Great news! The latest edition of our newsletter is out and the finalists for our Excellence in Road Safety Awards 2023 have been announced!
Thank you for sending all your wonderful initiatives, it's inspiring to see the continued enthusiasm for Road Safety in Europe! Our judging panel has reviewed each application; details can be found in our newsletter.
We are very excited to announce our Excellence in Road Safety Awards 2023 finalists!
Thank you to every organisation who took the time to apply. Our judging panel reviewed each application in detail and were excited by the innovation and passion for road safety across Europe. Below you will find details of each finalist across our five award categories.
Austria's online retail industry is at an all-time high with approximately 248 million packages being delivered to households in 2022. The pandemic may have escalated this trend, but it shows no signs of stopping and neither have traffic accidents showing a direct link between society and supplier services.
On the 30th of March, the European Commission has published the results of the Baseline project on 8 key performance indicators that influence road safety in Europe.
Improving road safety in general will help to improve the safety of young drivers, but there is a need for additional measures specifically targeted at young drivers. Young people aged 15–24 are overrepresented in traffic accidents in Finland, which is also in accordance with the rest of Europe. Thus, we need to influence policy makers to apply the scientific findings on how to actively increase road safety among young drivers.
Brussels and London - A 20 km/h factory-set speed limit, larger wheels, a ban on passengers and pavement riding, compulsory helmets and a minimum age of 16.
The increased access to the internet has facilitated the trade of goods or services ordered online called e-commerce. E-commerce is a rapidly evolving sector. With 94% of Belgian inhabitants having access to the internet, 80% of them are e-shoppers. Additionally, 7 in 10 Belgians shopped at least once to up to five times during the past three months from the survey conducted in 2021 by EUROSTAT1. Belgium is the 29th largest market in the world for e-commerce with a turnover of 11.7 billion euros in 2021.