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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 06/07/2026

We’re proud to announce the publication of the ETSC Annual Report 2025, marking a year of determined advocacy and cross-border collaboration in the pursuit of safer roads across Europe. indd.adobe.com/view/5a2f142...

A family of cyclists riding along a separated cycle lane.

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 23/06/2026

How is your country doing on road safety? etsc.eu/pin2026 #PIN2026

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 13/04/2026

Thank you to MEP 🇪🇺 🇭🇷 Nikolina Brnjac for a productive meeting on EU road safety priorities ahead of discussions on the next EU budget. Good to exchange views on improving governance for assisted and automated driving.

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 26/03/2026

Where 30 km/h and 20 mph limits have been introduced on urban streets, deaths have fallen sharply. The question is not whether change is needed - but how quickly we make it happen. Infographic: @tflondon.bsky.social Vision Zero Action Plan 2 (2026) content.tfl.gov.uk/vision-zero-...

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 26/03/2026

Not sure if the vehicle is a C-HR. But here is the VRU (vulnerable road user) impact protection score from Euro NCAP (whose tests exceed regulatory requirements). www.euroncap.com/assessments/...

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 20/03/2026

The @iea.org is wisely urging countries to reduce highway speed limits to reduce energy use. This win-win policy will also reduce the frequency and severity of road crashes.

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 16/03/2026

A technology that prevents a driver from opening their door into the path of a passing cyclist. Wouldn't it be awesome if all cars were fitted with this feature? www.euroncap.com/en/car-safet...

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 07/01/2026

Important announcement from UK gov today on road safety. Note that UK road deaths decreased by a mediocre -8% over the last decade. Norway, another relatively safe country, managed -40%. Norway had a strategy, targets and political will. The UK...not so much. etsc.eu/euroadsafety...

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 22/12/2025

Season's greetings from ETSC 🎄 Read our end-of-year message in full: mailchi.mp/etsc/seasons...

AI-generated image of the Grand Place in Brussels with an ETSC-themed decoration.

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 06/11/2025

"Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas." Editorial in the @bmj.com, November 2025 www.bmj.com/content/391/... Photo: Crispin Hughes

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 18/09/2025

From Europe’s road safety challenges to mobility poverty - City Flows 2025 brings together original research, international comparative data, and expert insights from Italy, Germany, France, the UK, and Belgium. Event live stream 19.09.25 - 09:00 CEST bit.ly/cityflows25-...

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 28/07/2025

EU must defend its car safety standards www.ft.com/content/151e... @financialtimes.com

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 24/06/2025

Congratulations to Norway, winners of the 2025 European Transport Safety Council Road Safety Performance Index Award for outstanding progress in road safety. #PIN2025 www.etsc.eu/pin2025 @norwayeu.norway.no‬ @anderseide.bsky.social

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 24/06/2025

Norway proves that road deaths aren’t inevitable—they’re preventable with the right vision, systems, and political will. Congratulations to Norway, winners of the 2025 European Transport Safety Council Road Safety Performance Index Award for outstanding progress in road safety.

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 24/06/2025

Today ETSC is presenting Norway 🇳🇴 with our annual award for outstanding road safety progress. Ten years ago, Norway took the number one spot for the safest roads in Europe. And they have stayed there ever since. How did they do it? #PIN2025 @norwayeu.norway.no‬ @anderseide.bsky.social

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 12/06/2025

Together with @transenv.bsky.social and some 30 civil society organisations, we are calling for EU action on bonnet height. etsc.eu/civil-societ...

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 21/05/2025

Euro NCAP warns on crash risks of large and heavy SUVs for occupants of other vehicles. www.euroncap.com/en/press-med...

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 15/05/2025

EU vehicle safety standards are not up for negotiation in a US-EU trade deal, says @ec.europa.eu. Story by @alicemhancock.bsky.social @financialtimes.com. www.ft.com/content/d5bf...

Screenshot of FT news story. Full text: Crash test

Pedestrians across the EU can breathe a sigh of relief. Brussels has said it will hold firm on vehicle standards despite pressure from the US as it tries to cut a trade deal on cars, writes Alice Hancock.

Context: Autos are among the priority sectors to be addressed in transatlantic trade negotiations. US President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on EU car imports. The EU has an existing 10 per cent tariff on vehicles going the other way.

Numbers are not the only concern of the US administration, which had demanded the EU align its vehicle standards with its lower ones in order to ease trade flows.

That idea did not bode well for the safety of European roads.

According to a letter sent to the European Commission by several transport groups, road deaths in the EU have decreased by 16 per cent since 2013, but have increased by 25 per cent in the US over the same period. Unlike the EU and the UK, the US has no vehicle safety standards for pedestrian protection, which through design features help minimise injuries.

The commission considered lowering standards, but finally decided not to do so. In an email to the European Transport Safety Council seen by the FT, Leopoldo Rubinacci, its deputy director-general for trade, assured the group that “neither EU safety and environmental performance standards, nor citizens’ EU Treaty guaranteed rights and values are up for negotiation”.

What could be on the table is the recognition of certain safety test results in areas with similar requirements.

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 09/05/2025

This Europe Day let's celebrate the incredible success story of road safety in the EU. Thanks in no small part to EU vehicle safety standards, road deaths have declined substantially over the last 25 years. Let's keep working together to turn all those bars green!

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 07/03/2025

EU #roadsafetyexchange is back in Madrid this week to strengthen Greek-Spanish cooperation on improving the safety of motorcycling🏍️.

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 27/02/2025

The project partners also discussed the digitisation of driver education, approaches to obtaining a driving licence and the importance of lifelong education and training. Find out more at: buff.ly/3D0pcTM

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 27/02/2025

The topics covered advances in crash investigation, including laser scanning and photogrammetry for more accurate post-crash analysis and the use of data for road safety research.

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 27/02/2025

A big thank you to 🇧🇬 Vice-Premier Grozdan Karadzhov and Dep. Minister Toni Todorov for their support for the EU #RoadSafetyExchange project. Our workshop in Sofia brought together experts from 🇧🇬 🇫🇮 🇪🇸 to discuss best practices and experience on driver training and collision investigation.

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 14/02/2025

Great to see Austria standing up for road safety, opposing plans to allow 17-year-olds to drive lorries. buff.ly/4i01iGv (€) via @politico.eu

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 31/01/2025

As part of its comprehensive road safety strategy, and following a speed limit review, Ireland is changing the default speed limits for rural local roads, from 80km/h to 60km/h, starting on 7 February. buff.ly/3PXo6uM Image credit: buff.ly/42Bh1HD

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 30/01/2025

Great insights from our hosts at the General Police Directorate (Ministry of Interior) and the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences at the University of Zagreb, and a wonderful opportunity to hear about the Dutch and Swedish experience.

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 30/01/2025

Great to be back on the road again this week in Croatia with the EU #roadsafetyexchange project. The focus was on good enforcement practices and how to make safer road infrastructure.

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 17/01/2025

Congratulations to Valentina Orioli, deputy mayor for new mobility. A true life-saver. #IWillBeALifesaver

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 17/01/2025

There is now one year of data since Bologna introduced its Città 30 mobility plan, which includes default 30 km/h speed limits. And the results are AMAZING! (Thread)

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 10/12/2024

“Lowering the minimum age requirements for professional drivers to address the driver shortage compromises road safety.” Dr Tina Gehlert German Insurance Association (GDV)

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 10/12/2024

“Allowing 17-year-olds to drive 40-ton trucks or 19-year-olds to operate passenger buses undermines our shared responsibility to safeguard lives.” - Elena Kountoura MEP

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 03/12/2024

The latest member of the European Parliament's Transport Committee to join the ETSC #IWillBeALifesaver campaign is Vicent Marzà Ibáñez MEP. Thank you! Find out more at: buff.ly/3CV2bRB

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 02/12/2024

Thank you Jutta Paulus MEP, member of the European Parliament's environment committee, for backing the ETSC #IWillBeALifesaver campaign, recommitting to the EU target to reduce road deaths by half by 2030. buff.ly/3CV2bRB

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 02/12/2024

Many thanks to Kai Tegethoff MEP @greens-efa.eu, member of the European Parliament's transport committee, for supporting the ETSC #IWillBeALifeSaver campaign. Find out more at: buff.ly/3CV2bRB

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 27/11/2024

17-year-olds driving HGVs? What the truck? Let's improve working conditions for truck drivers, not ask teenagers to do the job. SIgn the petition and send a letter to your transport minister in a few clicks. buff.ly/3V7C0xi

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 22/11/2024

London and New York have tested Intelligent Speed Assistance in their city-owned vehicles, significantly reducing speeding incidents by 62% and 64%, respectively. Why aren't all public and corporate fleets adopting this technology? Sources: buff.ly/3OiqKdP buff.ly/496gi2G

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 21/11/2024

Thank you to Vivien Costanzo MEP for joining the #IWillBeALifesaver campaign. etsc.eu/life-saver/ @socialistsanddemocrats.eu

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 19/11/2024

17-year-olds driving HGVs in the EU? What the truck? Let’s focus on better pay and conditions for experienced drivers instead of signing up teenagers on the cheap. Sign the petition www.itfglobal.org/en/campaigns...

What the truck?

Say no to 17-year-olds driving heavy goods vehicles.

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 17/11/2024

Remember. Support. Act. Today is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. worlddayofremembrance.org #WDoR2024

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 15/11/2024

Letter: Beware pitfalls on the road towards automated driving by ETSC's Frank Mütze in today's @financialtimes.com @sarahoconnorft.bsky.social

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 14/11/2024

Congratulations to ETSC’s LEARN! Project team and our partners for winning this year’s European Commission Road Safety Charter Excellence in Road Safety Award for Education. www.trafficsafetyeducation.eu

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 14/11/2024

A huge thank you to Claire Depré, head of the road safety unit at DG Move @ec.europa.eu, for supporting the #IWillBeALifesaver campaign. Find out more at etsc.eu/life-saver

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 13/11/2024

EU should set mandatory safety standards for e-scooters, including 20 km/h maximum speed Our latest report, published today. etsc.eu/eu-should-se...

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 25/10/2024

The absolute nightmare of 30 km/h limits.

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 06/09/2024

NEW: Drivers to be responsible for lane changes made by driver assistance systems etsc.eu/drivers-to-b...

Interior of a Tesla car being driven 'hands-off' on a road in North America

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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 05/09/2024

5000 Dodge Rams were registered in the EU last year. These vehicles do not meet EU safety standards. In a letter to @ec.europa.eu with @transenv.bsky.social, @eurocities.bsky.social and others, we are calling for this dangerous loophole to be closed. www.transportenvironment.org/uploads/file...

A Dodge Ram pickup truck on a street in Brussels, Belgium

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