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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