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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council
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The European Transport Safety Council is the independent voice for road safety in Europe.

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"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
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November 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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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
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September 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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EU must defend its car safety standards

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July 28, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Congratulations to Norway, winners of the 2025 European Transport Safety Council Road Safety Performance Index Award for outstanding progress in road safety.

#PIN2025
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@norwayeu.norway.no‬
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June 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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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.
June 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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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
June 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Together with @transenv.bsky.social and some 30 civil society organisations, we are calling for EU action on bonnet height.

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June 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Euro NCAP warns on crash risks of large and heavy SUVs for occupants of other vehicles.

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May 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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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.

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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.
May 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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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!
May 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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EU #roadsafetyexchange is back in Madrid this week to strengthen Greek-Spanish cooperation on improving the safety of motorcycling🏍️.
March 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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The project partners also discussed the digitisation of driver education, approaches to obtaining a driving licence and the importance of lifelong education and training.

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February 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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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.
February 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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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.
February 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Great to see Austria standing up for road safety, opposing plans to allow 17-year-olds to drive lorries.

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February 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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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.

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January 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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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.
January 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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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.
January 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Congratulations to Valentina Orioli, deputy mayor for new mobility. A true life-saver.
#IWillBeALifesaver
January 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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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!

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January 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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“Lowering the minimum age requirements for professional drivers to address the driver shortage compromises road safety.”
Dr Tina Gehlert
German Insurance Association (GDV)
December 10, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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“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
December 10, 2024 at 12:19 PM
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The latest member of the European Parliament's Transport Committee to join the ETSC #IWillBeALifesaver campaign is Vicent Marzà Ibáñez MEP. Thank you!

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December 3, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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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.

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December 2, 2024 at 5:52 PM
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Many thanks to Kai Tegethoff MEP @greens-efa.eu, member of the European Parliament's transport committee, for supporting the ETSC #IWillBeALifeSaver campaign.

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December 2, 2024 at 10:33 AM