ニュースリリース-　2003年03月06日

Subject: FAMI to Launch a 3-Year Program for Asian Road Safety

FEDERATION OF ASIAN MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRIES (FAMI)

143 Cecil Street #09-03/04 GB Building, Singapore 069542.
Tel : (65) 6372-0215, Fax : (65) 6221-5072
Website : http://www.fami.gr.jp/ Email : federation@famis.org.sg

The Federation of Asian Motorcycle Industries (FAMI) agreed to launch the first multilateral three-year program for road safety at its annual general meeting held in Hamamatsu today.

The program assigns the motorcycle manufacturers' associations in the FAMI member economies the task of educating motorcycle users on safe driving; of compiling statistics on traffic accidents; and of promoting the incorporation of additional safety technologies into motorcycles.

The motorcycle industry today plays a key role in Asian economies. In fact, Asia is now the world leader in motorcycle production and sales, dramatically underscoring the need to develop a better road traffic environment in the region.

FAMI will launch its program to promote road safety in Asia against this background.

Summary of the Program:

1. Economies involved: *The eight (8) members of FAMI
2. Implementation period: April 2003 to March 2006
3. Planned activities:
   • Safe riding poster campaigns aimed at motorcycle users
   • Organization of safe riding seminars and symposiums
   • Traffic accident data collection
   • Introduction of safety technologies in motorcycles

*The Federation of Asian Motorcycle Industries (FAMI) is an industrial association that represents the motorcycle industry in India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan.

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