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The European Commission seeks perspectives on potential measures surrounding access to in-vehicle data.
The Commission has published a call for evidence as well as an open public consultation seeking to learn about opinions on a proposal on access to vehicle resources, functions and…
Brussels, Belgium, 28 March 2022 – The winners of the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Awards 2021, the 10th Award for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP Award) and the EU Urban Road Safety Award were crowned today. The awards were presented this afternoon at a hybrid ceremony in Brussels hosted by…
Today the European Commission published preliminary figures on road fatalities for 2021. An estimated 19,800 people were killed in road crashes last year. This was an increase of 1,000 deaths (+5%) in 2020, but still represents almost 3,000 (-13%) fewer fatalities compared to the pre-pandemic…
The European Commission has launched two public consultations, on future rules for driving licences and on the cross-border enforcement of traffic rules.
Did you know that being awake for 14 hours carries the same risk of crashing as a 0.05 level of blood alcohol concentration (i.e. twice the normal risk)?
And that 10 to 20% of the road crashes are (partly) due to driving fatigue?
Driving fatigue is a major road safety problem worldwide. Therefore…