PINThe Road Safety Performance Index

Ranking road safety performance across the EU

ETSC's PIN programme covers 32 countries: the 28 Member States of the European Union, together with Israel, Norway, the Republic of Serbia and Switzerland.

The ETSC Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) is a policy tool to help EU Member States improve road safety. By comparing Member States' performance, it serves to identify and promote best practice in Europe and bring about the kind of political leadership that is needed to create a road transport system that maximises safety. Launched in June 2006, the index covers all relevant areas of road safety including road user behaviour, infrastructure and vehicles, as well as road safety policymaking more generally. National research organisations and independent researchers from 32 countries participate in the programme and ensure that any assessment carried out within the programme is based on scientific evidence and is effectively communicated to European road safety policymakers. Since the beginning of the programme, cross-national comparisons have addressed a wide range of road safety themes and indicators.

Interactive maps and charts

Explore the latest data on road safety from across the EU and other PIN countries in our interactive maps and charts.

Financial support

The Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) programme receives financial support from the German Road Safety Council (DVR), Toyota Motor Europe, the Swedish Transport Administration, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and CITA - the International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee.

Click here to view the archived PIN website featuring all publications and events prior to 2014.

Past winners of the PIN award

The PIN Panel and Steering Committee

Projects Director

Graziella Jost

Graziella joined ETSC in 2005 and manages the iSAFER project focused on Intelligent Speed Assistance. She is also responsible for overseeing all the ETSC's projects. Email: graziella.jost@etsc.eu | Phone: +32 2 738 0332

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PIN flash reports from 2014 onwards were published as separate documents - scroll below under 'Publications'. For topics covered between 2007 and 2013, please see the list below.

7^th Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report (2013)

1. 7^th Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report: Regaining pace: road deaths down by 9% in 2012 (pages 10-25)
2. PIN Flash 25: Risk on the roads: a male problem? The role of gender in road safety (pagers 59-71)
3. PIN Flash 24: Towards safer transport of goods and passengers in Europe (pages 26-58)

6^th Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report (2012)

1. 6^th Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report: Mixed results in the first year of the 2020 target – reduction in deaths slows down (pages 10-24)
2. PIN Flash 22: Institutional setups fit do deliver road safety (pages 25-41)
3. PIN Flash 21: Reducing road deaths among young people aged 15 to 30 (pages 42-63)

5^th Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report (2011)

1. 5^th Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report: Eight countries reach the EU 2010 road safety target – and all gain by trying to reach it (pages 10-24)
2. PIN Flash 19: Unprotected road users left behind in efforts to reduce road deaths (pages 25-48)
3. PIN Flash 18: Reducing deaths on rural roads – A priority for the UN Decade of Action (pages 49-64)

4^th Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report (2010)

1. 4^th Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report: Making up for the lost time: good progress in 2009 – especially in Central and Eastern Europe (pages 8-24)
2. PIN Flash 16: Tackling the three main killers on the roads (pages 41-70)
3. PIN Flash 15: Set targets for serious injury reduction in Europe (pages 25-40)

3^rd Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report (2009)

1. 3^rd Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report: Six countries within sight of the EU target (pages 8-22)
2. PIN Flash 13: Boosting the market for safer cars across the EU (pages 23-39)
3. PIN Flash 12: Reducing child deaths on European roads (pages 40-56)
4. PIN Flash 11: En route to safer mobility in EU capitals (pages (57-69)

2^nd Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report (2008)

1. 2^rd Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report: EU falling short of the target (pages 8-17)
2. PIN Flash 9: Reducing older people’s deaths on the roads (pages 41-53)
3. PIN Flash 8: Reducing deaths on motorways (pages 29-40)
4. PIN Flash 7: Reducing motorcyclist deaths in Europe (pages 18-28)

1^st Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report (2007)

1. 1^st Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report: Progress toward the EU target (page 10-15)
2. PIN Flash 5: Reducing deaths from drink driving (pages 23-30)
3. PIN Flash 4: Increasing the level of seat belt use (pages 16-22)
4. PIN Flash 3: Getting car users to belt up (pages 38-41)
5. PIN Flash 2: Moderating driving speeds (pages 31-37)

PIN Flash 1 – Pinning them down on their promise