Past events - Page 3
Final Project Conference, Brussels, Thon Hotel EU, 10 May 2017, 09:00 – 14:30 The ECOROADS (Effective and Coordinated Road Infrastructure Safety Operations) team has the pleasure to announce the project’s final conference presenting the results of this two-year Horizon 2020-funded research project. In the presence of the European Commission (DG MOVE) and European road research stakeholders, this conference will present the results of the tunnel testing sites as well as the final guidelines. Download the agenda. For directions to the venue, click here. Download […]
First REVIVE Round table focused on improving post-collision outcomes in Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, and Norway In the framework of the REVIVE Project, experts from the Emergency Medical Service (EMS), Rescue/Fire Service (RFS) and Road Transport Safety representatives from Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, and Norway met in Helsinki on the 12 April 2017. In the first regional REVIVE round table, they discuss the way forward for improving post-collision response and emergency care. The meeting gathered representatives from Ministries of the Interior, Health, and […]
30 March 2017, 09:30-14:30 30 март 2017 г., 9:30 – 14:30 ч. Bulgarian Red Cross, James Bourchier Blvd. 76, Sofia Български Червен кръст, бул. “Джеймс Баучер” 76, София The State-Public Consultative Commission on the Problems of Road Safety and the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) held a high-level debate on road safety in urban areas. Държавно-обществената консултативна комисия по проблемите на безопасността на движението по пътищата и Европейския съвет за безопасност на транспорта (ETSC) имат удоволствието да Ви поканят на семинар свързан с пътната безопасност […]
14 March 2017, 09.00 – 14.00 Altis Grand Hotel, Rua Castilho 11, Lisbon The Portuguese Road Safety Association (PRP) and the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) held a high-level debate on road safety in urban areas. A Prevenção Rodoviária Portuguesa (PRP) e o Conselho Europeu de Segurança nos Transportes Transport Safety Council (ETSC) têm o prazer de convidar V. Exa. a participar numa discussão técnica subordinada à temática da segurança rodoviária dentro das zonas urbanas. Government representatives, local authorities, police, researchers, NGOs and other stakeholders […]
Lunch debate, Members’ Salon, European Parliament, 8 March 2017, 12:30 – 14:00 This event was kindly hosted by Dieter-Lebrecht Koch MEP. The knowledge of the road safety toll from driving under the influence of psychoactive drugs is growing. The prevalence of illicit drugs amongst killed drivers has been estimated at around 8% in some European countries including Spain and Sweden. New ways of tackling drug driving are being developed and implemented across Europe. New enforcement strategies and improved detection technologies, combined with more effective penalties […]
Le Conseil européen de la Sécurité des Transports (ETSC), et l’Association Prévention Routière (APR) ont organisé un débat Le LAVIA : le temps de l’action. Mardi 31 janvier 2017, 9h30 – 13h30 Auditorium – Fédération française de l’assurance, 26 boulevard Haussmann – 75009 Paris La vitesse est connue comme l’un des principaux facteurs qui contribuent aux tués et blessés graves sur nos routes. L’ISA (Intelligent Speed Assistance), connue aussi sous son acronyme français, le LAVIA (limiteur s’adaptant à la vitesse autorisée), est conçu pour aider les conducteurs à […]
The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety and the European Transport Safety Council organised a country seminar in London last 26th of January to debate on the dangers and policy recommendations for young road users in the European Union. The YEARS policy report was presented during the event, looking at the current situation in Europe, using the latest data on road deaths involving young people and the main risks they face in their first years of driving and riding. It explores example of good practice and […]
The Norwegian Abstaining Motorists Association and the Norwegian Council for Road Safety, together with ETSC, held a national conference on tackling drink-driving as part of the SMART (Sober Mobility Across Road Transport) project. The State Secretary from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Mr Tom Cato Karlsen, as well as the Ambassador of the EU Delegation to Norway, Ms Helen Campbell, were present and gave the welcoming speech. The debate addressed policy and practice on enforcement, penalties, rehabilitation, alcohol interlocks and other measures to discourage […]
The EU-Commission Representation in Berlin, Unter den Linden 78, 10117 Berlin, 24 November 2016, 13.30-18.00 Die Vertretung der Europäischen Kommission in Berlin, Unter den Linden 78, 10117 Berlin, 24. November 2016, 13:30 – 18:00 Uhr. The EU-Commission representation in Berlin, the German Road Safety Council (DVR) and the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) had the pleasure to hold a national high level road safety debate. Die EU-Vertretung in Berlin, der Deutsche Verkehrssicherheitsrat und der Europäische Verkehrssicherheitsrat lud zu einem hochrangig besetzten Austausch über die Strassenverkehrssicherheit ein. The […]
The Catalan Traffic Service and the European Transport Safety Council organised the first YEARS National event in Barcelona to debate on the dangers and policy recommendations for young road users in the European Union. Good practice and effective measures adopted by EU Member States were promoted and disseminated during the national conference in order to raise awareness among stakeholders and spur on national administrations to take action and reduce the number of young people killed on the roads. Download the agenda (in English) Download the agenda (in Spanish) Presentations […]
Road safety campaigns have evolved. Organisations across Europe are responding to new risks, changing media consumption patterns and new technologies with innovative, targeted campaigns designed to target hard-to-reach groups and help change behaviour. The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), the Belgian Road Safety Institute (BRSI), the Flemish Department of Mobility and Public Works (MOW), the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge (VSV), the Walloon Agency for Road Safety (AWSR) and the Brussels Region organised the second European Road Safety Campaigns Conference on 17 – 18 […]
The YEARS Camp was held in Brussels from the 24th to the 28th of October. 11 groups of students from France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia were selected to participate at the YEARS competition and the one-week training with road safety experts. Each group has committed to carry out a local road safety campaign through the identification of a high risk site and a proposed low-cost solution to be submitted to the local authorities in order to have it implemented within one year. The […]
Preventing Road Accidents and Injuries for the Safety of Employees Wednesday 19 October 2016, 10:00 -15:00, Brussels The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) held the 6th Annual European PRAISE Conference on work-related road safety in Brussels on 19 October. Using the roads is a necessary part of our working lives. But it’s an ordinary activity that leads to an incredibly high level of injury and death. It is estimated that in Europe six out of ten work accidents resulting in death are road collisions, including […]
The European Transport Safety Lecture 2016 Tuesday 18 October 2016, 17:00 Stanhope Hotel, Rue du Commerce 9, Brussels The European Transport Safety Council held an EU event under the framework of the SMART project – which focuses on risks related to drinking and driving on European roads. The event featured the 2016 European Transport Safety Lecture, given by Prof. Richard Allsop, from University College London, followed by an expert panel discussion. Download the presentation slides. Agenda European Transport Safety Lecture 2016
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), the Fundação MAPFRE and the Prevenção Rodoviária Portuguesa (PRP) have the pleasure of inviting you to a Portuguese PRAISE seminar. The PRAISE project “Preventing Road Accidents and Injuries for the Safety of Employees” addresses road safety risks in the work context. The project was co-funded by the European Commission, and is now supported by the Fundação MAPFRE, the German Road Safety Council (DVR), the Belgian Road Safety Institute (IBSR/BIVV) as well as the Dräger Foundation. PRAISE aims to promote best practices […]
Župné námestie, Historical building of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava, 19 September 2016, 09.10-16.00 In cooperation with the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU, The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) held a PIN Talk withing the framework of the international road safety experts conference. The debate focused on current road safety situation and future road safety activities in the EU, representatives from the Member States exchanged best practice on road user training. Participants – international road safety experts, researchers, police […]
Tampere Hall, Yliopistonkatu 55, 33100 Tampere, Finland 19 September, 08:15 – 10:30 Side event of the 12th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion 18-21 September. ETSC and its Finnish members, the Finnish Road Safety Council Liikenneturva, the Finnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi) and the Finnish Motor Insurers’ Centre (LVK) will host a side event at the 12th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion on the 19th of September 2016 in Tampere. The event aims to broaden knowledge and awareness of Intelligent Speed […]
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Brussels The Traffic Injury Research Foundation and ETSC are hosting the 15th annual Alcohol Interlock Symposium on 13-15 September in Brussels. Alcohol interlock programs have expanded greatly in recent decades. Today, programs combine technological advances with more tailored and efficient monitoring strategies to deliver high-quality services. The theme of the 2016 Symposium is “Efficiency Through Automation”. As alcohol interlock technology evolves, it becomes increasingly important to understand how intelligent devices can be embedded in sophisticated vehicles and linked to database […]
The European Road Safety Summer School 2016 is an initiative of the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge (VSV), the Transportation Research Institute(IMOB) of Hasselt University, the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) and the Polis network of European cities and regions cooperating for innovative transport solutions. It will take place from 22 to 26 August 2016 in Mechelen (Brussels North area – 15 minutes by train from Brussels Airport and central Brussels). Find out more at the event website.
Norway House, Brussels, 20 June 2016, 14.00-18.30 For two years, European progress on improving road safety has stalled. At the 2016 PIN conference, ETSC launched its latest annual report explaining why some countries are still making progress, some have stagnated, and several are going in reverse. We also highlighted two areas where EU and Member State action will be critical to future progress: enhanced enforcement of road safety laws, and improved vehicle safety. The winner of this year’s PIN Award, for a country making outstanding […]