Winners of the Road Safety Reporting Competition and Awards have been announced in a programme through the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) with support from the FIA Foundation’s Richard Stanley Memorial Grant and the World Health Organization (WHO).

The FIA Foundation and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Injury Research and Prevention co-hosted a pivotal reception at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on 6 January, 2025.

Speed limits around more than 100 Kyrgyz schools have been reduced to 30km/h in a pilot to improve child road safety following advocacy from Child Health Initiative partner Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST) and local partner NGO, Public Association ‘Road Safety’ (PARS).

Safety innovation was a major focus of motorsport safety at the International Council of Motorsport Sciences (ICMS) Annual Congress in Indianapolis, USA, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Six FIA Foundation partners have received the Prince Michael International Award for Road Safety in recognition of their significant efforts and progress towards reducing road traffic fatalities.

The Safe African Helmets Initiative (SAHI) inaugural workshop brought together policymakers, road safety advocates, and technical experts from across Africa and beyond in Kigali.

The FIA Foundation held its Annual General Meeting during the FIA Annual General Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda, to report on its 2024 work in road and motorsport safety, climate, and environment.

Rwanda has taken a significant step to reduce motorcycle deaths and head injuries with the introduction of the first African helmet testing facility, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The FIA Foundation reports on its charitable activities in 2024, including the life-saving impact of the International Road Assessment Programme; advocacy by motorcycle helmet coalitions; new TRUE research on gross polluters in Delhi; and playing a key role in the safety of top level motor sport.

The FIA Foundation has co-funded a research project aiming to prevent sport competitors from suffering spinal injuries. These are sometimes observed in categories such as cross-country competition, and usually follow a heavy vehicle landing.