The Bahamas loses too many lives on its roads each year. We are here to change that — through advocacy, education and safer mobility for every islander.
The Bahamas Automobile Club — the new FIA Mobility Club for The Bahamas — is committed to developing excellence in advocacy for mobility initiatives, both nationally and regionally.
We promote road safety and the development of road-safety skills, implement FIA Mobility initiatives, and benchmark performance with our regional FIA partners.
We collaborate with FIA-affiliated United Nations and World Health Organization programmes, government bodies in The Bahamas, and international and local partners. Our members serve as Ambassadors for Mobility both within and outside The Bahamas.
Car 242 · New Providence
65 people were killed on Bahamian roads in 2025 — one life lost every five to six days. Per capita, our roads are 25% deadlier than the United States and over five times deadlier than the United Kingdom.
Annual road-traffic deaths — The Bahamas
Deaths per 100,000 people
Bahamas figure computed from RBPF full-year 2025 road deaths (65) against a population of ~404,000. Comparators from the WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023.
Promote safe mobility for all road users and drive meaningful change in response to The Bahamas' high per-capita rate of traffic accidents and fatalities.
Advance the recognition and implementation of FIA Road Safety Awareness, Road Safety Initiatives, and Mobility Initiatives across the islands.
Advance FIA initiatives for environmental sustainability throughout The Bahamas.
Support The Bahamas' participation in the FIA initiative against online abuse.
Collaborate with regional FIA Clubs, FIA-affiliated international partners, and continue working with the RBPF and RBDF on road-safety matters.
Achieve national and international standards of excellence, empowering members to become valued contributors and future leaders.
Susan Schauff & FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem · Macau, 26 June 2026Pictured after the FIA General Assembly in Macau on 26 June 2026, where Susan Schauff was voted in as President of the Bahamas Automobile Club — the FIA Mobility Club of The Bahamas — by 149 FIA member countries.
Every country may have just two official FIA clubs: a Sporting Club and a Mobility Club. In The Bahamas, that is EduKarting — our Sporting Club of over ten years, where Susan serves as Vice President — and the newly elected BAC, the Mobility Club she now leads as President.
A strict zero-tolerance policy on alcohol and drug use at all Club events, applying to every member, team member and family.
Members represent themselves and the Club in a professional, well-behaved manner — setting a positive example for others.
Possession of weapons and any violent, aggressive or abusive behaviour — in person or on social media — is strictly prohibited.
All members practise and promote safe driving at all times, serving as positive role models for road safety.
EduKarting Bahamas has always built Road Safety Awareness into its curriculum. With the BAC now serving as the FIA Mobility Club of The Bahamas, we can scale that work to an even bigger level — reaching more young drivers, more schools, and more communities across the islands.
Johnny Goggles are alcohol- and drug-impairment simulation goggles produced by Drunk Busters. We use them to let people feel first-hand what it's like to walk, drive and react under the influence — long before they ever get behind a wheel impaired.
EduKarting and the BAC renamed the goggles “Johnny Goggles” in remembrance of Johnny, a close friend of Susan and Wilfried who was killed in a hit-and-run in broad daylight — struck as he stepped off the Jitney bus coming home from work, and left dead in the road. Johnny's story is why this work will never stop.
Johnny Goggles · in memory of JohnnyEduKarting Bahamas and the BAC run the Johnny Goggles in conjunction with official FIA Action for Road Safety Playseat racing simulators. Participants first drive two laps of a race track with clear vision to set a baseline lap time — then choose from seven different Johnny Goggles, each simulating a different blood alcohol content level or drug impairment.
With the goggles on, participants drive two more laps — and quickly discover first-hand how dangerous impaired driving really is as they virtually crash into walls, spin the car, slide off into the grass and post significantly slower lap times.
Participants are also asked to walk a straight line, just as in a field sobriety test — first without the goggles, then with them, as friends look on and laugh at the stumbling. It is, of course, no laughing matter: it is one of the most effective ways we have of showing students and adults alike the true dangers of driving under the influence.
Johnny Goggles in action — Royal Bahamas Police Force Fair · Police Training College Grounds, Nassau
Road safety is taught face to face. Here is where the BAC and EduKarting Bahamas have been taking the simulators, the goggles and the message.
Police Training College Grounds, Nassau
EduKarting Bahamas and the BAC brought the FIA Action for Road Safety Playseat simulators and the Johnny Goggles to the RBPF Fair — students, families and police officers alike took on the two-lap impairment challenge and the walk-the-line sobriety test.
Royal Bahamas Defence Force Coral Harbour Base, New Providence
EduKarting Bahamas and the BAC took the Johnny Goggles and the FIA racing simulator to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Coral Harbour Base to promote road safety — and brought the race karts along too, giving RBDF Officers and Marines their first introduction to karting on a tyre-marked course.
EduKarting Bahamas is a pioneering youth programme run by the Bahamas Motorsports Association (BMSA), educating and empowering young Bahamians through the sport of karting.
Blending STEM learning, road-safety education and hands-on motorsport, EduKarting builds skills, confidence and opportunity for the next generation. The programme is currently crowdfunding Team Bahamas to compete at the FIA Motorsport Games — across the Karting Slalom Cup, Karting Sprint Junior and Digital Racing disciplines — carrying the flag of the world's smallest motorsport National Sporting Authority.
What they do
Overall authority on membership, rules, equipment and finances.
Three to five members, elected annually each January.
The Club year runs 1 January – 31 December. Members serve a minimum of one year, with a maximum of four consecutive years, meeting at least once every two months.
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Susan holds a Master's Degree in Economics and Business Administration and is the co-founder, with David McLaughlin, of the EduKarting Programme — a pioneering STEM initiative dedicated to youth development through motorsport in The Bahamas. She teaches Marketing and Road Safety to programme participants, helping young Bahamians build confidence and pursue higher ambitions. With her academic background, an extensive national and international network, and long-term residency in The Bahamas, Susan is uniquely positioned to drive meaningful change. Through the new FIA Mobility Club she continues to champion road-safety awareness, delivering lasting impact in mobility, road safety and capacity building for a safer, more progressive future for all Bahamians.
Wilfried grew up in The Bahamas, where his passion for motorsport was ignited early — kart racing at age 12 and restoring an antique car. After high school he worked as an Assistant Mechanic on the Michael Schumacher 1992 Benetton F1 team during a Historic Grand Prix revival at Zandvoort. A university honours graduate, he now works as an Assistant Audio Engineer at The Sanctuary Studio, Albany, while dedicating his spare time to the EduKarting Programme, where he manages all technical and creative aspects, serves as a karting and simulator driving instructor, and teaches mechanical skills to the next generation.
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