About 1,291,000 people are injured annually by road conflicts in the European Union

“About 1,291,000 people are injured annually by road conflicts in the European Union, with 141,000 of these injuries being serious,” a European Transport Security Council report said, stressing that progress in reducing serious and slight injuries is lagging behind in reducing traffic deaths. Serious injuries to the 24 EU Member States decreased by 13% between 2013 and 2023, a rate that is lower than a 16% reduction in road deaths. At the same time, the report points out that the magnitude of the reduction in the period 2013-2023 is far from the goal of reaching a 50% reduction in the 2020-2030. All this when the European Union has set the aim of reducing serious injuries by 50% between 2020 and 2030. In fact this number is higher due to non -exploitation of data collection. According to a new report by the European Transport Security Council, most European governments fail to improve […]
Source: News Beast

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