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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed FIA President Jean Todt as his Special Envoy for Road Safety at a meeting held today in Paris. The Secretary General gave on this occasion the following remarks: " Mr. Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed FIA President Jean Todt as his Special Envoy for Road Safety at a meeting held today in Paris.

Recent research from the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) – an FIA member and Grant Programme recipient – shows the dangers of texting while walking or cycling.

From 4–10 May 2015, the third UN Global Road Safety week is set to take place. This year’s focus will be on children and the daily road safety dangers they face in many parts of the world.

DUCIT, the first Spanish Observatory of Motorists, set up and developed by RACE, was founded with the aim of giving a voice to motorists to better know the opinions of millions of people who drive cars daily.

Through its Road Safety Grant Programme, the FIA has funded a number of road safety initiatives launched by the FIA's clubs around the world. Here, you will find some photos from club projects carried out in 2014.

Recent research undertaken in the United States has brought to light the startling finding that in nearly 6 out of 10 moderate-to-severe crashes, distractions such as passengers or mobile phones played a role.

American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA) awarded grant for programme that reaches driver education instructors.

The Motor Sports Association (MSA) UK, a member of the FIA, has launched the 2015 MSA/FIA Action for Road Safety Film Studies Competition, supported by the FIA Road Safety Grant Programme. Young Britons aged 16 to 24 are invited to submit short films highlighting one of the FIA’s 10 Golden Rules for Safer Motoring.

An award-winning UK road safety initiative is being rolled out globally by the FIA.