Progress in cutting road fatalities significantly slowed last year (to -2%) compared with a very promising EU-wide reduction throughout the last decade (on average -6%), according to new figures published by the European Commission. Worse still, some EU Member States, like Germany and Sweden, who have very strong safety records, now show a significant increase in deaths. In other Member States, like Poland and Belgium – already lagging behind in road safety – the number of deaths went up. The problem of motorcycles – where fatalities have still not fallen after more than a decade – still persists.
Road safety
Road safety: Progress in cutting EU road deaths falls to 2% in 2011
Press Release European CommissionAwareness campaigns on road safety published by some countries in the world.
SPAIN: campaign published by the Spanish Government at end of 2010 for the respect of speed limits.
AUSTRALIA: campaign published by Transport Accident Commission Victoria to reduce over speeding attitude of the drivers.
CANADA: a powerful campaign made by the Quebec government about speeding. It was broadcasted in theatres in 2004.
RUSSIA: movement for Safe Traffic. Campaign “Slow Down Speed!
FRANCE: French campaign for the respect of speed limits.
IRELAND: “Loaded Weapon”, the winning entry in a creative competition created by Road Safety Authority, Ireland and Setanta Insurance.
IRELAND: “The Faster the Speed, the Bigger the Mess” is a sixty second public service campaign by the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland's Road Safety Authority”.
Spain Strategic Plan on Road Safety 2005-2008
Here below you can download the Strategic Plan on Road Safety 2005-2008 issued by the Direccion General de Trafico of the Ministero del Interior of Spain.
NTHSA Speed Enforcement Program Guidelines
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration have developed Speed Enforcement Program Guidelines to provide law enforcement personnel and decision makers with detailed information on how to establish and maintain an effective speed enforcement program.
