Comparison of rural road death rates in EU

摘要

In 2009 21,500 people lost their lives on Europe's rural roads, 55% of deaths. A Road Safety Performance Index (PIN), published by The European Transport Safety Council, has compared EU countries' progress in reducing deaths on rural roads since 2001 and also recommends key measures to improve safety on the network. These include safe road design, safe infrastructure management and better enforcement of traffic rules, in particular of speed limits. France Luxembourg and Portugal achieved the highest annual reductions in road deaths on rural roads with more than a 9% average reduction since 2001.