Applications for our prestigious annual awards are now closed. We would like to thank everyone who submitted their inspiring road safety initiatives. Your dedication to improving road safety across Europe is what drives the success of the European Road Safety Charter.
The 2025 award categories were:
- Driving Under the Influence & Distraction
- Education
- Older People
- Technology
- Urban
Applicants were asked to demonstrate how their initiatives effectively addressed road safety challenges, delivering tangible and measurable results.
Winners will be announced on Thursday, 16 October 2025, in Brussels and online.
Registration to attend the awards ceremony will open in the coming weeks.
Excellence In Road Safety Awards 2024
Our annual Excellence in Road Safety Awards took place in Brussels and online on Thursday 14 November 2024. Thank you to everyone who submitted an application and supported our ceremony.
A recording of the event is available here
Our awards recognise the contributions of our members towards the shared goal of improved road safety across Europe. This year, there were five award categories:
- Education
- Pedestrians and cyclists
- Motorcycling
- Technology and innovation
- Urban
The winning initiatives are examples of organisations delivering specific and measurable road safety actions to benefit their communities.
This year’s winners:
- ETSC (Europe) - LEARN! Leveraging Education to Advance Road Safety Now! – for its efforts to enhance traffic safety and mobility education throughout Europe
- KFV (Austria) - Special road markings on bends – for reducing risky evasive manoeuvres and loss of motorcycle control on bends
- Axencia Galega de Infraestruturas (Spain) - Alternative mobility strategy in Galicia – for their focus on creating pedestrian and cycling paths on routes connecting interurban areas
- Center for Traffic Management Bavaria (Germany) - Traffic lights of the future – for their various intelligent systems to test the safe and optimised management of traffic and handling of the different road users
- Commune di Bologna (Italy) - Bologna City 30: more safety and more space for people – for their City 30 initiative, focussing on low speed zones, investing in new pedestrian areas and cycle paths, launching public communication campaigns and increasing police patrols
Platforma VIZE 0 was chosen by the audience at the awards ceremony to receive the People’s Choice Award for their awareness campaign about aggressive drivers was innovative and eye catching - delivering great results and safer roads.
For all the details and to watch our winner videos click here
Or watch a recording of the event below...
