etsc.eu
The European Transport Safety Council is the independent voice for road safety in Europe.
www.etsc.eu
144 posts
1,246 followers
273 following
Prolific Poster
Conversation Starter
comment in response to
post
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.
comment in response to
post
🏘️ Local leadership:
“Heart Zones” make routes to school safer
Municipalities can earn “Traffic Safe” certification, pushing innovation from the ground up
www.tryggtrafikk.no/barnehage-og...
comment in response to
post
👦 👧 Protecting young drivers:
Stricter driver training
Double penalty points for new drivers
Youth-focused awareness campaigns
Result: fewer young lives lost on the roads.
comment in response to
post
📜 Smart legislation:
A 2020 law now requires in-depth investigation of every fatal crash. The goal? Learn from every tragedy to prevent the next one.
comment in response to
post
📋 Evidence-based policymaking:
Norway launched the BEST research programme to evaluate what’s working—and what’s not.
They don’t guess; they measure, adapt, and improve.
comment in response to
post
🎯 They have set clear long-term goals:
<50 road deaths/year by 2030
Vision Zero by 2050
These aren’t vague aspirations — they’re currently backed by 179 concrete measures in the National Plan of Action for Road Safety.
The plan is available in English here:
www.vegvesen.no/globalassets...
comment in response to
post
🚦 Norway uses a Safe System approach.
This means they don’t just expect people to behave perfectly — they promote safer roads, vehicles, users and systems that forgive mistakes and prevent fatal consequences.
Read more about the Safe System:
www.pacts.org.uk/safe-system/
comment in response to
post
Indeed. See our new thread on other European cities. bsky.app/profile/etsc...
comment in response to
post
Helsinki 🇫🇮
- No pedestrian or cyclist deaths in 2019
Luxembourg City 🇱🇺
- No pedestrian or cyclist road deaths in 2020
Lyon 🇫🇷
- Hospitalised injuries ⬇️ 40%
Graz 🇦🇹
- Serious injuries ⬇️ 20%
Bristol 🇬🇧 (20 mph)
- Road deaths ⬇️ 63%
Source:
www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16...
comment in response to
post
It drove through a massive loophole in EU law to get there...https://etsc.eu/sales-of-dangerous-us-pickup-trucks-up-20-in-europe/