Organisation: European Commission
Date of Publication: February 2026
Uploaded to Knowledge Centre: 25 February 2026
The EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 followed the key priority areas of the Safe System approach, including safer roads and roadsides, safer vehicles, safer road use, better post-crash response, and better data collection and analysis. It emphasised the critical importance of addressing the main risk factors – speeding, drink-driving, distraction, and failure to use protective equipment – while paying particular attention to vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists.
This communication is a mid-term report on progress towards achieving the EU’s road safety objectives, taking stock of developments since 2019, identifying emerging challenges that were not fully anticipated by the original framework and suggests adjustments to ensure the EU remains on track to meet its 2030 objectives. Its analysis reveals encouraging progress in some areas but also points to some significant gaps that require immediate attention and reinforced action to save lives, reduce economic burden, and strengthen EU competitiveness.
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https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2026%3A77%3AFIN