Organisation: ETSC (European Transport Safety Council)
Date uploaded: 4th July 2012
Date published/launched: June 2012
This 6th PIN Report provides an overview of European countries’ performance in three areas of road safety.
The report compares developments in the numbers of road deaths during the first year of the 2020 EU road safety target, and estimates the monetary value of their benefit to society. It also sets these one-year developments in the context of the reduction in road deaths observed since 2001, the starting point of the first EU road safety target.
The report also provides a qualitative analysis of the European countries’ road safety management systems, showing that while many elements of good policies are in place, there is still scope for improvement to sustain medium and long-term reductions in death and injury on the roads. It also looks at the risks faced on the roads by young people and countries’ progress in reducing road deaths among this group of road users.
Summary of findings
The report shows that 2011 was a year of mixed results, with several countries, including the UK, Netherlands and Germany, seeing an increase in road deaths after years of sustained reductions.
Norway and Latvia top the ranks for reduction in road deaths between 2010 and 2011,
followed by Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Denmark, Ireland and the Czech
Republic – all of whom achieved reductions of more than 10%.
At 28%, Estonia saw the highest increase in road deaths while Sweden fared little better with an increase of 20%.
Overall, 30,108 people lost their lives on EU roads in 2011, a 3% reduction compared to the corresponding figure for 2010. However, the corresponding reduction in 2010 was 11%.
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