The Polish Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (; PZM, PZMot) is an automobile club and the governing body of motorsports in

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. Established in 1950 by merging the Polish Car Club and the Polish Motorcycle Association. According to its charter, the PZM deals with propagation of knowledge and motor cultures, it leads operations in favor of safety in road traffic, and it promotes motor tourism and camping, as well as supporting the antique vehicle hobby. It organizes driving schools, it provides assistance for motorists in cases of break-downs, it inspects repair garages and service stations, it is involved in sales of new and used cars, it acts as an agent for vehicle insurance policies, as well as issuing some travel documents, providing information for tourists, booking of hotels and ferry tickets. Besides the automobile club functions, PZM is the Polish National Federation for Motor Sports and is a member of: * FIA - International Automobile Federation *

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- International Motorcycling Federation * Fédération Internationale de Camping et de Caravanning * Fédération Internationale Véhicules Anciens * UEM - European Motorcycle Union.

PZM's Commissions and Groups

* Main Commission of Automobile Sport (GKSS) * Main Commission of Motorcycle Sport (GKSM) * Main Commission of Speedway Sport (GKSŻ) * Main Commission of Karting Sport (GKSK) * Main Commission of Traffic Security and Environment Protection (GKBRDiOŚ) * Main Commission of Popular Sports and Tourism (GKSPiT) * Main Commission of Classic Cars (GKPZ) * Commission of Caravanning and Camping * Group of Expertise * Group of Tracks (ZT) * Group of Awards and Decorations * Promotion Group (ZP) * Medical Group (ZM)

Sports

Speedway

Polski Związek Motorowy organizes: *the Polish speedway championships: ** Individual Speedway Polish Championship ** Individual Speedway Junior Polish Championship **

Polish Pairs Speedway Championship The Polish Pairs Speedway Championship ( Polish: ''Mistrzostwa Polski Par Klubowych, MPPK'') is an annual speedway event held each year in different Polish clubs organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1974. The participating teams are dr ...

** Polish Pairs Speedway Junior Championship **

Team Speedway Polish Championship The Team Speedway Polish Championship ( Polish: ''Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski, DMP'') is an annual speedway event held each year in different Polish clubs organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1948. In 2000, the First Division was r ...

Only First and Second League;

Speedway Ekstraliga The Speedway Ekstraliga (, ) is the top division of motorcycle speedway in Poland and determines the winner of the Team Speedway Polish Championship. It has been called the "richest and most popular speedway league in the world", and attracts r ...

is governed by Ekstraliga Żużlowa Sp. z o.o. (''Speedway Ekstraliga

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Team Speedway Junior Polish Championship The Team Speedway Polish Championship (Polish language, Polish: ''Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski, DMP'') is an annual speedway event held each year in different Polish clubs organized by the Polski Związek Motorowy, Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 19 ...

*the Helmets competitions: ** Golden Helmet ** Silver Helmet ** Bronze Helmet *and Polish national speedway teams. In the past, PZMot was organizes Individual Speedway Polish Cup and Team Speedway Polish Cup.

Research

As well as being an active automobile association PZM also undertakes road safety research. PZM is the active member for the European Road Assessment Programme (

EuroRAP European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP) is an international nonprofit (Association without lucrative purpose, vzw) organisation registered in Belgium. It operates from Worting House, Basingstoke, Hampshire. In partnership with national m ...

) in Poland. PZM regularly publishes maps showing the risk of being involved in an accident on Poland's roads.

Campaigning for Safe Road Design

The European Campaign for Safe Road Design 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. PZM is the campaign's partner in Poland.

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External links

* {{Authority control

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