FIA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR ROAD SAFETY PROJECTS IN 13 COUNTRIES ACROSS THE AMERICAS

The Fédération Internationale de l’Vehicle (FIA), the worldwide governing physique for motorsport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, introduced on the FIA American Congress 2025 in Asunción, Paraguay, funding for highway security initiatives in 13 nations throughout the Americas by the FIA President’s Growth Fund and the FIA Basis. 

The initiatives are the principle consequence of the primary version of the FIA Protected Mobility 4 All and 4 Life, an FIA College capacity-building programme delivered by United Nations company UNITAR with FIA Basis help. The programme is a cornerstone of the FIA Mobility’s growth technique, reflecting the Federation’s long-term dedication to assist FIA Member Golf equipment and authorities authorities construct safer transport programs. 

The FIA, UNITAR and the FIA Basis are dedicated to constructing a sustainable neighborhood of observe between FIA Member Golf equipment and authorities authorities working collectively to sort out highway security challenges. Launched in FIA Areas III (North America) and IV (Central America and South America), the programme is ready to broaden to different areas in 2025.

The 13 initiatives, spanning Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay tackle a variety of highway security challenges. They embrace initiatives resembling strengthening security requirements, enhancing driver coaching for younger highway customers, utilizing expertise to observe high-risk autos, and implementing interventions primarily based on the Protected System strategy. Every undertaking is designed to ship measurable outcomes and supply fashions that may be scaled throughout the area.

Individuals within the programme accomplished 120 hours of e-learning masking 56 matters, took half in three in-person seminars, and acquired tailor-made mentorship from worldwide highway security specialists to develop their initiatives. The primary cohort of 38 highway security leaders from FIA Member Golf equipment and authorities authorities in FIA Areas III and IV graduated in July 2025, on the ultimate session hosted with UNITAR on the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. There, they introduced their initiatives, exchanged classes realized, and constructed momentum for implementation. 

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem stated, “By the FIA President’s Growth Fund, I wish to guarantee our Member Golf equipment have the means to study, however extra importantly, to take actual motion. These initiatives are designed by the individuals who know the challenges of their nations finest, and we’re proud to help them as they put their options on the bottom to save lots of lives.”

UNITAR Director of the Division for Individuals and Social Growth Alex Mejía stated, “Protected Mobility 4 All & 4 Life stands as a testomony to the facility of multilateral cooperation in addressing one of the pressing growth challenges of our time — highway security. This programme is rooted in a realistic understanding of regional contexts and aligns with worldwide frameworks to help nations in decreasing traffic-related fatalities and accidents.”

FIA Basis Government Director Saul Billingsley stated, “Efficiently delivering these initiatives will present the facility of focused coaching, worldwide collaboration and native possession. We’re dedicated to empowering FIA Member Golf equipment as highway security leaders working in partnership to take actual steps to scale back deaths and accidents of their communities”.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Focus: Public Coverage & Technical Tips for Safer Roads 

·       Argentina 

Automóvil Membership Argentino 

Secretaria de Transporte

Infraestructura segura para motociclistas (Protected Infrastructure for Motorcyclists) 

The undertaking goals to enhance bike security in Argentina by mapping high-risk areas, growing best-practice infrastructure pointers, and making a replicable mannequin for nationwide and regional implementation.

·       Guatemala 

Automóvil Membership de Guatemala 

Guatemala no se Detiene – APP, Ministerio de Comunicaciones, Infraestructura y Vivienda, FUNDESA 

Bases generales para la seguridad vial en la infraestructura de Guatemala (Basic Tips for Safer Highway Infrastructure in Guatemala) 

The undertaking will permit integration of highway security standards all through the lifecycle of infrastructure initiatives in Guatemala, combining technical growth, audits, coaching, and monitoring underneath a Protected System strategy, aligned with nationwide legal guidelines and international highway security objectives.

·       Perú  

Touring y Automóvil Membership del Perú 

Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones 

Voces pequeñas, caminos seguros (Small Voices, Protected Roads) 

Specializing in kids and adolescents, this undertaking seeks to lift the profile of kid highway security on the general public agenda and create a complete nationwide coverage.

Focus: Coaching and Schooling to Save Lives

·       Brazil 

Automóvel Clube Brasileiro 

CETRAN-GO

FOCOTRAN 

Agente Mirim (Junior Agent) 

Beginning in Goiás with plans to broaden nationally, the “Agente Mirim” undertaking in Brazil goals to coach 15-18-year-old college students in public colleges on highway security by a 20-hour on-line course and neighborhood actions, selling safer each day commutes, youth management, and consciousness in class communities.

·       Chile 

Automóvil Membership de Chile 

Consejo de Sociedad de la Subsecretaria del Ministerio de Transporte

Modernización de herramientas educativas para la formación de futuros jóvenes conductores (Modernizing Academic Instruments for Future Younger Drivers) 

This undertaking goals to modernise the theoretical coaching for Class B driving licenses utilizing digital instructional instruments tailor-made for younger individuals. 

·       Costa Rica 

Automóvil Membership de Costa Rica 

Consejo de Seguridad Vial (COSEVI) 

Movilidad segura y sustentable en dos ruedas (Protected and Sustainable Two-Wheel Mobility) 

The undertaking goals to enhance bike security within the Nicoya canton, Costa Rica, by enhancing sensible coaching and evaluation for driving license candidates. 

·       República Dominicana 

Automóvil Membership Dominicano

INTRANT 

RD Seguro (Protected DR) 

The RD Seguro undertaking goals to scale back highway crashes within the Dominican Republic by a digital instructional platform focusing on younger individuals acquiring their first driving license, utilizing interactive modules, digital lessons, and assessments aligned with the Protected System strategy.

Focus: Monitoring & Threat-Administration Programs 

·       Bolivia 

Automóvil Membership Boliviano 

Viceministro de Seguridad Ciudadana 

UNIVIDA 

Rutas Vigiladas, Vidas Protegidas (Monitored Roads, Protected Lives)

The undertaking goals to scale back deadly crashes in long-distance passenger transport in Bolivia by an AI-assisted monitoring system that detects dangerous driver behaviours and situations.

·       Colombia 

Automóvil Membership de Colombia 

Federación Colombiana de Municipios 

INTELLIMOTO 

Intellimoto helps defend Colombia’s motorcyclists by monitoring driving habits in actual time, giving on the spot suggestions to right dangerous behaviours and stop crashes. 

·       Ecuador 

Automóvil Membership del Ecuador ANETA

Agencia Nacional de Transito (ANT) 

Salvar vidas de los pasajeros de transporte publica interprovincial de Ecuador (Saving Lives in Ecuador’s Interprovincial Public Transport) 

The undertaking goals to scale back highway crashes in Ecuador’s interprovincial public transport by selling finest enterprise practices for drivers, autos, and infrastructure, whereas utilizing expertise to detect and tackle driver dangers.

Focus: Complete Interventions for Protected Infrastructure 

·       Honduras 

Asociación Hondureña de Automovilismo Deportivo 

Alcaldía Municipal del Distrito Central (Tegucigalpa) 

Caminando seguro por las calles de Tegucigalpa (Strolling Safely By the Streets of Tegucigalpa) 

The undertaking goals to improves security for susceptible highway customers alongside BRT corridors by infrastructure upgrades, pace monitoring, training, and consciousness campaigns utilizing a Protected System strategy.

·       México 

Asociación Nacional Automovilística ANA A.C.

Gobierno Municipal de Amozoc 

Camino a la escuela sin riesgo (Protected Path to Faculty) 

The “Protected Path to Faculty” undertaking in Amozoc, Puebla, seeks to enhance highway security for college kids aged 12–18 by infrastructure upgrades, signage, training, and neighborhood audits, creating safer faculty routes and decreasing accidents and fatalities.

·       Uruguay 

Automóvil Membership del Uruguay 

Unidad Nacional de Seguridad Vial 

Jóvenes en movimiento (Youth on the Transfer) 

Enhances adolescent highway security by a complete intervention at an academic centre, combining infrastructure, training, expertise, and neighborhood engagement, consistent with Uruguay’s Nationwide Highway Security Plan 2025-2030.

For media enquiries please contact: 

·       Geri Sherwin, Director of Presidential & Mobility Communications: gsherwin@fia.com  

·       Laure Mercier Roussel, Head of Mobility Communications: lmercier@fia.com  

Concerning the Fédération Internationale de l’Vehicle 

The Fédération Internationale de l’Vehicle (FIA) is the governing physique for world motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations globally. It’s a non-profit organisation dedicated to driving innovation and championing security, sustainability and equality throughout motor sport and mobility. 

Based in 1904, with workplaces in Paris, London and Geneva, the FIA brings collectively 245 Member Organisations throughout 5 continents, representing thousands and thousands of highway customers, motor sport professionals and volunteers. It develops and enforces laws for motor sport, together with seven FIA World Championships, to make sure worldwide competitions are secure and truthful for all.