Past events
Online event Wednesday, 14 October, 10:00-12:00 CEST – This online event focussed on the safety of cyclists and pedestrians and look at what is being done in both Brussels and Oslo to protect our most vulnerable road users. The agenda is available here. Presentations: How Safe is Walking and Cycling in the EU – Jenny Carson, ETSC The work of the European Commission in promoting safe walking and cycling in the EU – Matthew Baldwin, European Commission Oslo: On the way to Vision Zero – Ida Kongsrud […]
The aim of ROADPOL Safety Days is to reduce the number of traffic fatalities to zero, at least on one day. Traffic police forces from ROADPOL member countries participate in the campaign every year. Activities vary across countries but are centred on enforcement and direct engagement with road users. Organisations in all countries are invited to participate in the ROAPDOL Safety Days campaign, organising national events and activities and sharing the road safety outcomes. Schools, road safety organisations and many others support the campaign […]
Online event Tuesday 23 June 2020, 11:00-12:30 CEST The LEARN! Key Principles are 17 recommendations that should be implemented in all European countries, in order to ensure that everyone – and especially children and youngsters – receive high quality traffic safety and mobility education. This webinar presented these Key Principles, and showed how they can be applied in practice through examples from Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands and Norway. Click here to download the agenda and click here to watch the recording of the webinar. […]
Online event Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 11.00-12.00 Central European Summer Time In light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s annual ETSC Road Safety Performance Index Award event was moved online. Participants joined via teleconference for the presentation of this year’s PIN Annual Report looking at European progress in reducing road deaths and serious injuries in 2019. We were delighted to be joined by Mrs Adina-Ioana Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport as well as the Mr Taavi Aas, Estonian Minister for Economic Affairs and […]
In light of the current situation regarding the spread of the Covid-19 virus, ETSC has taken the decision to cancel the above event. We hope to reschedule a road safety event focused on Belgian and European policies in the near future.
Safe and Sober Talk Wednesday 5 February 2020, 10:00 – 13:00 Sala Stampa Estera Via dell’Umiltà, 83, 00187 Rome ANIA Foundation and the European Transport Safety Council held a Safe and Sober Talk “Alcohol Interlocks and the Fight against Drink-Driving” on the 5th of February in Rome, Italy. Driving under the influence of alcohol is one of the four main killers on the road, alongside speeding, non-use of seatbelts and driver distraction. Impairment through alcohol is an important factor influencing both the risk of […]
Safe and Sober Talk Tuesday 17 december 2019, 09:00 – 13:00 European Commission Representation Unter den Linden 78, 10117 Berlin VdTÜV, the German Road Safety Council and the European Transport Safety Council held a Safe and Sober Talk “Alcohol Interlocks and the Fight against Drink-Driving” on the 17th of December in Berlin, Germany. Driving under the influence of alcohol is one of the four main killers on the road, alongside speeding, non-use of seatbelts and driver distraction. Impairment through alcohol is an important factor […]
Thon EU Hotel, Rue de la Loi 75, Brussels 11th of December 2019, 9:30 – 13:00 The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) is organising a high-level conference on drink-driving on 11 December 2019 in Brussels. Representatives from the European Commission and the European Parliament will participate as well as experts from EU Member States who will share their experiences in tackling drink-driving in their countries. The conference will also see the launch of the latest ETSC Drink-Driving progress report, which shows individual country performance […]
PIN Talk: Tackling van road risk – How to make last kilometres safe? Directorate General for Traffic, Sala Rosa de Lima, Calle Josefa Valcarcel 44, 28027 Madrid Tuesday, 12 November, 09.15 – 14.30 Directorate General for Traffic, the Mapfre Foundation and the ETSC held a PIN Talk in Madrid. During the event, national and international experts shared their experience in improving van safety. The event featured two panel debates: how to improve road safety for van drivers and how light freight transport impacts road […]
Regulating drug driving to protect all road users Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London Tuesday 22 October 9:30 – 13:00 The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) and the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) held a seminar on drug driving on 22 October in London. Knowledge of the road safety toll from driving under the influence of psychoactive drugs is growing. In the UK, 13% of drivers have admitted to have driven under the influence of drugs. The prevalence of illicit drugs amongst […]
9 October 2019, 11:00-16:30 Thon EU Hotel, Rue de la Loi 75, 1040 Bruxelles Reducing the road safety performance gap between EU Member States and offering high levels of safety on all European roads is one of the most important objectives of the European Commission in the area of transport. The EU Road Safety Exchange project wants to help reduce this gap through the exchange of knowledge and experience on effective road safety measures. The project will develop partnerships between road safety professionals in […]
PIN Talk: Effective road safety strategies save lives Finlandia Hall, Mannerheimintie 13e, 00100 Helsinki, Finland Monday, 30 September 2019, 12.00 – 16.00 Liikenneturva, Traficom, Finnish Crash Data Institute (OTI) and ETSC held the PIN Talk in Helsinki. During the event, international experts shared their countries’ experience in preparing and implementing effective road safety strategies. The event featured a panel debate on how effective road safety strategies and close collaboration between stakeholders can save lives. The PIN Talk brought together government officials, decision makers, road […]
APS (Insurance companies Association), Rodrigo da Fonseca 41, 1250-096 Lisbon 20th of September, 9:00 – 13:00 In the framework of the SMART (Sober Mobility Across Road Transport) project, the Prevenção Rodoviária Portuguesa (PRP) and the European Transport Safety Council will organise an international conference on tackling drink-driving on the 20th of September in Lisbon. Representatives from the Ministry of Interior, Justice and Health are invited, as well as local stakeholders to animate the debate. International experts from France and Sweden will discuss drink driving […]
Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria, 124 Rakovski street, Sofia 4th of July 2019, 12:30 – 16:30 In the framework of the SMART (Sober Mobility Across Road Transport) project, the Ministry of Interior and the European Transport Safety Council are organising an international conference on tackling drink-driving on the 4th of July in Sofia. Representatives from the Ministry of Interior, national Traffic Police, European Commission and national NGOs will animate the debate. International experts from EU Member States will discuss drink driving issues […]
Norway House, Rue Archimède 17, 1000 Brussels Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 11.00-17.00 The 13th ETSC’s annual Road Safety PIN conference took place on 19 June 2019 in Brussels. During the event we presented the latest road safety figures and identified actions needed to accelerate road safety progress. A high level representative on behalf of their country received the PIN award for achievements in road safety. We also presented the outcomes of two reports on tackling speeding on European roads and improving urban road safety […]
Tuesday 18th June 2019, 13.30-18.00 Thon Hotel EU, Rue de la Loi 75, Brussels Around 135.000 people suffered a life-changing, serious injury on Europe’s roads in 2014, according to European Commission data. Improvements in emergency response can help prevent deaths and life-changing injuries in road collisions. However, emergency response has not been getting the fair share of attention in terms of research, best practice exchange and measures in the European Union. The aim of the REVIVE project is to map Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and […]
The European Transport Safety Council and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are pleased to invite you to the RSA’s annual conference which will take place in The Printworks Event Centre, Dublin Castle, Ireland on Thursday, 13 June 2019. This year’s conference will look at international developments and the benefits of a strategic approach to road safety. The speakers will share their expertise and experiences in the development of best practice in road safety strategy formulation and performance measures. The speakers, from Ireland and around […]
Tuesday 28 May 2019, 13:00 – 17:00 Safe and Sober Talk Courtyard Vilnius City Center Rinktinės str. 3, Vilnius, LT-09234, Lithuania The Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications and the European Transport Safety Council organised the Safe and Sober Talk “ The Fight against Drink Driving and Alcohol Interlocks” on the 28th of May in Vilnius, Lithuania. Driving under the influence of alcohol is one of the four main killers on the road, alongside speeding, non-use of seatbelts and driver distraction. Impairment through alcohol is […]
10 Mai 2019, 09:00-13:30 Auditorium – Fédération Française de l’Assurance 26 Boulevard Haussmann 75009, Paris L’association Prévention Routière (aPR) et le Conseil Européen de la Sécurité des Transports (ETSC) ont eu le plaisir d’organiser un séminaire consacré à la conduite sous l’influence de stupéfiants le 10 Mai à Paris. Au cours du séminaire, une vue d’ensemble de l’état actuel de la conduite sous l’emprise de stupéfiants en France et dans l’Union Européenne a été présentée. Des experts des Pays-Bas, de Belgique et du Canada […]
Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Eesti Reede, 3. mai 2019 kl 09.00 – 13.30 Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium, Maanteeamet ja Euroopa Transpordiohutuse Nõukogu (ETSC) korraldavad koostöös arutelu (PIN Talk) “Kiirus: kuidas vähendada liiklusõnnetuste suurimat riskifaktorit?” Üritusel jagavad rahvusvahelised eksperdid oma riikide kogemusi sõidukiiruste teemal. Toimub kõrgetasemeline diskussioonipaneel, kus arutatakse sõidukiiruste määramise parendamist Eestis. Arutelu toob kokku riigiametnikud, liiklusohutuse eksperdid, teadlased, vabaühendused ja autotööstuse esindajad. Päevakorra allalaadimiseks vajutage siia. Registreerimine on tasuta, kuid kohtade arv on limiteeritud. Registreerimine lõpeb 26. aprillil 2019. Turvakaalutlustel peavad […]