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Review 2005
Contents
04 Michael Schumacher interview
08 Think Before You Drive 12 Forests for F1 14 Motor Sport Marshals
01 Introduction - 06 Keeping Up The Pressure 20 Activities Roundup
Rosario Alessi, - Global Road Safety
Chairman 22 Abridged Accounts
08 Think Before You Drive
02 Overview - David Ward, 36 Board of Trustees and
Director General 10 Think Before You Drive Staff
- The Story So Far
04 Safety Champion:
Interview with 12 Forests for Formula One
Michael Schumacher
14 Motor Sport Marshals
16 The Road Inspectors
18 International Policy
Forum 2005
Introduction - Rosario Alessi, Chairman
Strong partnerships are at the heart of the work of the FIA Foundation. We
are fortunate to enjoy valuable links with our membership of automobile clubs
across the world, and the many committed campaigners and researchers in
these motoring organisations ensure that the FIA Foundation’s activities are
rooted in local knowledge and realities.
Our international partnerships are equally vital. In the area of road safety our continuing cooperation with the
World Health Organisation and other United Nations agencies is paying dividends through greater efficiency
and focus in how the international community tackles road traffic injuries. In the environmental field the FIA
Foundation is proud to support the United Nations Environment Programme’s Partnership for Clean Fuels and
Vehicles, leading the campaign for a cleaner environment across the developing world.
In 2005 the FIA Foundation has also been working in partnership with Bridgestone Corporation on a worldwide
road safety advice campaign, ‘Think Before You Drive’. We are grateful for the support of the Ferrari Formula
One team, and in particular Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello, in helping to bring the messages of
this campaign to the widest possible audience.
Our 2005 Review reflects the vitality and range of all these partnerships, and on behalf of my fellow trustees I
would thank every individual and organisation who has worked with the FIA Foundation to deliver our charita-
ble objectives this year.
Rosario Alessi
Chairman
FIA Foundation
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King Juan Carlos II of Spain meets the FIA Foundation crash test dummy at the launch of Think Before You Drive
Overview - David Ward, Director General
Maintaining momentum in global road tial for new vehicle technologies to prevent crashes;
and the development of safety protocols for child re-
safety through international and straints: just some of the ongoing research projects
local action has been the central which should demonstrate real benefits for road safe-
ty, and sit alongside our continuing support for car
theme of the FIA Foundation’s activi- crash tests and independent highway assessments.
ties in 2005.
Active in environmental policy, the FIA Foundation
We have played a leading role in the new United has funded emissions testing of new cars by the
Nations Road Safety Collaboration, mandated by the ADAC and an evaluation of fuel efficiency policies by
UN General Assembly in 2004, which brings together the European Conference of Ministers of Transport.
all the major stakeholders in global road safety. This We continue to devote significant resources to motor
body has identified key road injury ‘risk factors’ as a sport safety through the new FIA Institute for Motor
priority for collective action and the FIA Foundation is Sport Safety, which is managing an exciting portfolio
involved in developing the practical tools needed to of technological research, as well as leading practical
tackle road traffic injuries. safety and medical training for the officials and volun-
teers who are essential to ensure motor sport events
These risk factors are also at the heart of the FIA are enjoyable and safe.
Foundation’s global campaign ‘Think Before You
Drive’, in partnership with Bridgestone Corporation More details on the projects and issues highlighted
and automobile clubs. Seat belt use, drink driving in Review 2005, and information on all the FIA Foun-
and speed are all factors covered by the three year dation’s activities, can be found on our website www.
campaign, which has so far been launched in several fiafoundation.com
countries in Europe and southern Africa, and in Brazil
with the additional welcome support of Shell.
The FIA Foundation has continued to enable ground-
breaking research through our grant programme. The David Ward
effectiveness of high visibility clothing in reducing in- Director General
juries amongst motorcyclists in Malaysia; the poten- FIA Foundation
FIA Foundation Review 2005 | 3
Road Safety Champion
Seven times Formula One World
Champion Michael Schumacher tells
the FIA Foundation why road safety is
so important to him.
Q: Why are you concerned by road safety?
A: I was shocked to learn that more than 1.2 million
people are killed every year on the roads. That is more
than three thousand people every day. Or think of it
another way – it’s the equivalent of the entire crowd at
a Formula One race being killed every month. Casu-
alties are still rising steeply in many parts of the world
and are predicted to almost double in some develop-
ing countries. So we can and should all do more to
prevent these tragic deaths and injuries.
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Q: You have been supporting the FIA Founda- Q: One of the key messages of the campaign cov-
tion’s Think Before You Drive campaign this year. ers seat belt use. Can you explain why seat belts
Why do you think the campaign is important? are so important?
A: I have been very pleased to support this cam- A: As a Formula One driver, I know that my seat belt
paign at several Grand Prix races, and I was always is vital to keep me safe in a race. As a car driver,
open to support similar campaigns in the years be- I know that my seat belt is just as vital to keep me
fore. The messages are simple but essential: wearing safe on the road. If I have a collision my seat belt can
seat belts, using head restraints correctly, checking make the difference between life and death. It´s as
tyre condition. As a professional racing driver I know simple as this.
that my safety is the first priority. I always follow these
basic safety measures on the track and on the road. Child seats are also vital. Children should always be
But there are millions of people who probably never, safely restrained in a suitable car seat or seat belt.
or rarely, think about these things. If I can in a way
help them, or remind them, that has to be a good That is the least you can do to protect them in a
thing. car.
“My seatbelt can make the difference between life
and death. It’s as simple as this”
Q: As a racing driver you are associated with high Q: Another message of this campaign is that
profile, high speed driving. Are you really an ap- head restraints play an important role in prevent-
propriate figurehead for a road safety campaign? ing whiplash injuries. What advice can you give
about this?
A: Road safety is a vital concern for everyone. As a
professional racing driver, I demand and expect the A: In Formula One we take neck protection very se-
highest possible safety standards in my racing car riously. All drivers wear the HANS system for head
and on the track. We should all expect the same at- and neck protection, which has helped to reduce or
tention to safety in our cars and on our roads – and prevent a lot of injuries.
we should be well aware about the difference of mov-
ing on a racing track or on normal streets. Head restraints in passenger cars play an equally
important role. Whiplash is a very common and very
It is also important to stress that every driver, even painful injury. Adjusting your head restraint so that the
Formula One world champions, can make mistakes top of the restraint is level with the top of your head,
and every driver should be aware of their limitations and as close as possible to the back of your head,
and not take risks. It is a particularly important mes- can help prevent these injuries. You should check
sage for young male drivers who are most at risk on your head restraint every time you get in the car.
the road and also the biggest fans of motor racing. If
I can help to make just some of these people listen to Q: You’ve talked about rising traffic deaths in de-
road safety messages and think about then and act veloping countries. But the trend in the rich indus-
on them, then my participation in the campaign will trialised countries – including most of the places
be worthwhile. that host grand prix meetings – has been falling
deaths and injuries for decades. Do you think
Q: Tyres are a vital safety component that are of- there is still a need for this kind of road safety
ten overlooked and neglected by drivers. How im- campaign in Europe, Australia or the US?
portant is tyre maintenance?
A: You can never be complacent about safety. That is
A: On the race track, as anyone who has followed as true on the race track where we are probably the
Formula One this season will know, the performance most heavily regulated drivers in the world, as on the
of tyres can make the difference between winning road. Too many people are still being killed, even in
and losing, and is also vital for safety. On the road, the countries with the best safety records, like UK and
the performance of your tyres could make the differ- Sweden. So the messages of this campaign; on tyre
ence between living and dying. safety and seat belts, but also on speeding and drink
driving, need to be heard and understood.
You need to check tyres regularly, at least once a
month. Check the tyre pressure, check the condition
of the tyres, make sure there are no cracks or tears
and the tread depth is okay. That´s already it.
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Keeping Up The Pressure
A new alliance is being forged to tackle the
hidden epidemic of global road traffic injuries.
The UN Collaboration is the first of its kind for road safety, mandated
by a 2004 UN General Assembly resolution to bring together key
players from a range of sectors including health, road safety, child
protection and transport.
The Collaboration, coordinated by the WHO, includes all five UN
regional economic commissions and other UN agencies such as
UNICEF, as well as a number of NGOs – including the FIA Founda-
tion.
Topping the agenda: how the group can effectively work for global
road safety
The outcome: an action plan to address the core road crash ‘risk
factors’, as identified by the WHO/World Bank world report on road
traffic injury prevention. These include non use of seat belts or mo-
torcycle helmets, inappropriate speed and drink driving
Thousands of lives could be saved if only countries with poor road
safety records have access to information, experience and initia-
tives that can help them to tackle the causes of road traffic injuries.
So a series of best practice road safety manuals are now being de-
veloped based on the FIA Foundation’s highly successful Seat Belt
Toolkit. These guides will be targeted primarily towards road safety
policy makers in those middle and low income countries that bear
the highest burden of road casualties.
“We are perfectly aware of the immensity of the challenge and the
implications’, says Jose Capel Ferrer, Director of the Transport Divi-
sion of the UN Economic Commission for Europe. “But I am con-
fident that we have contributed to success in road safety in other
countries, and that we can also succeed at the global level. We are
ready to cooperate with the WHO and with other regional commis-
sions in tackling this problem and we are firmly committed to do
whatever we can”.
Raising political awareness of road safety will be vital if the practical
tools now being developed are to be accepted and used by govern-
ments across the world. To that end, the UN Road Safety Collabora-
tion is backing the first ever UN Global Road Safety Week, in April
200.
The coalition for global road safety is keeping up the pressure for
international action on road traffic injuries.
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Think Before You Drive
What do a globetrotting crash test dummy, the
world’s most famous motor racing team and the
King of Spain have in common?
The answer: they have all backed the Think Before You Drive cam-
paign, a worldwide road safety initiative led by the FIA Foundation
and Bridgestone Corporation, together with motoring organisations
across the globe, which aims to raise awareness of simple road
safety measures, like using a seat belt or reducing speed, that can
help prevent, or potentially reduce the injury severity of, a crash.
The messages of Think Before You Drive are consistent with many
of the key ‘risk factors’ identified by the WHO / World Bank World
Report on road traffic injury prevention in 2004, and which are now
the focus of activity for the United Nations Road Safety Collabora-
tion.
The campaign, announced by FIA President Max Mosley and Bridge-
stone President Shigeo Watanabe at the Geneva International Mo-
tor Show in March 2005, was launched at the Spanish Grand Prix in
Barcelona with a high profile press conference attended by Ferrari
Formula One drivers Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello.
The campaign gained its first royal endorsement when King Juan
Carlos II of Spain stopped to chat with the Think Before You Drive
crash test dummy, who acts as the campaigns ‘road safety expert’.
The campaign was launched in seven European countries during
the summer of 2005, with automobile clubs in each country taking
the messages of Think Before You Drive out on the road, to shop-
ping malls, exhibitions and town squares. Millions of safety advice
booklets were distributed, often with the active support of local traffic
police. Safety experts from Bridgestone checked tyre pressures and
condition at a number of locations. At several Formula One grand
prix events, press briefings have been held with Michael Schumach-
er and Rubens Barrichello, whose commitment to publicising road
safety has ensured widespread media coverage.
Africa got in on the act in September, with the campaign launching
in Kenya and Mauritius. Automobile clubs in Uganda, Mozambique,
Ghana and Botswana are also participating during 2005, while the
Automobile Association of South Africa kicked off its major campaign
in October 2005.
The campaign took to the streets of Brazil in September, with a
launch by the Automobile Association of Brazil in Sao Paulo, fol-
lowed by events at the Interlagos circuit during the Brazilian Grand
Prix. China, Australia and and a number of Asian, Central and South
American countries are set to join in 2006.
‘Think Before You Drive’ – coming soon to a street near you!
FIA Foundation Review 2005 |
Think Before You Drive...The Story So Far
Geneva Motor Show Global Launch - Spanish Grand Prix
March 2005 May 2005
FIA President Max Mosley Ferrari Formula One stars King Juan Carlos II of Spain
and Bridgestone CEO Michael Schumacher and backs Think Before You Drive
Shigeo Watanabe Rubens Barrichello launch the as he meets our crash test
announce a partnership for Think Before You Drive dummy, the icon of the
road safety, Think Before campaign with the Royal campaign.
You Drive. Automobile Club of Catalonia
(RACC).
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Austria United Kingdom Spain
June 2005 July 2005 July 2005
Vienna’s Baby Expo is the Police officers check out the The start of the summer
launch site for the Austrian FIA Foundation seat belt holiday getaway is the cue
Think Before You Drive slide at the British Grand for the Royal Automobile
campaign, led by Austrian Prix. Hundreds of thousands Club of Spain (RACE) to
automobile club, OAMTC. of booklets are distributed advise on seat belt use,
The crash test dummy via motorway service station launching Think Before You
dispenses advice to parents. Moto, in a campaign spear- Drive with the Spanish
headed by the RAC Directorate-General for
Foundation. Road Traffic.
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Germany Hungary Belgium
August 2005 August 2005 September 2005
Bridgestone’s road safety Rubens Barrichello briefs Cycling hero Eddy Merckx
teams check tyre pressures journalists in the Bridgestone joins Michael Schumacher
at shopping centres around motor home at the at Spa to support the Royal
the country as national Hungarian Grand Prix at the Automobile Club of Belgium
sporting hero Michael start of the nationwide (RACB) in promoting Think
Schumacher kicks off the campaign organized by Before You Drive. Belgium’s
German campaign, led by Magyar Autoklub (MAK). traffic police are also
German auto club AvD. mobilised to support the
campaign.
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Italy Kenya Brazil
September 2005 September 2005 September 2005
Rubens Barrichello briefs In a country which can ill af- Local hero Rubens
journalists at Monza, in ford the human and Barrichello teams up with
advance of the Automobile economic cost of road fellow F1 driver Tiago
Club of Italy’s (ACI) launch crashes, transport minister Monteiro in Sao Paulo, to
of its Think Before You Drive Chris Murungaru supports drive home the message of
campaign at an international David Njoroge, Director of the Automobile Association
road safety conference in the AA of Kenya, in of Brazil’s campaign.
October. promoting the vital road
safety messages of Think
Before You Drive.
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Forests for Formula One
Tackling global warming requires international
treaties, lifestyle changes, complex technology
and political determination.
But farmers in Mexico have a role to play too.
Carbon emissions from two motor sport championships, Formula
One and the World Rally Championship, are offset through humble
tree planting in the province of Chiapas, in southern Mexico, in a
project supported by the FIA Foundation.
Carbon emissions from the transportation and racing associated with
the championships’ season is calculated by climate change experts
from Edinburgh Climate Change Management (ECCM). The FIA
Foundation then purchases sufficient carbon sequestration credits
to offset this carbon footprint. Carbon sequestration works by storing
“captured carbon” in trees and woody vegetation as woody biomass
which then releases oxygen into the atmosphere.
The carbon sequestration project Chiapas, known as ‘Scolel Té’, was
established with support from the UK Department for International
Development, and is recognised by the Mexican and US Govern-
ments, and by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The local community is central to the project and has organised a
community assembly to ensure the forestry and agro-forestry ac-
tivities that are part of the project are planned by local people and
respond to local needs. Farmers on the project have benefited by
being able to establish new forests on unproductive or deforested
land.
“We have organised the use of the land in our community much
better”, says local farmer Domingo Hernández Jiménez. “We have
now defined areas of damaged forest to be restored and have also
established a protected area around the springs that provide water
to the community. Most of us are also changing the way we cultivate
our land, we have stopped burning the brush and straw and have
started to make barriers to conserve the soil. We have seen that
these things work and that the crops are producing more now”.
It is hoped that carbon sequestration through projects such as this
will provide a useful contribution as part of a broader climate change
strategy. The project has been cited as a model for responsible car-
bon sequestration by forestry, with one of its principle benefits being
the developmental support provided to local foresters in a region
experiencing high levels of poverty and childhood malnutrition.
And the FIA Foundation is in good company in its support for carbon
sequestration. Other purchasers of Scolel Té carbon credits have
included the World Economic Forum and rock bands Pink Floyd and
Coldplay.
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Motor Sport Marshals
They are the unsung heroes of every motor sport
event, from glamorous Formula One grand prix
to local car rally: the safety marshals.
Race marshals play a vital role in ensuring that motor sport events
are safe and enjoyable, for both drivers and spectators. Now the
FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety is working to raise the training
standards of safety officials across the world.
One of the major goals of the new FIA Institute is to foster improve-
ments in motor sport safety through maintaining the training of of-
ficials, circuit and race personnel in safety procedures, practice and
use of equipment.
As part of this process, the FIA Institute launched the first pan-re-
gional safety training seminar for motor sport officials in Venezuela
earlier this year. Currently training for motor sport marshals and
safety officials tends to be undertaken by local national sporting au-
thorities. Training methods can vary widely from country to country.
Some are of the highest quality whilst others do not meet optimum
safety levels, especially in regions that have relatively little experi-
ence of hosting motor racing events.
The seminar, which took place over three days in Caracas, sought
to bring together the national associations of NACAM - representing
North America, Central America and Mexico – into one forum that
would raise motor sport safety standards across the whole region.
The idea was to improve safety in the participating countries to the
levels expected by the major motor sport markets. The ultimate ob-
jective is to save lives.
Attended by around 70 senior motor sport officials across the four-
teen countries of NACAM, including countries such as Mexico, Cos-
ta Rica, Puerto Rico and Cuba, the seminar shared the motor sport
safety knowledge and expertise of experienced motor racing officials
with the participants, who are then expected to take that knowledge
back to their home countries and educate their own members.
It is hoped that these seminars could ultimately lead to the creation
of centres of best practice for training marshals in each region of
the world. These centres would ensure that safety standards are
at optimum levels in every country that hosts even the most minor
motor racing event and not just those regions with a rich motor sport
heritage.
For the FIA Institute, it is one more step towards raising safety stand-
ards for motor sport worldwide.
For more information on the work of the FIA Institute for Motor Sport
Safety, which is funded by the FIA Foundation, see
www.fiainstitute.com.
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The road inspectors
How safe are the roads you drive on?
These days we all expect five star safety standards from our cars,
and the role of human error in causing traffic collisions is well known.
Less appreciated has been the importance of safe road design in
preventing or reducing the impact of crashes.
But now the spotlight has been turned on road design, thanks to a
dedicated team of road safety experts who have developed the con-
cept of the Road Assessment Programme (RAP), with funding from
the FIA Foundation, the European Commission, Toyota and ACEA.
The risk of death or crippling injury can vary tenfold on different roads
in the same country. The public, politicians and road engineers must
be able to see clearly where the roads with unacceptably high risk
are - and be guided to what can be done to put them right. This is the
aim of the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), an
initiative led by motoring organisations around the world, supported
by major national road authorities.
Beginning with EuroRAP, the iRAP team has provided the first in-
dependent, consistent safety ratings of roads across European bor-
ders. Already thousands of road stretches across Europe have been
assessed.
Simple risk mapping shows where the high risk roads are. And
sometimes the cost of saving lives can be as little as the paint to
provide clear road markings, so that drivers can read the road, or
safety fencing to stop people being killed time after time by hitting
the same trees close to the roadside.
Euro RAP also aims to stimulate competition in providing the safest
roads. With EuroRAP, road engineers can see clearly how well - or
badly - their roads are performing compared with others both within
and outside their own countries. And the public can see how quickly
- or not - high risk roads are being fixed.
The methods developed through EuroRAP are already being ap-
plied in Australia and piloted in the USA, with FIA Foundation sup-
port. The Australian Automobile Association has formed the Austral-
ian Road Assessment Programme (AusRAP) and published its first
report in November 2004 mapping the risk of casualty crashes on
the rural links of the Australian National Highway System.
In the US a pilot programme inspired by EuroRAP is currently being
carried out by the AAA Foundation with a view to help create public
support for higher funding to upgrade data systems and make road
safety improvements. The pilot programme has adopted EuroRAP
protocols whilst adapting them to the US.
The next challenge will be to translate the RAP risk mapping and
design protocols to countries with greater road traffic injury prob-
lems than the developed West. The potential rewards from safe
road design, in terms of lives saved and injuries prevented, could be
counted in the hundreds of thousands.
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International Policy
Forum 2005
A crashed car stands in the forecourt of Quince
Orchard High School, Washington D.C.
Once driven by a former pupil, it stands as a sombre warning of the
dangers facing young, inexperienced drivers.
It is 16-24 year olds who are the biggest at risk group in terms of
road traffic crashes. For this age group car crashes are the leading
cause of death. In OECD countries alone it is estimated that over
,000 16-24 year olds were killed in 2003. Measures to reduce their
risk was the focus of the FIA Foundation’s 2005 Policy Forum, held
in Budapest.
Discussion at the annual Policy Forum, held in Budapest, centred on
the types of risks encountered by young drivers, why young drivers
are most at risk; the need for better support and training both pre
and post driving licence; and initiatives taken by automobile clubs to
mitigate the risks to young drivers.
John White, Head of the OECD / ECMT Transport Research Centre,
outlined the key elements that put young drivers at risk as being age
and physiological development, inexperience, and the increased
likelihood of young drivers undertaking high risk activities such as
speeding, driving at night, driving under the influence of alcohol and
driving without wearing a seat belt.
Other expert speakers including Nick Sanders, from the Internation-
al Commission of Driver Testing Authorities (CIECA), and Anders
Nyberg, from the Swedish National Road and Transport Research
Institute, spoke of the role of post licence training as an effective
way of supporting young and novice drivers during the vulnerable
post-licence period.
The Forum also heard about initiatives undertaken by the automobile
clubs to improve safety for young drivers. Susan Pikrallidas from the
American Automobile Association (AAA) described the successful
campaign for a graduated driver’s licence, an initiative which thanks
to AAA is now law in every State in the US. In stark contrast Petro
Kruger from the AA South Africa spoke of the obstacles South Africa
faces in terms of achieving effective driver licensing and training.
Beate Pappritz, from German automobile club ADAC, presented an
initiative to highlight to young drivers the risks of alcohol impaired
driving. Anne Morphett, a policy advisor to the Australian club NRMA,
described some of the marketing techniques used to communicate
road safety messages to young people.
An edited transcript of the Policy Forum is available from the FIA
Foundation and via www.fiafoundation.com.
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Activities roundup
FIA Foundation backs India’s first mobile Crash Lab
Nine people are killed and 3 are injured on India’s
roads every hour yet the causes of 80 to 0% of road
crashes in the country are never known.
These are the statistics that inspired the Institute of
Road Traffic Education (IRTE) in Delhi to develop
India’s first mobile collision investigation and analy-
sis laboratory, or “Crash Lab”, which was unveiled in
Delhi in January 2005.
Co-funded by the FIA Foundation, the Crash Lab is a
vehicle equipped with a hi-tech camera and compu-
ter software which is used to investigate the causes
of a crash. The IRTE team are transported to the
scene of a collision where they get to work collecting
data on where the vehicle has been hit, marks that
have been left on the road, injuries to occupants, the The Crash Lab at its launch in Delhi
construction of the road and the traffic patterns of the
spot where the crash occurred. The data is then fed
into the computer and a 3 dimensional picture is
prepared.
President of the IRTE, Rohit Baluja, says the 3D images have provided major benefits to the police and road
safety authorities in their investigations of the causes of crashes. The crash lab is currently being used as part
of a risk assessment of the Delhi-Mumbai highway.
Road Safety films
Two new advocacy films have been issued by the FIA Foundation. ‘Think Global: moving road safety forward’
details recent developments in global road safety at the United Nations; the focus on key injury ‘risk factors’
with reference to experience in India, Costa Rica and the US; and the FIA Foundation’s Think Before You Drive
campaign. ‘India: improving road safety at street level ‘ features Delhi, a city grappling with rapid traffic growth
and a heavy injury toll. Both films, produced by Richard Stanley Productions, can be viewed on the FIA Foun-
dation’s website www.fiafoundation.com
Guide on post injury care published by WHO
A handbook on pre hospital trauma care has been published by the World Health
Organisation, with the support of the FIA Foundation, NHTSA and CDC. A guide
for policymakers, the handbook focuses on establishing pre hospital trauma
care systems in middle and low income countries. According to WHO estimates,
every year approximately 5 million people worldwide die from injuries, with road
traffic injuries the leading cause of death.
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Participating in policymaking
The FIA Foundation is working alongside government officials from a number of countries on two OECD expert
working groups, examining road safety strategy and speed management respectively. The Foundation also
continues to be an active participant in the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations and the
Working Party on Road Traffic Safety, both at the UN-ECE in Geneva. A report for the European Conference of
Ministers of Transport (ECMT) on the effectiveness of transport policies for CO2 reduction is being co-funded
by the FIA Foundation. The report will be published by ECMT in 2006.
Wheels to work?
A new report on the role of transport in improving access to employment for socially excluded communities is
published by the FIA Foundation in autumn 2005. The Transport & Social Exclusion report examines transport
projects in California, the UK and France to assess what type of transport provision offers value for money and
is effective in helping disadvantaged people obtain and keep jobs. The report was researched by the Universi-
ties of Westminster, Paris and California.
Costa Rica claims 58% seat belt rise
Front seat belt wearing rose by 58% as a result of the seat belt
awareness campaign and new legislation introduced in Costa
Rica. The survey results, updating a pre-campaign survey, dem-
onstrated the effect of high profile advertising coupled with police
enforcement and media coverage of the issue. Formula One star
Juan Pablo Montoya visited Costa Rica on behalf of the FIA Foun-
dation in December 2004 to promote the findings of the campaign
evaluation. Maintaining these improvements in seat belt
compliance will be the next challenge.
Juan Pablo Montoya visited Costa Rica
Seat belts in South Africa …and India
The FIA Foundation’s crash test dummy icon was used as the mascot for a major seat belt awareness cam-
paign in South Africa over the 2004/05 New Year summer holiday. Information packs based on the crash test
dummy and educational materials from the FIA Foundation’s seat belt toolkit were distributed at petrol stations
in the campaign led by the AA of South Africa. The campaign was also supported with adverts on radio stations
and features in large circulation magazines. The FIA Foundation’s short animated films, featuring the crash test
dummies, were later shown on TV channel SABC2 during 2005.
The FIA Foundation’s seat belt toolkit was also the subject of a high level seminar in India. The workshop, held
in January 2005, was organised by the Indian Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) with the support of the
Indian Government, and brought together police and transport officials from across India to discuss strategies
for improving use of motorcycle helmets and seat belts. The FIA Foundation’s Director General, David Ward,
participated in the workshop.
For more information about our activities, visit www.fiafoundation.com
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FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2004
These summarised accounts, which are not the charitable company’s statutory accounts, may not contain suf-
ficient information to allow for a full understanding of the financial affairs of the charity. For further information,
the full annual accounts, the independent auditors’ report on those accounts and the Trustees’ Annual Report
should be consulted. Copies of these accounts can be obtained, free of charge, from the FIA Foundation for
the Automobile and Society, 60 Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DS, or from the FIA Foundation’s website
www.fiafoundation.com
Statement of the Trustees
We confirm that the extracts are a summary of information relating to both the Statement of Financial Activities
and Balance Sheet from the annual accounts. The annual accounts were approved at the Board of Trustees
meeting on 2 June 2005. The independent auditors’ report, as given on 2 June 2005 by Grant Thornton UK
LLP. on the full accounts was unqualified.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
J Dawson
2 June 2005
Statement of the Independent Auditors to the trustees of the FIA Foundation for the
Automobile and Society
We have examined the summarised financial statements of FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society for
the year ended 31 December 2004. This report is made solely to the trustees. Our work has been undertaken
so that we might state to the trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors’ statement
on summary financial statements and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not
accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the trustees, for our work, for this report, or for the opin-
ions we have formed.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and auditors
The trustees are responsible for preparing the summarised financial statements in accordance with the rec-
ommendations of the Charities SORP. Our responsibility is to report to you our opinion on the consistency
of the summarised financial statements with the full financial statements and trustees’ report. We also read
the other information contained in the summarised annual report and consider the implications for our report
if we become aware of any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the summarised financial
statements.
Basis of opinion
We conducted our work in accordance with Bulletin 1999/6 ‘The Auditors’ Statement on the Summary Financial
Statements’ issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom.
Opinion
In our opinion the summarised financial statements are consistent with the full financial statements and trus-
tees’ report of FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society for they year ended 31 December 2004.
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP, REGISTERED AUDITORS, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, OXFORD
2 June 2005
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Statement of Recognised Gains and Losses
For the year ended 31 December 2004
Total for the year Total for the
ended year ended
Note
31 December 31 December
2004 2003
€ 000’s € 000’s
Incoming resources
Donations 866 -
Investment income 8,463 8,16
Total incoming resources 9,329 8,16
Resources expended
Costs of generating funds:
Investment management fees 1,302 1,025
1,302 1,025
Charitable expenditure:
Grants 1 5,479 5,561
Other charitable expenditure 2 2,018 2,4
Management and administration 3 1,169 1,520
8,666 ,560
Total resources expended 9,968 10,585
Net (outgoing) resources for the year (639) (2,418)
Other recognised gains and losses
Realised losses on investment assets (25,568) (,46)
Other realised gains/(losses) 293 (1,43)
(25,275) (8,6)
Net income and expenditure (25,914) (11,38)
Unrealised gains 15,270 31,51
Net movements in funds (10,644) 20,204
Total funds brought forward at 1 January 2004 340,693 320,48
Total funds carried forward at 31 December 2004 330,049 340,63
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Extract from the Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2004
1. Charitable expenditure
All the charitable expenditure in the year related to unrestricted funds. Charitable expenditure in the year
comprised.
Total Total
2004 2003
€ 000’s € 000’s
Grants 5,479 5,561
Other direct charitable expenditure 2,018 2,4
7,497 8,040
Material grants made to institutions were as follows. Each recipient received one grant, although this may
have been paid over in more than one tranche. All grants made to institutions were restricted to the purpose
for which the grant was approved.
Key
+ FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society member organisation
* Other related party
FIA – Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
AAA – AAA Foundation
AAFRSR – AA Foundation for Road Safety Research
AAMTTL – AA Motoring Trust Trading Limited
ACEA – European Automobile Constructors Association
ACI – Automobile Club d’Italia
ACP – Automobile Club of Portugal
ADAC – Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V.
AIT – Alliance Internationale de Tourisme
CIK – Commission Internationale de Karting
ECCM – The Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management
EuroNCAP – European New Car Assessment Programme
GRSP – Global Road Safety Partnership
FFAC – Fédération Français des Automobiles – Clubs et Usagers de la Route
JAF – Japan Automobile Fédération
IRTAD – International Road Traffic Accident Database
MC – Mercury Consulting
MSI – FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety
RAC – RAC Motoring Services
RACE - Real Automovil Club de Espana
SAAA– South African Automobile Association
SW – Strong Words Limited
TRL – TRL Limited
UN – United Nations
UN-ECE – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
WHO – World Health Organisation
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Name of recipient Project name Amount granted in the year
2004 2003
€ 000’s € 000’s
AAA Translation of Safety Information - 40
AAFRSR / TRL European Road Assessment Programme * - 300
AAFRSR/EuroRAP International Road Assessment Programme * 250 -
Automobile and society development of the
AAMTTL 140 -
transport database and website*
ACEA/BMW De-coupling - 10
ACI International Road Safety Exhibition * + 75 100
ACI MoVe conference * + 25 25
ACP Mobility for All – ACP Centenary conference + - 10
ADAC Eco-test * + 100 100
ADAC Safe Road Tunnels * + 100 -
AIT Traffic Education Contest * - 25
CIK/FIA Emissions testing of Kart engines * 65 -
Daimler Chrysler Motor Sport Safety Research Programme - 368
ECCM Climate Change Programme 125 125
FFAC Road safety achievements in France * + 60 -
FIA Motor Sport Safety Fund * - 2,38
FIA/AIT Tunnel Safety Campaign * - 100
JAF Impact of legislation on rear seat belt use * + 29 -
Johns Hopkins Public health interventions for motor cycle safety in
87 -
University the developing world
JST/British Council Road safety fellowship programme* 28 -
Motor sport safety research and support for safety
MSI 3,300 -
interventions*
NPACS Harmonised Test Programme for Child Seats - 100
Chris Jones and Global Technical Regulation for “On Road
- 35
RAC Diagnostics”
SAAA Major Causes of Road Crashes + - 14
SW/MC Vehicle Engineering Consultancy - 450
UN-ECE Road Safety Week 2004 - 20
University of
Masters in Road Safety - 25
Belgrano, Argentina
University of Nairobi Road safety interventions in Kenya 60 -
University of
Mobility and Economic Access - 100
Westminster
Vehicle Safety
Accident Data Recorders – Seminar and Report - 10
Research Centre
Traffic Injury Prevention in Low and Middle Income
WHO 500 500
Countries
WHO World Health Report - 200
Wirth Research E-Safety 90 0
Memberships and affiliations:
EuroNCAP The European New Car Assessment Programme 220 415
FIA Forum for the Automobile and Society 5 -
GRSP Global Road Safety Partnership subscription 10 10
IRTAD IRTAD database 10 -
Australian NCAP Australian NCAP 150 -
UN Partnership for Cleaner Fuels 50 -
Total 5,479 5,561
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2. Other direct expenditure
Year
ended 31 Year ended
December 31 December
2004 2003
€ 000’s € 000’s
Internally managed projects:
Seat belt safety and road safety campaigns 367 40
Sharing Responsibility for Safer Roads - 6
Auto and Society Report - 315
Transport and Social Exclusion - 42
Project monitoring costs - 24
UN and regional commissions 65 -
Global Road Safety Index 81 -
Forum for the Automobile and Society subscription 5 -
IRTAD subscription 4 -
Australian NCAP subscription 150 -
External Representational Activities (UN, UN-ECE, EU etc) 159 8
Internal working groups 44 36
International policy forum 128 -
External communications 70 42
1,073 1,618
Grant and project support costs:
Salaries 528 4
Social security 83 80
Pension 44 35
Health Insurance 6 2
Insurance 37 -
Rent and rates 48 51
Property costs and maintenance 22 -
Telephone 18 4
Postage and stationery 18 5
Travel and subsistence 68 85
Computer sundries 16 34
Bookkeeping, accountancy and audit fees 8 21
Legal and professional - -
Subscriptions 2 30
Staff training - 1
Sundries 1 5
Depreciation 34 -
Donation 1 -
Bank interest 2 -
Bank charges 9 2
945 861
2,018 2,4
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3. Management and Administration Expenditure
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2004 2003
€ 000’s € 000’s
Salaries 304 348
Social security costs 36 40
Pensions 29 35
Health Insurance 6
General insurance 26 38
Indemnity insurance 46 58
Rent and rates 9 13
Property costs, repairs and maintenance 232 238
Telephone 14 22
Postage and stationery 30 41
Travel and subsistence 30 53
Trustees’ expenses 139 2
Web site design and maintenance 11 2
Computer sundries 19 50
Bookkeeping, accountancy and audit fees 24 63
Legal and professional fees 18 6
Subscriptions 5
Staff training -
Sundry 3 13
Depreciation 124 106
Loss on disposal of assets 19 -
Bank charges 2 2
Irrecoverable and disallowable VAT 43 205
1,169 1,520
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Balance Sheet at 31 December 2004
2004 2004 2003 2003
As restated As restated
€ 000’s € 000’s € 000’s € 000’s
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 4,963 2,840
Investments 316,025 335,036
320,988 33,86
Current assets
Debtors 3,607 3,036
Cash at bank and in hand 9,935 3,440
13,542 6,46
Creditors: amounts
falling due within one 4,481 3,65
year
Net current assets 9,061 2,81
Total assets less current
330,049 340,63
liabilities
330,049 340,63
Income funds
Unrestricted funds:
Designated funds 893 686
Other charitable funds
329,156 340,00
330,049 340,63
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Cashflow Statement and Notes for the year ended 31 December 2004
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2004 2003
€ 000’s € 000’s € 000’s € 000’s
Net cash (outflow)/inflow
4
from operating activities (1,010) 426
Capital expenditure and
financial investment
Purchase of tangible fixed
assets (38) (23)
Purchase of quoted
(204,423) (1,42)
securities
Sale of tangible fixed
1 -
assets
Sale of fixed asset
investments 219,921 11,851
Net cash inflow/(outflow)
15,461 (5,858)
from investing activities
Increase/(decrease) in 5&
14,451 (5,432)
cash 6
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Cashflow Statement and Notes
For the year ended 31 December 2004
4. Reconciliation of changes in resources to net cash flow
2004 2003
€ 000’s € 000’s
Net outgoing resources (639) (2,418)
Depreciation 158 106
Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets 19 -
Donated tangible fixed assets (828) -
(Increase)/decrease in debtors (577) 1,051
Increase in creditors 857 1,68
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities (1,010) 426
5. Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in funds
2004 2003
€ 000’s € 000’s
Increase/(decrease) in cash in the period 14,451 (5,432)
Effects of realised foreign exchange gains/(losses) 297 (1,60)
Effects of unrealised foreign exchange gains/(losses) 2,794 (1)
Movement in net funds 17,542 (,238)
Net funds at 1 January 2004 4,639 11,8
Net funds at 31 December 2004
22,181 4,63
6. Analysis of changes in net funds
At
At 1 January Exchange
Cash flows 31 December
2004 movement
2004
€ 000’s € 000’s € 000’s € 000’s
Cash at bank 3,440 6,505 (10) 9,935
Cash held as part of investment
1,1 ,46 3,101 12,246
portfolio
4,63 14,451 3,01 22,181
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Financial Policies
Investment policy
The FIA Foundation has the power to deposit or invest funds not immediately required for its purposes in,
or upon, such investments, securities or property as the trustees may think fit. The trustees may invest only
after obtaining advice from a financial expert. The trustees have the power to delegate the management of
investments to a financial expert but must review the performance of the investments regularly.
The principle objective of the investment policy is to seek total return in the long term in order to provide for
real increases in annual expenditure while preserving the charities capital base in real terms. This is to bal-
ance the needs of both current and future beneficiaries and therefore the assets are invested for long-term
returns rather than to maximise short-term income.
The FIA Foundation manages it investments by comparing returns achieved on each portfolio to set bench-
marks for each manager on a quarterly basis. During the year the Investment Committee performed an
extensive review of the performance of the investment managers which resulted one mandate being revoked
and one new mandate awarded.
The Investment Committee also started an extensive review of the charity’s investment strategy and arrange-
ments which is ongoing. The results of the review will be incorporated into the investment strategy during
the forthcoming year.
Reserves policy
The long term objective of the Trustees is to preserve the capital base in real terms for as long as this is
practicable whilst meeting the needs of the beneficiaries at a sustainable level.
To date the level of income received from the investment portfolio has only been sufficient to cover budgeted
administration and programme expenditure for the following year. The objective for the trustees is to achieve
additional returns to ensure the current level of expenditure can be maintained or increased and to ensure
the long term aim of preserving the capital base is met.
At 31 December 2004 the FIA Foundation held €893,000 (2003: €686,000) in designated funds and
€329,156,000 (2003: €340,007,000) in undesignated funds.
Grants policy
The FIA Foundation considers applications for grants from any organisation or individual, providing the ap-
plication meets at least one of the general or specific objectives of the charity. Applications are considered by
the programme sub-committee and the Board of Trustees. The trustees have made commitments to make
grants as listed in note 1.
Funding
The trustees are satisfied that the FIA Foundation’s assets are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations.
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Principal Accounting Policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards and follow
the recommendations in the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting by Charities (the SORP) issued
in October 2000, and with the requirements of the charity’s Memorandum and Articles of Association. They
have been prepared under the historical cost convention except that:
investments are valued at market value (see below)
The principal accounting policies of the charitable company are set out below and have remained unchanged
except for the following:
Endowment funds
The terms of the initial donation from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) was reviewed during
the year. Under the terms of the donation the trustees can designate or use funds as they see fit, in the best
interests of the Foundation. Therefore, these funds do not have to be permanently retained for the benefit of
the Foundation as a capital fund and fall outside the definition of an endowment fund.
The balance sheet for 2003 has been restated to show this change in policy with the Endowment fund balance
of € 327,772,000 being transferred to unrestricted funds.
Allocations of costs
During the year there was a review of the policy for allocating staff costs.
Previously all direct costs which related to an employee were charged to the cost category they predominately
worked in eg administration or charitable. All overhead costs were allocated to administration with no attempt
to apportion costs for those employees involved in charitable activities.
Following the review staff have been categorised based on the time spent on either charitable or administration
activities. For employees who undertake both charitable and administrative activities, an estimate is made of
the time spent on each activity and costs are apportioned on this time split. Costs which directly relate to an
employee are charged against the activity they undertake. Overheads or shared costs are allocated on a
proportional basis dependent on the time spent on charitable or administrative activities and the office location
of the employee.
An additional €223,000 has been allocated to charitable costs in the current period as a result of the change
in policy.
Incoming Resources
Donations
All monetary donations are included in full in the statement of financial activities when receivable, provided that
there are no donor-imposed restrictions as to the timing of the related expenditure, in which case recognition
is deferred until any pre-condition has been met.
Investment Income
Investment income, including associated tax recoveries, but with the exception of income receivable in respect
of fixed interest securities, is recognised when receivable. Income receivable in respect of fixed interest securi-
ties is recognised on the accruals basis.
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Rental Income
Rental income is recognised when receivable.
Resources expended
Expenditure, which is charged on an accruals basis, is allocated between:
expenditure incurred directly for the fulfilment of the charity's objectives (direct charitable) and;
expenditure incurred in the management and administration of the charity.
Grants Payable
Grants payable are recognised in the financial statements when a contracted commitment exists.
Allocations of Costs
Staff are categorised based on the time spent on either charitable or administration activities.
Costs which directly relate to an employee are charged against the activity they undertake. For employees
who undertake both charitable and administrative activities, an estimate is made of the time spent on each
activity and costs are apportioned on this time split.
Shared costs are allocated on a proportional basis dependent on the time spent on charitable or administra-
tive activities and the office location of the employee. For example, costs relating to Trafalgar Square are split
0% administration and 30% administration as 0% of London based staff work in administration and 30%
are charitable. All costs relating to the French office are allocated as charitable as the work carried out by the
employees based there relate to grants made and internally managed charitable projects.
Other shared costs relating to the organisation as a whole are split 3% administration and 63% charitable,
reflecting the number of employees who work in each field.
Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources received or generated for expenditure on the
general objectives of the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds which have been designated for specific purposes by the trustees.
Prior Year Adjustment
A review of the initial donation received from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) was reviewed
during the year. Under the terms of the donation the trustees can designate or use funds as they see fit, in the
best interests of the Foundation. Therefore, these funds do not have to be permanently retained for the benefit
of the Foundation as a capital fund and fall outside the definition of an endowment fund.
The balance sheet has been restated for 2003 to show funds previously treated as endowment as part of
income funds
Taxation
The activities of the charity fall within the exemptions conferred by sections 505 and 506 of the Income and
Corporation Taxes Act 1988. Consequently, no corporation tax is provided for in the financial statements.
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Retired Benefits
Defined Contribution Scheme
The pension costs charged against the statement of financial activities are the contributions payable to the
schemes in respect of the accounting period.
Leased Assets
All leases are regarded as operating leases and the payments made under them are charged to the Statement
of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Liabilities
Liabilities are recognised when there is a legal and constructive obligation committing the charity to the ex-
penditure.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are capitalised at cost where their acquisition value is great than €750, and are stated at
cost net of depreciation.
Depreciation is calculated to write down the cost of all tangible fixed assets excluding investment proper-
ties by equal annual instalments over their estimated useful economic lives, calculated on a monthly basis.
The rates applicable are:
Freehold properties 2%
Fixtures, fittings and equipment 20%
Computer equipment 33 1/3%
Investments
Investment properties are valued at their mid market value in their native currency at the balance sheet date,
translated at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of acquisition (or an average rate if not materially different),
as required by SSAP 20.
Listed investments are valued at their market value in their native currency at the balance sheet date, trans-
lated at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of acquisition (or an average rate if not materially different), as
required by SSAP 20.
Cash held as part of an investment portfolio, as a monetary asset, is translated using the closing rate meth-
od.
Net gains and losses arising on revaluations and disposals during the period are included in the statement of
financial activities.
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Foreign Currencies
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction.
Monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated at the rates of exchange ruling at the bal-
ance sheet date. Non monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated at the rates of ex-
change ruling at the date of acquisition, or an average rate if not materially different. Exchange differences are
dealt with in the statement of financial activities.
Realised and unrealised gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund where possible. Realised and
unrealised gains and losses relating to more than one fund are apportioned between the funds on the basis of
the balance on each fund at the balance sheet date.
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Board of Trustees
The FIA Foundation is a company limited by guarantee and is registered as a charity in the UK. It is governed by an international Board of Trustees. The Board
of Trustees is currently composed of 13 members. Each Trustee has a tenure of 3 years. The Trustees are elected by the membership of the Foundation at
its Annual Meeting. The FIA Foundation is headed by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The current Trustees of the Foundation are:
Rosario Alessi, FIA Foundation Chairman
Italy
Former President, Automobile Club d’Italia
Bob Darbelnet
United States
President and Chief Executive Officer, American Automobile Association (AAA)
John Dawson
United Kingdom
Chairman, European Road Assessment Programme
Otto Flimm
Germany
Former President, Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V.
Christian Gerondeau
France
President, Fédération Française des Automobile-Clubs et des Usagers de la Route
Tim Keown
United Kingdom
Chairman, Royal Automobile Club
John Large
Australia
President of Honour, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS)
Carlos Macaya
Costa Rica
President, Automovil Club de Costa Rica (ACCR)
Burdette Martin
United States
President, Automobile Competition Committee for the U.S. FIA. Inc. (ACCUS)
Max Mosley
United Kingdom
President, Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
Sebastia Salvado
Spain
President, Reial Automobil Club de Catalunya
Setsuo Tanaka
Japan
Executive Vice President, Japan Automobile Federation
Ari Vatanen MEP
Finland
Member of the European Parliament
Staff
David Ward John Pap
Director General Website & Communications Officer
Saul Billingsley Jane Pearce
Deputy Director General & Programmes Director Director of Administration & Personnel
Frank van West Chris Bentley
Technical Director Head of Information Technology
Rita Cuypers Alicia Priest
Head of Road Safety Financial Controller
Caroline Luff Fiona Holland
Policy & Research Officer Assistant Administrator
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Objectives
The FIA Foundation has been established in the United Kingdom as a registered charity with an endowment of
$300 million made by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the governing body of world motor
sport and the international association of motoring organisations.
Our objectives are to promote public safety and public health, the protection and preservation of human life
and the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment through:
promoting research, disseminating the results of research and providing information in any matters
of public interest which include road safety, automobile technology, the protection and preservation
of human life and public health, transport and public mobility and the protection of the environment;
and
promoting improvement in the safety of motor sport, and of drivers, passengers, pedestrians and
other road users.
The Foundation conducts its own research and educational activities as well as offering financial support to
third party projects through a grants programme.
The FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society is registered in England and Wales as a company limited
by guarantee No. 4219306 Registered UK Charity No. 1088670 Registered Office: FIA Foundation for the
Automobile & Society 60 Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5DS
FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society
60 Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5DS
+44 (0)20 30 3882 (t)
+44 (0)20 30 3883 (f)
mail@fiafoundation.com (e)
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