Road Safety in the EU: a success story? 

London, 12 December 2016Antonio Avenoso, ETSC Director

THIS PRESENTATION

• ETSC• Setting targets works • Key common EU measures• Slow progress in 2014-2015 • A lot more can and should be done

European Transport Safety Council

A science based approach to road safety Secretariat in Brussels

58 member organisations from across Europe

More than 200 experts contributing to ETSC’s work

The European Commission, Member Organisations, Member States and corporate sponsors are funding our work

ETSC Network

THE IMPACT OF THE EU 2010 TARGET

ETSC (2011), 5th Road Safety PIN Report

• 100,000 fewer road deaths since 2001 than if the 2001 numbers had continued

• Steeper progress in 2001-2010 than in previous decades

• Estimated value of deaths prevented €176 billion

HOW WAS THIS POSSIBLE?

• More enforcement and stricter traffic laws

• Vehicle safety improvement• Infrastructure safety improvement • Better Road Safety Management

EU and national targetsVision ZeroRoad safety plans…Political will

Road safety management

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• 14 July 2002: Statement by President Chirac on the Bastille Day:Road safety will be the first of the top 3 priorities of his 2nd mandate• February 2003: Setting up of a dedicated « Interministerial

mission »

• June 2003: Adoption of the « Law against road violence » Change from driver to owner liability

• End of 2003: installation of the 1st 100 safety cameras (70 fixed + 30 mobile)

• End of 2005: 1000 safety cameras in place in total • Full automatisation through a National Processing Center

France: speed enforcement

Systematic approach - the example of speed management in more and more areas in the UK, the Netherlands, France, Spain…

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THIS PRESENTATION

ETSCSetting targets works • Key common EU measures• Slow progress in 2014-2015 • A lot more can and should be done

Across the EU• All seats should have seat belts• Mandatory use of seat belt on all seats on all

vehicles equipped with seat belts• Mandatory helmet use on all motorcycles• Max 50km/h in cities• Infrastructure Safety Directive mandates

regular inspections on existing TEN-T roads and audits on new TEN-T roads.

• Cross border enforcement Directive

BAC limits across the EU

• An increasing number of countries are lowering their BAC limits to be in line with EU recommendation 2001 on maximum BAC legal limit

• 18 EU countries apply lower BAC for novice drivers (0.0 – 0.2)

• 18 EU countries apply lower BAC for professional drivers (0.0 to 0.2 BAC)

KEY VEHICLE MEASURES MANDATORY IN THE EU

All vehicles • ISOFIX anchoring system (since 2012 for

new types / 2014 for new vehicles)• Seat belt reminders on driver’s seat (2012 /

2014)• Electronic Stability Control (2011 / 2014)Cars and vans• eCall (2018)

KEY VEHICLE MEASURES MANDATORY IN THE EU

Buses and trucks• Advanced Emergency Braking (2013 / 2015) • Lane Departure warning (2013/ 2014)

THIS PRESENTATION

ETSCSetting targets works Key common measures • Slow progress in 2014 -2015• A lot more can and should be done

2014-2015: BAD YEARS FOR ROAD SAFETY

• EU target: to reduce road deaths by 50% between 2010 and 2020

• A 6.7% reduction per year on average is needed to be on track

• 2014 : only 0.6% reduction compared to 2013, worst annual reduction since 2010

• 2015: 1% increase in road deaths compared to 2014, worst annual result since 2001

26,226Recorded killed as a consequence of road collisions EU 28 2015

500 deaths every week

26,226Recorded killed as a consequence of road collisions EU 28 2015

seriously injured in road traffic in the EU in 2014 according to MAIS3+ definition*European Commission estimate

135,000*

THIS PRESENTATION

ETSCSetting targets works Slow progress in 2014 • A lot more can and should be done

- EU Road Safety Strategy: Objective on Serious Injury

- EU common Definition on Serious Injury is adopted

- Commission publishes for the first time an estimation of 135,000 people seriously injured in 2014

Next: the EU should adopt a target

2010

2013

2015

SERIOUS INJURY

SUMMING UP

• Challenge to meet the 2020 50% target.

• Need to reinforce the efforts on tackling the main killers, via Police enforcement, infrastructure improvements and vehicle safety.

• Start implementing injury reduction strategies, involving the health sector.

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