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A German collision hotspot map system and a Slovenian grassroots campaign to raise awareness of safety lanes on motorways were among the winners of this year’s Excellence in Road Safety Awards.   The awards recognise the contributions of the European Road Safety Charter's community of…
A new report by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), estimates that more than 6000 children up to the age of 14 were killed in road collisions in the EU over a nine-year period (between 2011 and 2020). This represents one in every 15 deaths. The ETSC is calling for renewed action and…
Our Excellence in Road Safety Awards recognise the contributions of the European Road Safety Charter's community of members towards the common goal of improved road safety across Europe.  We were delighted to receive a large number of applications of a very high standard from our Charter…
It is widely understood that road safety impacts are greater for certain user groups such as young people, but does it impact gender groups equally? Understanding the differences and similarities in gender statistics can help us develop new measures and improve road safety actions.  Please…
As we approach International Youth Day (12 August), it feels like an important time to highlight the risks our young people face every day driving on our roads.  The fact that young novice drivers are over-represented in crashes is not a surprise. We must go back to the early 1960s to…