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 street security tasks in 13 international locations throughout the Americas by the FIA President’s Growth Fund and the FIA Basis. 

The tasks are the primary 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 assist. The programme is a cornerstone of the FIA Mobility’s improvement technique, reflecting the Federation’s long-term dedication to assist FIA Member Golf equipment and authorities authorities construct safer transport techniques. 

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

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

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

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem mentioned, “By means of the FIA President’s Growth Fund, I wish to guarantee our Member Golf equipment have the means to be taught, however extra importantly, to take actual motion. These tasks are designed by the individuals who know the challenges of their international locations greatest, and we’re proud to assist 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 mentioned, “Protected Mobility 4 All & 4 Life stands as a testomony to the ability of multilateral cooperation in addressing probably the most pressing improvement challenges of our time — street security. This programme is rooted in a practical understanding of regional contexts and aligns with worldwide frameworks to assist international locations in lowering traffic-related fatalities and accidents.”

FIA Basis Govt Director Saul Billingsley mentioned, “Efficiently delivering these tasks will present the ability of focused coaching, worldwide collaboration and native possession. We’re dedicated to empowering FIA Member Golf equipment as street security leaders working in partnership to take actual steps to cut back deaths and accidents of their communities”.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Focus: Public Coverage & Technical Pointers for Safer Roads 

·       Argentina 

Automóvil Membership Argentino 

Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Vial 

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 tips, 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 Pointers for Safer Highway Infrastructure in Guatemala) 

The undertaking will permit integration of street security standards all through the lifecycle of infrastructure tasks in Guatemala, combining technical improvement, audits, coaching, and monitoring underneath a Protected System method, aligned with nationwide legal guidelines and world street 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 street security on the general public agenda and create a complete nationwide coverage.

Focus: Coaching and Training to Save Lives

·       Brazil 

Automóvel Clube Brasileiro 

CETRAN-GO

FOCOTRAN 

Agente Mirim (Junior Agent) 

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

·       Chile 

Automóvil Membership de Chile 

Organizaciones aliadas gubernamentales: Consejo de Sociedad de la Subsecretaria del Ministerio de Transporte y Comisión Nacional de Seguridad y Transito 

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 folks. 

·       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 cut back street crashes within the Dominican Republic by a digital instructional platform concentrating on younger folks acquiring their first driving license, utilizing interactive modules, digital lessons, and assessments aligned with the Protected System method.

Focus: Monitoring & Threat-Administration Techniques 

·       Bolivia 

Automóvil Membership Boliviano 

Viceministro de Seguridad Ciudadana 

UNIVIDA 

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

The undertaking goals to cut 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 using habits in actual time, giving instantaneous suggestions to appropriate dangerous behaviours and forestall 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 cut back street crashes in Ecuador’s interprovincial public transport by selling greatest enterprise practices for drivers, automobiles, and infrastructure, whereas utilizing expertise to detect and handle 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 means of the Streets of Tegucigalpa) 

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

·       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 street security for college students aged 12–18 by infrastructure upgrades, signage, training, and group audits, creating safer faculty routes and lowering accidents and fatalities.

·       Uruguay 

Automóvil Membership del Uruguay 

Unidad Nacional de Seguridad Vial 

Jóvenes en movimiento (Youth on the Transfer) 

Enhances adolescent street security by a complete intervention at an academic centre, combining infrastructure, training, expertise, and group engagement, in step 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  

In regards to 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 hundreds of thousands of street 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 protected and truthful for all.