated 40%-50% of people drive over the speed limit and a 5% reduction in average speed could result in a 30% decrease in number of fatal crashes. Today, FIA Region I and its members in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are launching their new campaign ‘Slowing Down Saves Lives’ and are urging drivers to respect speed limits.

On 17 September, FIA President Jean Todt, who also serves as United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, took part in the opening ceremony of the 25th ITS World Congress in Copenhagen, bringing together leading global industry players specialised in Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Solutions.

The World First Aid Day (WFAD) is organised annually by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on the second Saturday of September to raise awareness of how first aid can save lives. This year, the WFAD takes place on 8 September and focuses on the theme of ‘First Response to Road Crashes’, encapsulated by the official slogan “You don’t need a license to save lives”.

The World First Aid Day (WFAD) is organised annually by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on the second Saturday of September to raise awareness of how first aid can save lives. This year, the WFAD takes place on 8 September and focuses on the theme of ‘...

On Saturday 16 June, Jean Todt, Pierre Fillon, Jacky Ickx, Richard Mille and LMP1 drivers joined #3500LIVES Campaign Ambassadors Patrick Dempsey, Michael Fassbender, Rafael Nadal and Fernando Alonso to promote road safety at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Every day, 3,500 people die in road traffic crashes worldwide, including 500 children. Young people are particularly affected as road traffic crashes are the main cause of death of 15 to 29 year olds.