Latest from ETSC

Events, Past events

Apr 03, 2023 10:00 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

3 April 2023, Safe and Sober talk: The fight against drink-driving in Portugal, Lisbon

Events, Upcoming events

Mar 21, 2023 09:30 IFOCAP, Paris

PIN Talk France – Les Jeunes et la sécurité routière. Paris, 21 March 2023

Press releases
March 1, 2023

EU to introduce a two-year zero-tolerance alcohol limit for all novice drivers

Press releases
February 28, 2023

ETSC and PACTS set out safety recommendations for e-scooters and their riders

Publications
February 28, 2023

Recommendations on Safety of E-scooters

A separated cycle lane in Vilnius, Lithuania

Press releases
February 21, 2023

Five ways Europe can tackle road deaths

News
February 18, 2023

European Parliament backs resolution on an EU cycling strategy

Tesla Autopilot - view of dashboard and touchscreen

News
February 17, 2023

Tesla recalls US models with ‘full self-driving’ system

News
February 15, 2023

European bus and coach drivers threaten to leave profession over proposed revisions to driving and rest time rules

Retrofitting reflective strips on older lorries could save 400 lives – report

March 27, 2015

A report by the Dutch Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV) for 3M says retrofitting ‘contour markings’ – reflective strips on the edges of lorries – could prevent some 67,000 crashes, 2200 serious injuries and 420 deaths in Europe and the benefits would outweigh the costs overall.

New and newly-licensed lorries must already be fitted with the markings in the EU. But the study investigated the benefits of retrofitting to existing older vehicles.

See report (with summary in English)

Disclosure: 3M is one of the sponsors of ETSC’s iSafer project on intelligent speed assistance.