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16 May 2013
On Thursday 16 May, the EU Commissioner with responsibility for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn, met with FIA Region I Club Presidents (including newly elected FIA Region I President Thierry Willemarck and FIA President Jean Todt) to discuss European regional policy, and its impact on transport. The meeting took place during the FIA Region I Spring Meeting which was held in Vienna from 13 May – 17 May 2013.
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15 May 2013
Thierry Willemarck has been elected the new FIA Region I President today (15 May 2013). Mr Willemarck is a Belgian national who is also CEO of Touring Club Belgium (TCB). He replaces the out-going President Werner Kraus after serving 8 years in the role.
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09 May 2013
ACI President Sticchi Damiani and FIA Region I President Werner Kraus held a meeting with Antonio Tajani, the EC Vice-President for Industry and Entrepreneurship, on 7 May 2013 to discuss an upcoming EC proposal expected on the emergency call system eCall.
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07 May 2013
The Brussels Transport community came together to participate in a Long Short Walk for Pedestrian Safety yesterday (6 May), led by EC Vice-President Kallas, and coordinated by the FIA Region I office, to mark European Road Safety Day and the beginning of the UN Global Road Safety Week.
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25 April 2013
The FIA today has welcomed the EP Environment committee’s backing for ambitious CO2 targets up to 2020 and in the longer-term, as well as a new test cycle by 2017.
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24 April 2013
At a European Parliament hearing yesterday, organised by the FIA and BEUC, and hosted by Karl-Heinz Florenz MEP, key stakeholders were brought together to discuss the Commission’s new proposals to limit CO2 emissions to an average of 95 grams per kilometre (g/km) for cars by 2020, in particular regarding the setting of long-term emissions targets, the proposed revision of the emissions test cycles and super-credits for low carbon vehicles.
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19 April 2013
This year’s European Road Safety Day will be held on 6 May, which is the first day of the UN Global Road Safety Week. To mark the occasion, the FIA and CLEPA invite the Brussels road safety community and the general public to join a walk for pedestrian safety (beginning at Schuman Roundabout and finishing at Parc Cinquantenaire), followed by a demonstration of life-saving vehicle safety technologies at Autoworld.
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16 April 2013
The iMobility Challenge will showcase the benefits of the latest cooperative systems for intelligent mobility at this year’s International Transport Forum on 22-24 May 2013 in Leipzig.
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12 April 2013
MOTIT is the smart and innovative electric scooter sharing service that will be piloted in Barcelona as part of the smartCEM project. One of the aspects that makes MOTIT really innovative compared to other vehicle sharing services is the fact that you can book, pick-up and drop electric scooters anywhere on the street (users are not tied to picking up and returning vehicles at fixed stations).
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19 March 2013
While nearly two thirds of all European car drivers feel confident enough to give first aid, only 18 percent know what to do when they are the first to arrive at the scene of an accident. In other words, motorists tend to largely overestimate their first-aid skills.
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14 March 2013
A draft proposal on the emergency call ‘eCall’ system is currently being circulated within Commission services with the goal of implementing the technology by 2015 in all new vehicles. The FIA welcomes the expected publication, following a number of delays.
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14 March 2013
A more restrictive definition of extraordinary circumstances for flight cancellations Europe-wide is an important step towards improving the protection of air passenger rights, but outstanding re-routing, delay and insolvency issues are not satisfactorily dealt with in new EC proposals, says the FIA office in Brussels, a consumer body representing 106 Automobile Clubs and their 36 million members.
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05 March 2013
While some car manufacturers are presenting new models at the Geneva Motor Show, Euro NCAP is announcing today the results for four new cars. The Renault ZOE, Skoda Octavia , Toyota Auris and Toyota RAV4 underwent Euro NCAP’s crash tests and have all achieved the overall five stars.
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28 February 2013
Six brand new websites for African Automobile Clubs, developed over the past months with the support of a FIA Development Fund grant, were launched today by FIA Region I – the coordinators of the project.
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28 February 2013
The capabilities of the Volar-e, one the most powerful electric cars ever made, were demonstrated at the Circuit de Catalunya (Barcelona) on 28 February, in the presence of European Commission Vice President, Antonio Tajani, responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship.
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26 February 2013
The ITS Advisory Group chaired by the European Commission, with FIA and ADAC as members, met on 26 February to discuss the challenges ahead for the development of ITS deployment.
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25 February 2013
Reinforcing the automotive industry’s competitiveness and sustainability heading towards 2020 are the declared goals of the CARS 2020 stakeholder group which held its first meeting at the European Commission 25 February. However, the FIA is disappointed that the group’s agenda has not sufficiently prioritised consumer demand.
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13 February 2013
On 13 February 2013, FIA members gathered in Barcelona to assess the upcoming trends in personal mobility and to discuss the opportunities and challenges for Automobile Clubs. The workshop was held with the joint support of ERTICO.
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28 January 2013
A new EU project with the aim of proving the benefits of cooperative systems and deployment services for road users to increase road safety and energy efficiency, while reducing the level of congestion in road transport, was launched on 28 January 2013. The Compass4D is a co-funded EU project, and the FIA is supporting the initiative as a project partner.
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24 January 2013
Harmonised consumer information on fuel quality and vehicle compatibility needs to be provided across the EU, according to the European Commission’s new proposal on clean power (launched today).
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23 January 2013
Euro NCAP, of which the FIA is a member, published the results for 36 vehicles available on the European market in 2012. Six five-star vehicles performed highly in each of the four individual marking criteria: adult occupant protection, child occupant protection, pedestrian protection and safety assist systems.
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23 January 2013
On 9 February 2012, four European cities/regions (Barcelona, Gipuzkoa-San Sebastian, Newcastle and Turin) came together under the EU project smartCEM (Smart Connected Electro Mobility) to demonstrate the role of ICT solutions to overcome the limitations of electro mobility for cities and citizens.
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22 January 2013
The FIA presented the users’ perspective to MEPs on a new proposal for EU-wide minimum standards for technical checks on cars, powered two-wheelers, and trailers and caravans, at a EP Transport committee hearing yesterday (22 January 2013).
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18 January 2013
The introduction of the 3rd EU Driving Licence tomorrow (19 January 2013) will be an important step towards making cross-border travel easier, improving road safety, and make counterfeiting of licences more difficult, says FIA Region I Director General, Mr Jacob Bangsgaard.
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13 December 2012
Euro NCAP has crash tested some of Europe’s best-selling business and family vans using protocols that are more true-to-life than the current legal tests for these van-based vehicles. The safety organisation is calling on manufacturers to offer these vehicles with higher levels of safety equipment and for legislators to review their lenient legal safety requirements.
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13 December 2012
Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB has reached a milestone. Since the programme’s launch in 2006, ANWB Streetwise – the club’s road safety awareness programme – has made one million kids “streetwise”. Six ANWB Streetwise teams of professional instructors work nationwide to teach some 200,000 children each year.
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13 December 2012
The current system for measuring CO2 emission limits of new passenger cars is not realistic, leading to higher than expected fuel consumption, say the FIA in a letter sent to Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani today.
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07 December 2012
The winners of this year’s GT1, WEC, WRC, and WTCC competitions took part in an informal ecodriving race before the annual FIA prize giving ceremony today. Unlike a usual race, the purpose on this occasion was to be the most energy efficient driver.
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30 November 2012
IAM presented yesterday at their annual lunch in London their new report on safety for older drivers. There are currently almost 4 million drivers over 70, this is set to increase by 49 per cent by 2032.
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28 November 2012
Euro NCAP releases the results of 15 cars and rewards several new advanced driver assistance technologies under its Advanced assessment scheme today.
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23 November 2012
The European Parliament adopted the proposed compromise on type approval and market surveillance of L-category vehicles after lengthy debates on 20 November 2012. The compromise was broadly welcomed by Jacob Bangsgaard, FIA Region I Director General.
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31 October 2012
A new EU tyre labelling regulation comes into force as of 01 November 2012. The new rules aim to provide end-users of vehicles with relevant information about the quality of the estimated 115 million tyres sold in the EU every year, and to guide them towards choosing a product which is more fuel efficient, has better braking in wet conditions and is less noisy.
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31 October 2012
Concerns regarding the implementation of a new public private partnership in Latvia on speed enforcement was a priority issue discussed when FIA Region I representatives met with Mr Juris Zvirbulis, President of the Latvian Automotive Club (LAMB), on 31 October 2012.
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30 October 2012
Closer cooperation, future campaign opportunities, and in particular, proposed actions to improve road safety, were all issues under discussion as FIA Region I representatives met with the Association of Lithuanian Automobilists (LAS) on 30 October 2012.
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12 October 2012
The 13th EuroTAP tunnel test has just been carried out by five FIA Clubs: ADAC in Germany, ACI in Italy, ANWB in the Netherlands, ÖAMTC in Austria, and TCS in Switzerland. The results highlight the good progress made by certain tunnels, in particular the Wattkopf Tunnel in Germany and the Tauern tunnel in Austria.
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11 October 2012
iMobility Challenge, a new EU project which will demonstrate the benefits of safe, smart and clean mobility through new Intelligent Transport System (ITS) solutions, kicks off at the FIA Region I office in Brussels today (11 October 2012).
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09 October 2012
The Forum for the Automobile and Society (FAS) brought together a range of transport experts to discuss the importance and potential for investing in roads for safer, cleaner and more silent mobility in the Bibliothèque Solvay, Brussels, on 9 October 2012.
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08 October 2012
The third Automobile Club Association ‘Village of Responsible Mobility’ was held in Strasbourg from 4 – 7 October. Coinciding with the French stage of the World Rally Championship, the village aimed to promote improved mobility for road users by offering exhibitions on both road safety and improved driving efficiency.
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08 October 2012
Representatives from the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia visited the FIA Region I office in Brussels on Friday 5 October 2012 in order to exchange views on issues of common concern with their partners in Europe.
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01 October 2012
The mandatory EU-wide introduction of the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) for all new type-approved motorbikes over 125cc from 2016 (rather than the originally proposed date of 2017), was a key provision agreed between the European Parliament and Council of Ministers on Friday 28 September.
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25 September 2012
Delegates from 14 FIA Clubs attended the FIA Region I European Club Media Alliance (ECMA), held this week on 24 and 25 September 2012 at the FIA office in Brussels.
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25 September 2012
Putting all your hopes on a single card when visiting a new city may not be the best way to go. This is the conclusion reached in a comparison of 16 cards in 14 major cities, which was conducted for the first time by the EuroTest consumer protection programme (made up of 18 FIA member Clubs).
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24 September 2012
The annual FIA European Traffic Education Contest aims to encourage children from across Europe to learn how to stay safe on the road, while also providing the opportunity for them to make new friends from other countries.
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17 September 2012
‘Towards Competitive and Efficient Urban Mobility of the Future’ was the topic of discussion at a conference organised by the European Commission on Monday 17 September.
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14 September 2012
Representatives from 10 different FIA Clubs came to Croatia to compete in this year’s FIA Road Patrol Contest where they faced a test of their breakdown assistance skills in areas such as mechanics, first aid, stress resistance, and customer relations.
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29 August 2012
Six new models have recently undergone safety tests: the Audi A3, Ford B-MAX, Isuzu D-Max, Kia Cee’d, Renault Clio and Volvo V40. Euro NCAP reports how these vehicle measure up against the latest requirements and finds encouraging trends.
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13 August 2012
It is with great sadness that FIA Region I received the news that Ed Prickett died last Friday at the age of 70. Ed worked as Editor in Chief for FIA Region I from 2004 till 2010 where he produced the successful GO News magazine with news from the clubs, FIA events and FIA activities.
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03 August 2012
FIA Region I Director General Jacob Bangsgaard and eSafetyAware Manager Sara Rodriguez visited the Touring and Automobile Club of Turkey where they were welcomed by Board Member Hakan Sukayar on 3 August 2012.
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25 July 2012
On Tuesday 24 July, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, received a delegation from the FIA which included Jean Todt, President of the FIA, Carlos Barbosa, Vice-President of the FIA and President of the Automovel Club de Portugal (ACP), and the Director General of the FIA Region I office in Brussels, Jacob Bangsgaard.
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25 July 2012
The 4th European Road Safety Day "Active Involvement of Youth in Road Safety" conference was held today by the European Commission, the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union (Ministry of Communications and Works) and the Cyprus Youth Organisation for Road Safety, REACTION.
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13 July 2012
“This package is a first step towards tackling the cross-border trade in tampered cars which costs billion of Euro every year”, said Jacob Bangsgaard, FIA Region I Director General, following the European Commission’s release of a new ‘Roadworthiness Package’ today.
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12 July 2012
Vélo'v in Lyon has been rated the best public bicycle scheme in Europe, following the first survey of 40 such schemes carried out by EuroTest.
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11 July 2012
The FIA welcomes the prospect of lower costs and improved efficiency following today’s European Commission proposal to limit CO2 emissions to an average of 95 grams per kilometer (g/km) for cars and 147 g/km for vans.
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05 July 2012
Michael Schumacher was the star attraction for UAMK’s Road Safety Day in Prague today (28 June 2012). Over 15,000 people gathered in Prague’s Wenceslas Square to listen to the seven-time F1 champion who was joined by eSafetyAware and FIA President, Jean Todt, to highlight the life-saving potential of the latest road safety technologies.
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03 July 2012
The European Parliament has today voted in favour of the mandatory introduction of eCall by 2015, while supporting an open platform which would allow for open competition between different service providers.
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21 June 2012
Never before in its 12-year history has the EuroTest inspection of Motorway Service Areas come up with so many positive ratings throughout Europe. Inspectors awarded 33 “Good” ratings along with 27 "Acceptable" ratings. However, weak areas identified include high prices, low pedestrian safety in outdoor facilities and, in particular, lack of quality services for families and the disabled.
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19 June 2012
European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas and Commissioner Gunther Oettinger today inaugurated charging points for electric vehicles at different European Commission sites.
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19 June 2012
“I am delighted that MEPs have supported the early, mandatory introduction of eCall. This life-saving system could save more than 2,500 lives every year on European roads," said FIA Region I Director General Jacob Bangsgaard following a vote in the European Parliament on Tuesday 19 June.
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13 June 2012
Following the release of a Euro NCAP survey on the availability of Autonomous Emergency Braking systems in Europe, F1 Driver and FIA Road Safety Ambassador, Jérôme d’Ambrosio, was on hand to test-drive the technology himself at a public demonstration after the event in Brussels.
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06 June 2012
"We can be proud of adopting a report which represents a positive vision of the automotive sector’s competitiveness in the 21st Century, and which takes many positive steps with regard to improving road safety and the lowering of emissions.”, said the FIA President, Mr Jean Todt, following the adoption of the CARS 21 High Level report today in Brussels.
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06 June 2012
Teams in the Fédération Francaise de Camping et de Caravanning’s (FFCC) Paris-Peking-Istanbul adventure, led by FFCC President Gérard Couté gave FIA Action for Road Safety their enthusiastic support last weekend by displaying the campaign’s Golden Rules for Safer Motoring on their vehicles in a selection of languages.
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28 May 2012
The largest ever gathering of New Car Assessment Programmes has been held in Melaka, Malaysia on May 23-24. The Global NCAP Annual Meeting brought together all NCAPs active worldwide to share experience in promoting consumer information about automobile crash avoidance and protection.
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23 May 2012
In the latest set of Euro NCAP results, the BMW 3 Series, Hyundai i30, Mazda CX-5 and Peugeot 208 have received Euro NCAP’s maximum five star rating.
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14 May 2012
While we welcome the Commission’s intention to make road charging more fair and transparent for those travelling cross-border, the focus on distance-based charging must not be used as a pretext to introduce new taxes by the back door...
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11 May 2012
The annual FIA Region I Spring Meeting was held on 8-11 May 2012 in Belgrade, and hosted by AMSS. The event brought together FIA Region I Club representatives from Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Presentations from the event are now available online.
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09 May 2012
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) can make a vital contribution towards providing safe, sustainable and seamless urban transport across Europe. We encourage EU decision-makers to reap the full benefits of ITS in designing tomorrow’s mobility solutions...
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04 May 2012
Ecodriving, or driving in an ecological way, could reduce road transport CO2 emissions by 10 per cent. This is why FIA Region I is a partner of the EU ECOWILL (Ecodriving Wide-spread Implementation for Learners and Licensed Drivers) project on ecodriving.
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24 April 2012
The European Parliament IMCO and TRAN committees held a joint meeting on 24 April 2012 to discuss the draft report “eCall: a new 112 service for citizens”.
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24 April 2012
“The road is now paved for the European Commission to follow the key recommendations on eCall set out by the European Parliament”, said Werner Kraus, President of the FIA Region I office, ahead of a joint meeting of the European Parliament TRAN and IMCO committees to discuss an own-initiative report on eCall today.
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19 April 2012
The European Parliament is voting today on a proposal which by ending diesel subsidies would raise costs for consumers, according to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Region I office.
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30 March 2012
On 22 March 2012, ADAC officially inaugurated its new Munich head office building at number 19 Hansastrasse.
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28 March 2012
When Tom Van Aerschot bought a five-year-old Mercedes ML280CDI in Belgium for €25,000, with 94,000 km on the clock, it seemed like a good deal.
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27 March 2012
The winners of the first Smart Mobility Challenge on European multi-modal journey planners were invited by the Commission to present their ideas and solutions at the European Parliament on 26 March 2012.
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15 March 2012
On 13-15 March 2012, meeting were held between the automobile club BIHAMK and FIA Region I in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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15 March 2012
This week, 65 000 members of the Swedish Motorcyclist Association, SMC, get a Medical Card kit. It includes four stickers to add on the helmet/s and a card for medical information to put between the shell and padding of the helmet. With this effort, SMC hope to save a few lives per year through fast and adequate rescue in case of an accident.
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10 March 2012
Thanks to its impact on fuel consumption and maintenance costs (brakes, tyres, etc.), as well as its lower exposure to road risk, ecodriving is both a cheaper and safer way of driving for motorists.
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08 March 2012
This year’s FIA Region I International Club Conference (ICC) will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, from Tuesday 8 May to Friday 11 May 2012.
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27 February 2012
The FIA, representing among its membership 8 million motorcyclists, is disappointed that the European Parliament cost-benefit analysis on the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) for motorcycles uses an inflated price for ABS, based solely on manufacturers’ figures, leading to a flawed analysis.
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24 February 2012
During the state of natural disaster which was declared in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to heavy snowfalls in the period between 03 and 23 February 2012, BIHAMK's Call Centre and Road Assistance Service broke all records in providing different motorist-related services.
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23 February 2012
The Czech Minister of Transport, Mr Pavel Dobeš, met with UAMK President, Dr Oldřich Vaníček, and FIA Region I Director General, Jacob Bangsgaard, on 23 February 2012 in Prague to discuss the possibility for closer cooperation on road safety awareness activities.
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09 February 2012
Four European eMobility pilot projects (SmartCEM, ICT4EVU, MOBI.Europe, and MOLECULES) were kick-started at a launch event in the European Parliament yesterday (8 February 2012).
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31 January 2012
Euro NCAP has announced which cars are the best in class for 2011.
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26 January 2012
The first working meeting of the Russian-speaking Automobile Clubs of FIA Region I was held on 26 January 2012 in Moscow, at the headquarters of the Russian Automobile Federation (RAF).
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18 January 2012
The provision of safe and efficient mobility is key for intergenerational solidarity, according to the FIA. The European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations is being formally inaugurated by the Danish Presidency of the EU in Copenhagen today.
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03 January 2012
From 1 January 2012 emergency corridors will be mandatory whenever congestion occurs on Austria’s motorways and dual carriageways.
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09 December 2011
Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel has worked closely with the FIA to lobby for improved road safety and to demonstrate to car drivers the safety benefits of technologies like Electronic Stability Control (ESC).
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06 December 2011
IMCO MEPs’ support for the mandatory EU-wide introduction of the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) for all new motorbikes over 50cc from 2016 rather than 2017, has been welcomed today by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
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05 December 2011
Consumers should be at the core of discussions on the future competitiveness and sustainable growth of the European automotive industry. But the FIA believes the current CARS 21 process must do more to meet consumer expectations.
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01 December 2011
Which countries have a disability parking card scheme? Where and when can it be used? What parking privileges are available? Will the parking card of a visitor from another country be recognised? The answers to these questions and others for around 130 countries worldwide can be found in the FIA Guide for the disabled traveller.
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