Excellence In Road Safety Awards 2025
Our annual Excellence in Road Safety Awards took place on Thursday, 16 October 2025, in Brussels and Online. It brought together leading voices from government, industry, and civil society to honour the most impactful road safety initiatives.
A recording of the event will be available soon.
Our awards recognise the outstanding contributions of our members towards the shared goal of improved road safety across Europe. This year, the Excellence in Road Safety Awards spotlight the best innovation, dedication, and impact in creating safer roads for everyone. From tackling impaired driving to educating children, empowering older people, and leveraging technology and urban design, the 2025 winners exemplify a united vision of safer, more inclusive mobility.
This year's winners...
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND DISTRACTION
FlineBox: For safer driving decisions
Road Safety Authority Ireland and Fline (Ireland & Belgium)
An easy-to-use breathalyser terminal helping people check their alcohol levels before driving. Installed in over 250 locations, it has already delivered more than one million preventative tests—convincing thousands not to drive when over the limit.
EDUCATION
Road safety awareness for school children
Volvo Car España (Spain)
A LEGO robotics programme where children design accident-preventing vehicles and create safe, inclusive mobility concepts. Reaching 2,100 students annually, it builds technical skills and lifelong road safety awareness.
OLDER PEOPLE
Lifelong safe and active mobility
Madlencnik Mobility – Easy Drivers Radfahrschule (Austria)
An e-bike training scheme tailored for older adults, combining practical riding skills with a unique “train the trainer” model. Senior participants now teach children, spreading safe mobility habits across generations.
TECHNOLOGY
Lanternn: AI & data fusion for road safety
Valerann, Transport Infrastructure Ireland & Roughan & O’Donovan (Spain & Ireland)
An AI-powered platform that fuses real-time traffic, weather and sensor data to detect incidents faster and boost operator response. Piloted in Ireland, it sets new standards for smart, proactive road safety management.
URBAN
Safer surroundings for secondary schools
Métropole de Lyon (France)
A city-wide initiative redesigning streets around 120 secondary schools with safer crossings, pavements, and traffic calming. With 13,000 students engaged, it’s creating safer, more inclusive public spaces for young people.
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
30 Marathons for 30km/h
The NTUA Road Safety Observatory (Greece)
Voted live by participants during the ceremony, this award recognises the initiative that most inspires the public.
The European Road Safety Charter extends heartfelt thanks to all applicants and finalists for their inspiring contributions. Each initiative is vital in making Europe’s roads safer and more inclusive.
We also warmly thank our judging panel for their expertise and dedication:
- Juan Caballero from Eurocities - sustainable mobility and awareness campaigns expert
- Bernard Bazot from AGE Platform Europe - advocate for older people’s safe mobility
- Pablo Celis from Celis Consult - civil engineer and cycling safety expert
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