President Todt says FIA clubs have 'voice like no other' in battle for road safety as 2015 FIA Mobility Conference opens in London

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After thanking the London event’s hosts, the Automobile Association UK, the Camping and Caravanning Club, the Caravan Club, the Institute of Advanced Motorists, the Royal Automobile Club, the Road Safety Foundation, road safety infrastructure monitors iRap, EuroRap, and the FIA Foundation, President Todt told the record 235 delegates in attendance that the Federation’s membership represent a strong force for change.

“I am proud to say that the FIA and its clubs are now firmly established as leading campaigners in the fight for road safety, together with the FIA Foundation,” he said. “My appointment as the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety earlier this year was a recognition of this fact.

“With a constituency of more than 80 million members, when we speak as one, we have a voice like no other in the road safety community,” he added.

The FIA President continued by saying that as the midpoint of the United Nation’s Decade of Action for Road Safety is reached it is now more important than ever that the voice of clubs is heard at the highest levels.

“We are in a critical year,” he said of the global campaign to significantly reduce road fatalities and injuries by 2020. “FIA Clubs were among the key campaigners for the launch of the Decade in Moscow and have been among its strongest supporters ever since.

“As was the case [at the first such meeting] in Moscow six years ago, a large representation from the FIA will be present in Brasilia in November for the Second Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety.  We need to make sure our voice is heard again.

The FIA’s annual Mobility Conference brings together clubs from across the world to discover the latest trends in mobility. 

This year’s event centres around the theme of ‘Keep Calm and Stay Connected’ with FIA club representatives discussing and developing strategies to ensure future success in a mobility climate being increasingly influenced by the growth of connected vehicle services and the emergence of the autonomous vehicle.

The FIA’s 23rd Mobility Conference continues in London until Friday, 18 September. 

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