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This edition of our newsletter announces registration to attend our annual Excellence in Road Safety Awards!Our ceremony will take place on Thursday 14 November 2024 from 14:00 – 17:00 CET in Brussels and online. The full agenda will be released in the coming weeks, but this year will include many…
Good Practice of the Month - July 2024 awarded to the CycleOn programme, Netherlands for promoting road safety among elderly cyclists This new spotlight series is dedicated to showcasing the good practices shared by ERSC members. Each month, we will highlight a different member’s innovative…
Finland is the recipient of the 2024 European Transport Safety Council prize for outstanding progress in road safety. The country reduced road deaths by a substantial 29% over the decade to 2023, while the average decline in the EU was just 16%.The accolade, known as the Road Safety…
On 12 March 2024, ECA published its special report titled ‘Reaching EU road safety objectives – Time to move up a gear’, which provides an in-depth examination of the current state of play and trends in road safety in the EU.
In 2022, some 10,000 people died on the rural roads of Europe – more than half of all road deaths. Rural roads can be dangerous, compared to other road types. They often lack central and side barriers and allow for large speed and weight differentials between the vehicles that use them, from…