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New film shows alcohol interlocks can save lives and change the lives of those that use them

Drink-driving checks need a post-Covid booster

6000 children died on EU roads in ten years

July 6th 2022 – Vehicle safety in Europe takes a giant leap forward

Lithuania awarded road safety prize after deaths fall more than 50% in a decade

ETSC statement on ‘EU Save Energy’ speed recommendations

EU Member States highlight road safety improvements thanks to exchange programme

ETSC Reaction to the 2021 EU Road Safety Figures

Enforcement of rules on drink-driving and mobile phone use at the wheel decreases in majority of European countries

Young drivers: call for EU to mandate zero-tolerance alcohol and drug limits and graduated driving licences

New publication sets out eight steps to improved road safety education

EU Road Deaths Down by 3900 in 2020

Overhaul of EU rules on driver medical fitness needed

Ministers warned weakening of vehicle safety regulations could lead to up to 1300 extra road deaths a year

PIN report: Lockdowns resulted in an unprecedented 36% drop in road deaths in the EU

This list of countries making the most progress on road safety in Europe might surprise you

Report calls for action on goods vehicle safety

Urgent action needed to tackle deaths of pedestrians and cyclists

Zero tolerance could help prevent up to 5,000 alcohol-linked road deaths a year in the EU

ETSC statement on Dutch 100 km/h motorway speed limit proposal

Ireland’s leadership on road safety is “a model for the European Union”

70% of road deaths in European cities are pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists

European Parliament backs new vehicle safety standards

ETSC comments on publication of 2018 EU road death figures

ETSC welcomes provisional deal on new vehicle safety standards

European Transport Safety Council welcomes deal on safer EU road rules

MEPs back life-saving vehicle safety standards in key vote

In-vehicle technology vital to tackling speeding in Europe

MEPs back new road and vehicle safety rules

Transport ministers aiming to weaken new road infrastructure safety rules

EU Member States agree on new vehicle safety standards – ETSC statement

Automotive supplier industry, cities and campaigners call on EU industry ministers to back new vehicle safety standards without delay

Last Night the EU Saved My Life: ETSC launches new campaign in support of future EU vehicle safety standards

ETSC announces 2018 fleet safety award winners

Call for EU infrastructure safety rules to be extended beyond main motorways

Eight European students win the YEARS awards for upgrading dangerous road infrastructure in their communities

“Two passenger planes crash, killing everyone on board…” – This is how many people die on EU roads every week

New EU vehicle safety standards could prevent 25,000 deaths within 15 years

500 people a week still dying on EU roads

New EU vehicle safety standards essential to reducing child road deaths

Call for mandatory alcohol interlocks in vans, lorries and buses across the EU

European Parliament demands higher safety standards for new cars, vans and lorries

ETSC announces 2017 work-related road safety award winners

MEPs call for new car safety tech to be fitted as standard

Up to 40% of road deaths in Europe are work-related

EU sets new target to cut serious road injuries

Industry, NGOs and cities call for urgent action on vehicle safety standards

Transport ministers call for target to reduce serious road injuries

EU road death figures: third year of poor results

Governments urged to step up fight against drug driving

EU transport ministers back ‘ambitious’ vehicle safety improvements

Targeted safety measures needed to prevent road deaths among young drivers

Commission outlines plans for safer cars, vans and lorries

Report supports calls for an EU target to reduce serious road injuries

REVIVE: ETSC launches a new programme focused on post-collision care

Awards highlight the companies driving down road collisions at work

Cuts to police enforcement across Europe doubly damaging for road safety

Five transport ministers say it’s time for Europe to tackle serious road injuries

Automated vehicles need ‘driving tests’

Urgent action needed on road safety as new figures show increase in deaths

Europe’s car safety framework needs ‘overhaul’

Road safety campaigners meet Juncker to ask for EU serious injury reduction target

New film highlights life-saving potential of Intelligent Speed Assistance tech for new cars

Reducing road deaths and injuries at work – five companies recognised

MEPs renew calls for serious road injury reduction target

EU road safety targets at risk as deaths increase in France, Germany and UK

Commission road safety review leaves out serious injury target

Call for Juncker to reverse decision to drop serious road injury target

Europe must boost safety for cyclists and walkers

Civil society groups form ‘Better Regulation’ Watchdog to protect citizen, worker and consumer rights

EU road safety progress grinding to a halt

New vehicle technologies and extension of EU infrastructure safety rules could prevent thousands of collisions on motorways

European Parliament lifts road block on cross border traffic penalties

Campaigners and traffic police hail approval of revised cross-border road safety enforcement rules

Setback for safer lorry rules

Final deal reached on mandatory automated emergency calling for new cars

European employers show road safety is good for business

EU member state backing for cross-border road safety enforcement welcomed

Young engineering students recognised for improving cycling safety in Valencia, Milan and Munich

EU urged to fast-track revised law on cross-border enforcement of traffic rules

Slovakia leads on cutting road deaths

Transport ministers hold back progress on lorry safety

12,000 killed in cars in EU in 2012

European Parliament backs safer lorries

EU releases 2013 road death figures

MEPs say yes to safer lorries

Parliament green light for new car emergency call system

MEPs back plan for cars to call 112 automatically

EU urban mobility plan lacks teeth say road safety campaigners

In-car automated emergency calls move a step closer

EU U-turn on mandatory safety checks for motorcycles