The African Council of Touring and Automobile Clubs (ACTA) formally became a sub-region of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Region I in early 2008. The African Council aims to improve the range of services provided motoring tourists and travelers in the African region.
The festive season saw at least 1475 people die on SA roads according to the latest figures released today by the Minister of Transport. The final figure due in a months time could very well exceed that of last years 1704 fatalities.
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.
As the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety campaign takes off this year, the Automobile Association of South Africa has conducted research into how distracted driving is increasingly linked to injury on South African roads.