For its world leading role in cutting down motorcycling deaths and injuries in Vietnam, the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation helmet charity is the first winner of the new FIM Road Safety award. The presentation will take place alongside awards to the FIM World Champions at the 2010 FIM Gala Ceremony which will take place on Friday 3 December in Estoril, Portugal. FIM CEO Guy Maitre said: “The recognition already afforded to the work of the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation by the United Nations shows that it is making a major contribution to saving lives and preventing injuries. Motorcycles and scooters are a major form of transport in low and middle income countries and equipping riders and passengers especially child passengers with affordable helmets suitable for use in tropical climates is making a real difference t safety”. AIP Foundation’s founder Greig Craft added: “On behalf of the entire AIP Foundation team I thank the FIM for this tremendous honour. As our efforts in road safety expand throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, we hope to continue to work with FIM to promote helmet wearing, road safety leg. Following the tremendous success in Vietnam plans are now being made to roll out similar programmes in other nations with large motorcycling populations who also need access to affordable protective equipment. For more information on the helmet vaccine initiative that the FIM is supporting see: www.helmetvaccine.org