EU sets road safety a priority for the future

The total of EU road deaths in 2008 numbered 39,000 prompting the EU to set as a target halving this road carnage by half by 2010.

At a conference (Wednesday) hosted by the European Commission delegates will discuss the results of the public consultation preceding the drafting of the European Road Safety Action Programme 2011 – 2020. The aim of the conference will be get approval for a European policy to road safety. Areas of discussion will focus on key areas such as accidents on rural roads (60% of the total deaths) and vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and elderly people.

The conference takes place in the form of panel discussions with experts and plenary sessions with all participants. Subjects for the first panel discussion are the safety of vehicles and of infrastructure, with focus on the safety of motorcycles, vehicles of the future such as electric cars, eco-driving, and on how to adjust infrastructure to different categories of road users.

The second panel discussion treats the role that citizens can play in improving road safety. Panelists are representing road victims, professional drivers, public authorities, traffic police and vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and elderly people as well as industry representatives.

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