Past events
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 […]
The fifth REVIVE Round table focused on improving post-collision outcomes in Cyprus, Greece Ireland, Malta and the UK In the framework of the REVIVE Project, experts in Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Rescue/Fire Service (RFS) and road safety from Cyprus, Greece Ireland, Malta and the UK met in Dublin on the 3rd April 2019. They discussed the way forward for improving post-collision response and emergency care across the EU. The meeting gathered representatives from health agencies, rescue services as well as researchers and other actors […]
Instituto Asturiano de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales, Salón de actos, Avda. Cristo de las Cadenas 107, Oviedo 13 February 2019, 8.30 – 13.40 ETSC, Fundacion MAPFRE, and the Asturian Institute for Labor Risk Prevention held a seminar on work related road safety as part of the PRAISE Project. The seminar focused on success stories in relation to fleet and road-related risk management, and featured businesses and experts from across Europe. The full agenda is available to download here as a pdf (in Spanish). Speakers included: Myriam Hernández Fernández, […]
Fundación MAPFRE, Salón de actos, Paseo de Recoletos 23, Madrid 12 February 2019, 9.00 – 14.20 Fundacion MAPFRE, together with ETSC, held a seminar on work related road safety as part of the PRAISE Project. The seminar mainly focused on success stories in relation to fleet and road-related risk management, and featured businesses and experts from across Europe. Speakers included: Julio Domingo, Director of Prevention and Road Safety, Fundación MAPFRE. Antonio Avenoso, Executive Director, ETSC Luc Soriau, Director General, ARVAL Francisco Javier Pinilla, Director General, National […]
Palace of the Parliament, Izvor Street 2-4, Bucharest, 20-21 March 2019, The Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Ministry of Transport of Romania and the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) organised the International Road Safety Conference in Bucharest on 20-21 March. The two-day event gathered representatives of the European Commission, international experts, national authorities, private business environment, NGOs from Romania and abroad. The conference provided the participants a framework for the exchange of good practice and experiences to promote and […]
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin The Road Safety Authority, the Health and Safety Authority, An Garda Síochána and the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) have the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar on work-related road safety, to be held in Dublin on 31 January. Registration opens at 8.45. The seminar will start at 9.00, finishing at 13.00 followed by a light lunch. On the agenda will be topics to help Irish employers in their day-to-day fleet and work related […]
24 January 2019 | 09:30-16:00 MAPFRE Campus Monte del Pilar Ctra. Monte del Pilar, 28001 Madrid, Spain ETSC, Fundación MAPFRE and the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge (VSV) organised the 2019 edition of the European Traffic Education Seminar in Madrid on 24 January 2019. To sufficiently equip young road users to become safe road users, education remains of chief importance. This is especially true for secondary school pupils (aged 12 – 18) as they start to travel independently and have to deal with more complex […]
14 Décembre 2018, 26 boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris La délégation à la Sécurité routière, l’association Prévention Routière (aPR) et le Conseil européen de la Sécurité des Transports (ETSC) ont le plaisir de vous inviter à un débat intitulé « Vision zéro : les collectivités locales au cœur du dispositif », vendredi 14 décembre 2018 de 9h00 à 12h30. Le débat aura lieu à la Fédération Française de l’Assurance, 26 boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris. Parmi les intervenants : Emmanuel Barbe, Délégué Interministériel à la Sécurité Routière Matthew […]
European Commission Representation, 31 Vasile Lascar St, Bucharest Reprezentanța Comisiei Europene, Str. Vasile Lascăr nr. 31, București 13 December 2018, 9:00-13:00 13 Decembrie 2018, 9:00-13:00 In the framework of the SMART (Sober Mobility Across Road Transport) project, the Romanian Traffic Police and the European Transport Safety Council organised an international conference on tackling drink-driving on the 13th of December in Bucharest. În cadrul proiectului SMART (Sober Mobility Across Road Transport), Poliția Română – Direcția Rutieră și Consiliul European pentru Siguranța Transporturilor (ETSC) au […]