Past events
Tuesday 13 September 2022 | 10:00-16:00 CEST Hybrid event (Online & Madrid) ETSC, Fundación MAPFRE and the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge (VSV) have the pleasure of inviting you to the 2022 edition of the European Traffic Education Seminar, which will be held as a hybrid event. To sufficiently equip young road users to become safe road users, education remains of chief importance. This is especially true for secondary school […]
PIN Talk: Road Safety Strategies: Saving lives Directorate General for Traffic, Calle Josefa Valcarcel 44, 28027 Madrid, Spain 7 July, 2022. 9:15-13:00 This PIN Talk focussed on the role of road safety strategies in helping to reduce road deaths and serious injuries. Following words of welcome from the Deputy Secretary of State at the Spanish Ministry of Interior, Isabel Goicoechea, and PIN partner Toyota Motor Europe, there were presentations from […]
Wednesday 15 June 2022 – 10.00-12.30 CEST At this year’s PIN conference we assessed how improving road safety can help countries reach the 2030 target to cut road deaths and serious injuries by 50%. We presented the 2022 PIN Award to Lithuania, a country that made outstanding progress on improving road safety over the last ten years. Download the agenda here. Watch the event recording on YouTube. Part 1 | […]
18 May 2022, 09:30-12:30 CEST Although European roads are the safest in the world and road safety has improved in recent decades, the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads is still far too high. Three years ago, twelve EU Member States joined forces to share smart ideas for improving road safety, as part of an EU-funded project, EU Road Safety Exchange. Transport experts from Austria, Bulgaria, France, […]
On 16 March 2022, ETSC teamed up with ROADPOL, the European roads policing network to organise two complementary online events on the topic of enforcement. ETSC Online Event – How traffic law enforcement can contribute to safer roads, 10.00-12.30 CET. This online event focused on speed enforcement and cross-border enforcement. 00:00 – Welcome and introductions Tjark Kreuzinger, Toyota Motor Europe Jacqueline Lacroix, DVR 21:10 – How traffic law enforcement can […]
This online event explored current thinking and understanding of e-scooter safety. The agenda can be found here. The presentations and video of the event can be viewed by clicking the following YouTube links: 12:10 – Sarah Lynch – European Commission – DG Move – e-scooters and road safety 29:07 – Mehdi Hocine – European Commission – DG Grow – e-scooter technical regulation 44:22 – Margaret Winchcombe – PACTS – e-scooters […]
This online event explored how to reduce road deaths among young people, in particular in light of the upcoming revision of the EU Driving Licence Directive. There was a welcome by Elena Kountoura MEP and Mr Tatsuya Namura of Toyota Motor Europe followed by presentations on: Young People’s risk behaviour: the science behind it – Dr. Divera Twisk, Queensland University of Technology Reducing road deaths among young people – findings […]
Online Event Wednesday 23 June 2021 10.00 – 12.15 Central European Summer Time The LEARN! Manual is a handbook for developing and evaluating activities and programmes for traffic safety and mobility education. It sets out recommendations, criteria and guidance to develop and implement sound educational activities in an accessible way. This webinar presented the LEARN! Manual, and showed its different steps can be applied in practice through examples from across Europe. […]
The event was held on 16 June 2021. The video recording is available above. Click here to download the agenda. ETSC PIN report 2021 Press release 15th PIN Annual Report, Ranking EU progress on road safety, Antonio Avenoso Road Safety Plan in Greece, Giannis Kefalogianis
27 April 2021 – Online Event – Are Medical Fitness to Drive Procedures Fit for Purpose? 10am – 12pm CEST This online event explored to what extent medical fitness to drive procedures in Europe are fit for purpose, in particular in light of the upcoming revision of the EU Driving Licence Directive. Download the agenda here. The event featured presentations on: The Scope of the Revision of the Driving Licence […]
14 December 2020 – Online Event – How to improve the safety of goods vehicles in the EU? 14:00-15:45 CET – Zoom Webinar Platform This online PIN Talk focused on the safety of goods vehicles in the EU, looking at goods vehicle safety but also the safety of goods vehicle drivers and all other road users. The agenda can be found here. Following welcome addresses from Ellen Townsend, ETSC, and […]
Safe and Sober Webinar An overview of current and forthcoming alcohol interlock programmes in Europe Online event : Monday 7 December 2020, 15:30 – 16:45 CET The European Transport Safety Council hold a Safe and Sober webinar on 7 December. This online event featured the launch of our new report on alcohol interlock programmes in Europe and national experts from Belgium, Finland, France and Sweden shared their experiences. Driving under […]
This online PIN Talk took place on Thursday 19 November from 10:00-12:00 using the Zoom platform. It was organised by ETSC and DVR with the support of the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in connection with the German Presidency of the Council of the EU. The focus of the event was: Involving stakeholders in road safety programmes. National experts from Germany shared their experiences with international and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]