Latest from ETSC

EU Road Safety Exchange

Between 2019 and 2022, twelve EU Member States joined forces to share smart ideas for improving road safety, as part of an EU-funded project.

There are important differences in the road safety performance of the different EU Member States. The three-year EU Road Safety Exchange project aimed to help tackle these disparities, linking up experts from Austria, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Sweden.

Transport experts from the twelve participating countries worked together to share best practices on reducing speed, building safe infrastructure and improving enforcement and data collection, as well as the safety of pedestrians and cyclists in urban areas.

A new three-year phase of the project has just been given the green light and will be expanded to include more countries and new road safety topics. Watch this space for the new EU Road Safety Exchange website, coming later in 2023.

EU Road Safety Exchange is funded by the European Parliament and led by the European Commission. The project is managed by ETSC on behalf of the European Commission.


A separated cycle lane in Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Press releases
  • June 15, 2022

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

  • Press releases
  • May 18, 2022

EU Member States highlight road safety improvements thanks to exchange programme

  • Past events
  • May 4, 2022

18 May 2022 – EU Road Safety Exchange – Final Event

Emergency corridor video screengrab
  • News
  • November 3, 2021

Lithuania to introduce emergency corridor system and cycle-priority streets

  • Press releases
  • June 16, 2021

EU Road Deaths Down by 3900 in 2020

  • News
  • February 26, 2021

Greek government launches new road safety action plan

  • News
  • February 5, 2021

Spain increases section control by 50%

  • News
  • December 10, 2020

The French government wants to make it easier for local authorities to install speed cameras

  • News
  • December 7, 2020

Austrian warnings over e-scooter safety

  • News
  • December 5, 2020

The Netherlands is first EU Member State to issue automated fines for mobile phone use at the wheel

  • News
  • December 1, 2020

European Investment Bank to fund treatment of 7000 high risk sites in Greece

  • News
  • October 30, 2020

30km/h limits set to spread in 2021

  • News
  • October 6, 2020

Spain to reduce drink-driving limits further

  • News
  • October 2, 2020

Austria and Germany set to increase speeding fines

Drink driving test, Poland
  • News
  • September 10, 2020

Polish speed sign shows fines and penalty points

e-scooter
  • News
  • August 15, 2020

UK and Netherlands go in different directions on e-scooters

  • Press releases
  • June 17, 2020

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

  • News
  • February 14, 2020

336 lives saved on French roads thanks to 80 km/h limits

  • News
  • February 5, 2020

Lower motorway speed limits coming in Luxembourg and The Netherlands

Drink driving test, Poland
  • News
  • January 18, 2020

Poland to end 60 km/h night-time urban speed limit

  • News
  • January 15, 2020

Dutch study confirms effectiveness of alcohol interlock programmes

  • News
  • January 1, 2020

Lithuania launches alcohol interlock programme

Drink driving test, Poland
  • News
  • November 2, 2019

Poland: Prime Minister promises boost for road safety

Texting While Driving
  • News
  • October 16, 2019

Romania introduces tougher sanctions for using a phone at the wheel

  • Past events
  • October 10, 2019

9 October 2019 – EU Road Safety Exchange – Launch Event

  • News
  • October 9, 2019

Road Safety Exchange: Twelve EU Member States team up to improve road safety


Study visits and workshops

Sweden study visit 2022

The Netherlands study visit 2022

Austria study visit 2022 II

Austria study visit 2022

Spain study visit II 2021

Spain study visit 2021

Cycling Infrastructure

The Netherlands study visit 2021

Portugal workshop – 15 July 2021

Romania workshop – 14 July 2021

Romania workshop – 15 June 2021

Lithuania workshop – 3 June 2021

Portugal workshop – 26 May 2021

Bulgaria workshop – 3 February 2021

Lithuania workshop – 9 February 2021

Bulgaria workshop – 9 December 2020

Greece workshop – 24 November 2020

Poland workshop – 29 October 2020

Ireland study visit 2020

Sweden study visit 2020

France study visit 2020


Find out more

A separated cycle lane in Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Press releases
  • June 15, 2022

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

  • Press releases
  • May 18, 2022

EU Member States highlight road safety improvements thanks to exchange programme

  • Past events
  • May 4, 2022

18 May 2022 – EU Road Safety Exchange – Final Event

Loading...