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A quarter (25%) of road deaths in the European Union are the consequence of a collision involving a goods vehicle, according to the European Transport Safety Council, authors of a new report on the safety of goods transport by road

- Tackling urban road safety must be a key priority for the European Union and European countries over the next decade, according to the European Transport Safety Council, authors of a new report.

In August 2019 road safety professionals from different countries will gather again for the European Road Safety Summer School. Excellent speakers, good examples from European countries and ample networking opportunities: these are the key ingredients of this international 5-day course.

The European Commission has today published data showing that deaths on EU roads fell by just 2% last year, following a similar decrease in 2016 and a 1% increase in 2015.

• New report shows more than 5000 deaths a year in EU still caused by drink-driving • Member States asked to increase enforcement and introduce rehabilitation programmes for drink-driving offenders

Today’s new figures show that in 2014, more than 200,000 people were seriously injured in road collisions, a rise of 3% in one year.

ETSC says the EU should upgrade the pedestrian protection tests that form part of the ‘type approval’ process that all new vehicles sold on the EU market must undergo.

26,025 people died as a result of road collisions in the EU in 2013; 199,000 seriously injured Numbers seriously injured not falling at same rate as deaths; call for EU target for 2020

Seat-belt reminder alerts in all car seats could save 900 lives a year Spain and Latvia make biggest progress in cutting car deaths

Greece’s unenviable position as one of the worst performers on road safety in the EU is not inevitable and can be improved. That was the main message in an event held in Athens by the Greek Presidency of the EU together with the Greek Road Safety Institute (Panos Mylonas) and the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) in the context of ETSC’s PIN program and RSI’s 7th National Road Safety Week.

Road Safety Institute (R.S.I.) “Panos Mylonas” in cooperation with the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has presented the European Programme, AVENUE (Actions for Vulnerable, Elderly, Novice Drivers and road Users in Europe) for Traffic Safety.

Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Spain, Luxembourg, Sweden, France and Slovenia have all made reductions of more than 50% in the number of deaths on their roads since 2001.