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FIA Publishes Rally Safety Guidelines
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The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has launched a new set of Rally Safety Guidelines to improve safety at every level of the sport while maintaining the action and spectacle loved by fans across the world.
The guidelines gather the best practices currently applied at the World Rally Championship level in a format that can be used by rally organizers at a regional and national level.
Close proximity to the cars on stage is all part of the thrilling spectator experience. A key aspect of the guidelines is to help promoters further increase spectator protection.
There are also other suggestions for safety best practice throughout the 100-page manual.
For instance, the FIA is encouraging all of its National Sporting Authorities (ASNs) to have their own safety delegates at each event they sanction. This will be supported by a training program for safety delegates with a pilot training seminar later this year. From 2020 onwards, regional training seminars will be conducted for these Safety Delegates from each country around the world.
Other key points in the guidelines cover the role and responsibilities of officials; the use of safety cars and the safety plan; special Stage set-up; communication with marshals and fans; and incident handling.
"Safety is the key for the sustainability of rallying in the future and one of the keys in safety is education—we see this around the world. These guidelines will help educate all to have the best procedures and the best habits in rallying,” FIA Rally Director Yves Matton said.
For more information, and to download the FIA Rally Safety Guidelines, visit the FIA website.
(Photo courtesy of the FIA).
The guidelines gather the best practices currently applied at the World Rally Championship level in a format that can be used by rally organizers at a regional and national level.
Close proximity to the cars on stage is all part of the thrilling spectator experience. A key aspect of the guidelines is to help promoters further increase spectator protection.
There are also other suggestions for safety best practice throughout the 100-page manual.
For instance, the FIA is encouraging all of its National Sporting Authorities (ASNs) to have their own safety delegates at each event they sanction. This will be supported by a training program for safety delegates with a pilot training seminar later this year. From 2020 onwards, regional training seminars will be conducted for these Safety Delegates from each country around the world.
Other key points in the guidelines cover the role and responsibilities of officials; the use of safety cars and the safety plan; special Stage set-up; communication with marshals and fans; and incident handling.
"Safety is the key for the sustainability of rallying in the future and one of the keys in safety is education—we see this around the world. These guidelines will help educate all to have the best procedures and the best habits in rallying,” FIA Rally Director Yves Matton said.
For more information, and to download the FIA Rally Safety Guidelines, visit the FIA website.
(Photo courtesy of the FIA).
