Press Release Denmark Receives Road Safety PIN Award 2013
I am honoured to welcome Denmark as the latest entry in our prestigious list of PIN Award recipients. Their achievements in reducing the number of deaths on Danish roads make Denmark worthy of being recognised as a road safety champion, said Antonio Avenoso, ETSC Executive Director.
The Award was received on behalf of Denmark by Justice Minister Morten Bødsov. Read more...
17 June 2013
Press Release Road deaths down by 9% in 2012
The progress we have seen in 2012 is encouraging and we urge governments and stakeholders to keep up their efforts in order to further improve road safety and eventually reach the EU road safety target for 2020, said Antonio Avenoso, ETSC Executive Director. Read more...
17 June 2013
Policy Papers Back on track to reach the EU 2020 Road Safety Target? 7th Annual Road Safety PIN Report Read more...
17 June 2013
Policy Papers Risk on the roads: a male problem? Read more...
5 June 2013
Position Papers Integrating Safety into the EU Urban Transport Policy
Ahead of the European Commission launching of its Urban Mobility package, ETSC sets out its recommendations on integrating safety in urban transport policy as an essential component of sustainable urban mobility. The paper gives insights into tackling speed in urban areas, integration of safe modes such as walking and cycling, access to public transport and public procurement, as well as infrastructure safety and land use planning. It also looks at vulnerable road users (such as pedestrians, cyclists, and power two wheelers riders) in relation with heavy goods vehicles in urban areas. Recommendations on road and congestion charging are set out, as well as on commuting and travel plans, as relevant road safety risk factors. Read more...
June 2013
Newsletters Speed Monitor 13 Read more...
May 2013
Newsletters Drink Driving Monitor 19 Read more...
20 May 2013
Position Papers ETSC Response to First Milestone Towards an Injury Strategy
ETSC sets out its response to the new document published by the European Commission Towards a Serious Injury Strategy published in March. ETSC commends the European Commission for announcing a common definition of serious injuries in road traffic collisions: improving the quality of data about seriously injured survivors of road collisions will help in designing more effective safety policies. ETSC eagerly looks forward to the next steps of setting up a full Serious Injury Strategy and an EU target for reduction of serious injuries by 2020. Read more...
16 May 2013
Position Papers CARS 2020 ETSC Contribution May 2013
This paper explores the contribution of vehicle safety and CARS 2020 to the EU 2020 road safety target of halving road deaths. Read more...
6 May 2013
Press Release Safer Streets for Pedestrians: ETSC addresses European Road Safety Day
Pedestrians represent 20% of all road deaths in the EU. As many as 6,900 pedestrians were killed in the EU27 in 2009 alone; 80,800 since 2001. We are all pedestrians but we are not all safe. Big disparities exist between countries with much potential for saving lives and preventing serious injuries. The safety of walking needs special attention if public health and our environment are to be improved by encouraging these forms of active travel. Read more...
