Press Releases



ETSC commitment strengthens Commission Road Safety Charter
 
05/04/2004
ETSC, ACPO and TISPOL position on the Commission Recommendation on enforcement in the field of road safety
 
30/01/2004
How EuroNCAP can keep improving car safety
 
27/11/2003
ETSC's response to the 3rd Road Safety Action Programme: "Towards reduced road risk in a larger Europe: Providing for a fairer distribution of safety accross the EU"
 
30/09/2003
The EU target of 50% road traffic fatality reduction will not be achieved unless the EU takes additional actions.
 
07/07/2003
Transport research agenda up for grabs
 
25/06/2003
European Transport Safety Council and European Federation for Transport & Environment position paper on tunnel safety requirements.
 
20/06/2003
ETSC calls for assessment of risk and setting of targets as effective tools for saving lives - EU-wide in road, rail, air and water transport, and by each Member State and Accession Country in road transport.
 
10/06/2003
Are MEPs going to compromise on safer car fronts for vulnerable road users to accomodate industrial convenience?
 
19/05/2003
Costs and effectiveness of safer car fronts and new technologies for vulnerable road users
 
09/05/2003
ETSC's position on the European Commission's proposal on pedestrian protection
 
Stellungnahme des ETSC zum Richtlinienvorschlag der Europäischen Kommission zum Schutz von Fußgängern
 
Position d'ETSC sur la proposition de la Commission relative à la protection des piétons
 
27/03/2003
Change of leadership at ETSC
 
28/02/2003
Transport safety organisations' worst fears confirmed
 
Les plus grandes craintes des organisations de sécurité dans les transports confirmées
 
Schlimmste Befürchtungen von Verkehrssicherheitsorganisationen bestätigt
 
25/02/2003
Air safety experts present scientific evidence to EU Institutions for a safety-critical harmonised requirement on flight time limitations
 
19/02/2003
Commission to issue proposal offering 70% less pedestrian protection than requested
 
La Commission sur le point d'adopter une proposition offrant une protection pour les piétons inférieure de 70% à ce qui a été exigé
 
Kommission im Bregriff einen Richtlinienvorschlag zu verabschieden, der 70% weniger Schutz für Fußgänger gewährleistet als gefordert
 
18/02/2003
The 5th European Transport Safety Lecture
 
Version française
 
23/01/2003
Latest EuroNCAP Results: New cars continue to be excessively and unnecessarily dangerous for pedestrians
 
Derniers résultats d'EuroNCAP: Les nouvelles voitures continuent d'être excessivement et inutilement dangereuses pour les piétons
 
Die letzen EuroNCAP Resultate: Neufahrzeuge sind weiterhin übermässig und unnötig gefährlich für Fussgänger
 
Ultimi Risultati EuroNCAP: Le nuove automobili continuano ad essere eccessivamente e innecessariamente pericolose per i pedoni
 
26/11/2002
Best in Europe 2002 on Safer Cities
 
25/06/2002
Today's Plenary vote on pedestrian safety
 
13/06/2002
European Parliament plenary vote on pedestrian protection
 
11/06/2002
New proposed rules on driving time unlikely to reduce fatigue - a factor in 20% of commercial road transport crashes
 
02/05/2002
Press Statement on MEP's decision today on pedestrian protection
 
18/04/2002
MEPS's decision on pedestrian protection: 2000 lives annually at stake
 
La décision des eurodéputés sur la protection des piétons: 2 000 vies en jeu par an
 
16/04/2002
ETSC's Comment on the draft proposal for a directive on safety on the Community's Railways (COM(2002)21)"
 
27/03/2002
ETSC Response to the Commission's White Paper "European Transport Policy for 2010: Time to Decide"
 
19/03/2002
Pedestrian protection: Safety organisations across Europe call on Members of the European Parliament to put public safety first
 
15/02/2002
ETSC urges MEPs to reject the voluntary agreement on pedestrian protection
 
31/01/2002
Member States put industrial convenience over public safety-Today's decision on safer car fronts
 
26/11/2001
ETSC urges MEPs to insist on pedestrian protection legislation to save 2000 lives
 
22/11/2001
ETSC calls for the EU to establish transport safety performance indicators
 
18/10/2001
ETSC's response to Commission White Paper on the Common Transport Policy
 
18/09/2001
ETSC's response to EC Communication on pedestrian protection
 
11/07/2001
ETSC calls for Directive on safer car fronts
 
10/07/2001
Incoming EU Presidency and MEPs back conclusions of new ETSC study urging legislation over weak industry agreement on safer car fronts for pedestrians and cyclists.
 
26/06/2001
ETSC calls for the EU to mandate independent maritime and rail accident investigation and to set up EU accident and incident databases.
 
25/04/2001
Technical Presentation To The Commission Hearing On Safer Car Fronts (NB this a pdf file of a PowerPoint presentation)
 
06/02/2001
Commission Hearing On Safer Car Fronts
 
01/02/2001
The 3rd European Transport Safety Lecture
 
22/01/2001
ETSC URGES THE COMMISSION TO PUT THE SAFETY OF CITIZENS FIRST - Tomorrow's decision on safer car fronts for pedestrians and cyclists
 
20/12/2000
MEPs warn "One more backtrack from the Commission and we'll have no road safety policy !"
 
05/12/2000
Road Casualty Statistics - EU Member States Comparisons

05/12/2000
Safer car fronts for pedestrians and cyclists
 
24/10/2000
Best in Europe - High level Brussels meeting (12.9.00)on successful measures to cut EU road deaths
 
11/9/2000
ETSC's response to Commission Communication: Priorities in EU Road Safety - Progress Report and Ranking of Actions Com (2000) 125 Final
 
27/5/2000
ETSC welcomes proposed EU action plan to cut road deaths
 
17/3/2000
New international review of safety polices for pedestrians and cyclists in urban areas
 
18/2/2000
EU Transport Commissioner backtracks on road safety by saying no to Directive on blood alcohol limits
 
27/1/2000
Lack of an EU Strategy for Transport Safety is Costing Lives
 
21/1/2000
MEPs and ETSC Call On EU Transport Commissioner To Take Effective Action on Road Safety
 
13/1/2000
Safety in and Around Airports: Need for EU Action
 
5/11/1999
Better Management of Post Crash Care is Needed to Reduce EU Road Deaths and Disability
 
27/10/1999
Intelligent Transport Systems
-The Crash Benefits and the Crash Risks

 
14/7/1999
Risk of Death and Injury
of Travel in the European Union

 
8/6/1999
New Perspective of Rail Safety
Priorities in Europe

 
1/6/1999
Effective Police Enforcement Could Lead to a 50 Per Cent Reduction on Road Injury Crashes
 
17/5/1999