RACE (automobile association)
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The Real Automóvil Club de España (RACE), (Royal Automobile Club of Spain) is the Spanish equivialent of the American Automobile Association
(AAA) in the United States of America or the Automobile Association
(AA) in the United Kingdom.
The club was formed in 1903 to provide roadside service to drivers in Spain. Along with other European automobile clubs RACE formed ARC Europe
to provide reciprocal and cross border business services.
RACE is a member of Alliance Internationale de Tourisme
The safety rating maps are based on EuroRAP's Road Protection Score Protocol (or Star Rating Protocol) is a measure of how well a road protects road users in the event of an accident. Data on road characteristics is gathered by driving through road inspections using a specially equipped RPS inspection vehicle (Strassentest vehicle in German). Trained assessors then rate the safety features and hazards on the inspected road and use stanardised formula to produce a safety rating—star rating—which is comparable across Europe.
is a partnership between 28 major European road safety stakeholders that is calling for the EC to invest in safe road infrastructure initiatives which could cut deaths on European roads by 33% in less than a decade. RACE is one of the campaign's partners in Spain, along with RACC.
American Automobile Association
AAA , formerly known as the American Automobile Association, is a federation of 51 independently operated motor clubs throughout North America. AAA is a not-for-profit member service organization with more than 51 million members. AAA provides services to its members such as travel, automotive,...
(AAA) in the United States of America or the Automobile Association
Automobile Association
Automobile Association may refer to:*Australian Automobile Association in Australia.*Automobile Association of South Africa*Canadian Automobile Association in Canada.*Dominion Automobile Association in Canada....
(AA) in the United Kingdom.
The club was formed in 1903 to provide roadside service to drivers in Spain. Along with other European automobile clubs RACE formed ARC Europe
ARC Europe
ARC Europe is the association of major European motoring clubs, principally active in the area of roadside assistance.-Sub-Groups:ARC Transistance - the initial name for ARC Europe - was founded in 1991 by 8 major automobile clubs in Europe :...
to provide reciprocal and cross border business services.
RACE is a member of Alliance Internationale de Tourisme
Alliance Internationale de Tourisme
Alliance Internationale de Tourisme is an international federation of motoring organisations created to "represent the interests of national automobile associations and touring clubs"...
Research
As well as being an active automobile club, RACE also undertake road safety research acting as a trusted advisor to the motorist in Spain.EuroRAP in Spain
RACE is one of the active members for the European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP)in Spain. RACE along with RACC regularly publish maps showing safety characteristics of Spains's roads as well as the risk of being involved in an accident.The safety rating maps are based on EuroRAP's Road Protection Score Protocol (or Star Rating Protocol) is a measure of how well a road protects road users in the event of an accident. Data on road characteristics is gathered by driving through road inspections using a specially equipped RPS inspection vehicle (Strassentest vehicle in German). Trained assessors then rate the safety features and hazards on the inspected road and use stanardised formula to produce a safety rating—star rating—which is comparable across Europe.
Campaigning for Safe Road Design
The European Campaign for Safe Road DesignEuropean Campaign for Safe Road Design
The European Campaign for Safe Road Design aims to influence the European Union to make safe road design a European transport priority and save unnecessary deaths on Europe's roads...
is a partnership between 28 major European road safety stakeholders that is calling for the EC to invest in safe road infrastructure initiatives which could cut deaths on European roads by 33% in less than a decade. RACE is one of the campaign's partners in Spain, along with RACC.