A single road death is one too many.
In 2024, 19,940 people lost their lives in road crashes in the EU, a 12% drop compared to 2019.
Progress is real but not enough.
To meet our goal of halving road deaths and serious injuries by 2030 and Vision Zero by 2050, we must accelerate our efforts.
We will focus on safer infrastructure, stronger enforcement, vehicle technologies, new mobility, and road safety research.
Safer roads are not optional. They are essential.
@EUCommission Fewer people on roads = fewer road deaths.
But try traveling from Germany to Brussels, one of the seats of the European Commission, by train. Half the time you will miss your connection and are not allowed to continue with the Eurostar without buying an extra Eurostar ticket.
This kind of friction pushes people in cars on the roads and could be solved by policy with a European compensation structure for transporting people who missed connections between national train operators.
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Evelyn Estelle