Violeta Bulc will announce the 2015 figures today at noon.
I think I saw in some media report that numbers have gone up, and the slogan "Let's do better" doesn't quite inspire confidence.
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Roadsafety figures 2015
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Posted 9 years ago #
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When you say numbers up, is this per trip, per kilometer? I'd always be keen to see an announcement of the reduced mortality from active travel, but that's a lot harder to measure. If I hadn't cycled all my life I might be dead now, might not.
I once worked with a lady called Violet Black who, to my great chagrin, wasn't actually a goth.
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@IWRATS I don't know details - guess we have to wait for the press release announced for 12.00 CET (in half an hour). I only read vague mentions yesterday.
Posted 9 years ago # -
EU announcement postponed until tomorrow due to Bulc off sick.
From Police Scotland quarterly management info (so accuracy not guaranteed), for road accidents in Scotland 2015 -
169 people killed (201 in 2014)
1500 people seriously injured (1700 in 2014)
8793 reported slightly injured (9475 in 2014).Of those killed or seriously injured, 133 were children (174 in 2014)
Posted 9 years ago # -
The statement will be broadcast at 12.00 CET today here: http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/ebs/live.cfm
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"The average EU fatality rate for 2015 was 51.5 road deaths per 1 million inhabitants, similar to the past two years. This slowdown, which follows a significant reduction of 8% in 2012 and 2013, has several contributing factors, such as a higher interaction between unprotected and motorised road users in our cities. Vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists, etc.) also account for a large proportion of the 135 000 people the Commission estimates[1] were injured." (http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-863_en.htm)
Posted 9 years ago # -
Bulc: "The numbers are disappointing. For the second year in a row, we have not managed to reduce the numbers..."
Posted 9 years ago # -
Memo with more details up now: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-864_en.htm
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"Cyclists make up 8% of all who died on the road in the EU. The number of cyclist fatalities decreased by only 4% between 2010 and 2014, which is much lower than the total fatality decrease (18%). There were significant differences between Member States. The share of cyclist deaths is especially high in the Netherlands (25%), as well as in Denmark and Hungary (16%). The differences of course mirror the popularity of cycling in different Member States but also e.g. the safety of bike paths, the safety awareness of cyclists themselves (e.g. helmet use) and the awareness among drivers of the safety of surrounding cyclists." (http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-864_en.htm)
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