More than 150 FIA mobility clubs in 96 countries are partnering with iRAP to support their advocacy and action to create safer journeys for members supported by the iRAP Methodology and tools.
As clubs gather in Uzbekistan this week for the 2024 Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Annual Conference, we are proud to recognise their work helping to make roads and school journeys safer in communities across world.
iRAP’s Global Programme Director Greg Smith will be at the Conference and delighted to meet with clubs to discuss partnership opportunities.
From supporting road safety assessments to implementing the Star Rating for Schools programme, developing free tools and resources for club members, driving advocacy and improved policy, and rolling out innovative funding programmes for safer school journeys, FIA partnerships are critical to ensuring high-risk roads are actioned and eliminated in local communities spanning the globe.
Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for young people from the ages of five to 29, and FIA mobility clubs are working with iRAP in local partnerships to deliver the Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) programme for safer school journeys.
Os clubes estão a abraçar o programa apoiado pela Kit de Ferramentas de Avaliação da Escola FIA and annual Road Safety Grants programme, supported by the FIA Foundation.
The programme has supported clubs to improve the safety of school zones in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Botswana, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Kenya, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia.
The Automobile Club of Moldova (ACM) received the 2023 FIA President’s Award for its Safer School Zone campaign that drove infrastructure improvements and school zone policy changes including 30km/h limits.
O fundo anual de €400.000 da FIA Foundation para o Star Rating for Schools, implementado como parte do Iniciativa de Saúde Infantil Hub de Advocacia, está apoiando os clubes da FIA na expansão e aprofundamento de seus projetos e campanhas por jornadas escolares seguras.
A long-term support programme partnership is also underway between iRAP and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and last year, with MCC support, Mobilite Club Maroc assessed 13 schools in Marrakech.
Além das escolas, o iRAP também está trabalhando com clubes para apoiar mudanças que tornem as estradas mais seguras para motoristas e outros usuários vulneráveis das vias.
A Federação Nacional de Automobilismo e Kart do Uzbequistão (NACU) está apoiando um projeto inovador para aprimorar os padrões de projeto rodoviário para os países do CAREC, e, em particular, os países piloto Quirguistão, Tajiquistão e Uzbequistão.
This year, the Reial Automobil Club de Catalunya (RACC) and Real Automovil Club de Espana presented the 20th edition of annual Crash Risk Mapping of the Spanish road network, and RACC presented the 22nd year of risk mapping results for the Catalan network. RACC Spain also supported the first iRAP Star Rating assessment of Andorra’s primary road network in 2021.
In Australia, iRAP is working closely the national and state-based clubs, with a range of AusRAP assessments underway. In two recent success stories, the Australian Government has committed to transparency in publishing road safety data (including on the quality of roads), following extensive advocacy by the Australian Automobile Association supported by the state clubs. In addition, the Government has committed A$467 million to fast track upgrades on Queensland’s main Bruce Highway seguindo a defesa de longo prazo do Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ).
Automovil Club Del Ecuador (ANETA) and Automovil Club De Costa Rica (ACCR) are working on an important innovation partnership with iRAP, and the Royal Dutch Touring Club (ANWB) has been a key partner in iRAP’s innovative CycleRAP development for safer journeys for cyclists and light mobility users.
CycleRAP projects are also benefitting from the FIA Grants Programme. The safety of over 140km of cycling infrastructure in Skopje, North Macedonia is being assessed in partnership with the Auto Moto Association of Macedonia (AMSM), and several cycle lanes in Lisbon will be assessed in partnership with the Automovel Club de Portugal, with potential scalability to other Portuguese cities. Both projects are being led by CycleRAP Trusted Supplier Factual Consulting.
Last year, Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) and the National Automobile Club of Tunisia completed large Crash Risk Mapping assessments of 17.500 km e 14.800km respectivamente, para entender os investimentos e velocidades necessários para salvar vidas e reduzir lesões graves em seus países.
iRAP is actively working with FIA Region I, II and IV to build capacity and projects to support safer journeys in the regions. For example:
- This month, a one-day iRAP training course will be hosted for public servants in Brazil in collaboration with FIA Region IV and Automovel Clube Brasileiro (ACBr)
- In May, iRAP’s Safer Journeys Specialist Samar Abouraad joined the FIA Region 1 Spring Meeting in Cairo, sharing the potential of iRAP and SR4S to support safer journeys in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Whilst there, she presented to 25 representatives of Arab clubs in ACTAC-MENA;
- In January, representatives of nine African Touring and Automobile Clubs (from Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Nigeria) gathered in Tanzania for a three-day road safety training; and
- In November last year, FIA Region II Clubs participated in a series of four online training sessions focused on enhancing school zone safety.
O iRAP parabeniza a FIA e a rede de clubes pelo extenso investimento e trabalho para promover viagens mais seguras em todo o mundo.
The 2024 FIA Conference will be held from 11-14 June in Samarkand, Uzbekistan and will be a very special event celebrating the 120th Anniversary of the FIA. The conference will bring together presidents and senior executives of its world-wide member organisations with a focus on honouring the Federation’s legacy in mobility and motorsports, and plans to work together to accelerate a future of innovation and sustainable progress.