*Country Profile

Austria

ROAD SAFETY

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VersionFebruary 8, 2024

AuthorKaterina Folla, Konstantinos Kaselouris (NTUA)Internal Reviewer:

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Contents
1.

Highlights ........................................................................... 4

2.

Road Safety Outcomes ......................................................... 5

3.

4.

5.

6.

2.1

Road Safety Trends ......................................................... 5

2.2

Risk Figures .................................................................... 6

2.3

Transport Mode ............................................................... 7

2.4

Age and Gender .............................................................. 9

2.5

Area and Road Type ....................................................... 11

2.6Time Period ................................................................... 12

2.7

Lighting and Weather Conditions ...................................... 13

Safety Performance Indicators .............................................. 14
3.1Road User Behaviour ...................................................... 14

3.2

Vehicle Safety ................................................................ 15

3.3

Enforcement .................................................................. 15Road Safety Policy and Measures .......................................... 16
4.1

National Road Safety Strategy.......................................... 16

4.2

Traffic Laws and Regulations ............................................ 16

4.3

Driving Licences ............................................................. 174.4Road Infrastructure ........................................................ 18

Structure and Culture .......................................................... 19
5.1Country Characteristics ................................................... 19

5.2

Structure of Road Safety Management .............................. 20

5.3

Self-declared behaviour & Attitudes .................................. 21

Notes ................................................................................ 22
6.1

Data Sources ................................................................. 22

6.2

Definitions ..................................................................... 24

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1. Highlights
Road Safety Outcomes• In 2021, 362 people were killed and 6,945 people were seriously
injured in road crashes in Austria.
• Austria ranks 9th in the EU when it comes to the number offatalities per million inhabitants (traffic mortality rate).
• Compared to the EU average, the distribution of fatalities inAustria shows a relatively high proportion on rural roads.
• Over the 2012-2021 period, the number of fatalities in Austria
decreased by over 30%, which is slightly higher than the 25%
decrease registered by the EU as a whole.
• Traffic fatalities among pedestrians and also car occupants
showed strong decreases (54 and 43% respectively).
• The number of seriously injured cyclists in Austria increased overthe same period.
Road Safety Performance Indicators• Seat-belt and child restraint systems (CRS) use rates among
passenger car occupants, as well as helmet use rates among
powered two wheelers and cyclists are higher than in the EU.
• Self-reported drink-driving is slightly higher than the EU average.
• Austrian passenger cars are considerably younger than the EU
average.
Road Safety Policy Measures & Country Characteristics• BAC levels for novice and professional drivers are stricter than inmost EU countries.
• E-scooters are allowed on road lanes if there are no bicycle paths.
• in terms of total passenger transport, the share in public
transport is higher in Austria than the EU average.
• Austrian road infrastructure is characterized by a high roaddensity.

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2. Road Safety Outcomes
2.1 Road Safety Trends
In Austria, 362 people were killed and 6,945 people were seriously
injured in road crashes in 2021 a. Over the period 2012-2021, thenumber of fatalities decreased by 32%, which is slightly higher thanthe 25% registered across the European Union (EU) decrease. Althoughalso serious injuries in Austria decreased over this period, the decrease
was much less marked (13%).
In terms of mortality rates, Austria recorded 41 road fatalities per
million inhabitants in 2021, which is just below the EU average of 45.
Except for a sharp decrease in road fatalities during the period 20122014 followed by an increase in 2015, the Austrian road fatality rate
per population follows a similar trend as that of the EU.
Table 1. Number of fatalities and serious injuries, 2012 and 2021
Fatalities
Serious Injuries

2012
531
8,017

2021
362
6,945

Trend
-32%
-13%

EU trend-25%-

Figure 1. Mortality rate development, 2012 – 2021

Fatalites per million
inhabitants

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
European Union

Austriaa

It is noted that the global COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the CARE data for2020 and 2021 for many European countries. Traffic volumes dropped sharply during
the pandemic due to traffic restrictions, which was associated with a significant drop
in road traffic crashes and fatalities.

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Figure 2. Evolution of serious injuries per million inhabitants, 2012 2021

Serious injuries per million
inhabitants

1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Austria

2.2 Risk Figures
Figure 3. Mortality rates by country, 2021

Fatalities per million inhabitants

100
90
80
70
60
50
40

EU = 45

41

30
20
10
0

Taking into account the number of vehicles, the Austrian mortality rate
per 10,000 vehicles is 0.52, lower than the EU average (0.63).

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Figure 4. Fatalities per ten thousand registered vehicles, 2021

2.3 Transport Mode
In 2021 b, car occupants accounted for 44% of road traffic fatalities inAustria, which is similar to the percentage observed in the EU as awhole. The percentage of powered two-wheelers (24%) is slightly
higher than that in the EU (19%), while pedestrians account for 10%of road fatalities, in contrast to 18% in the EU.
Over the period 2012-2021, there has been a decrease in road fatalities
for all transport modes. Both in fatalities and in serious injuries thehighest decrease was recorded for pedestrians (54% and 37%
respectively), while an increase of 41% in serious injuries was recorded
for cyclists.
Of those vulnerable road users (VRUs: pedestrians, cyclists andpowered two-wheelers) that were fatally injured in Austria in crashes
involving either passenger cars or buses/coaches or lorries and heavy
goods vehicles, 64% were involved in a crash with a car, and 36% wereinvolved in a crash with a lorry or heavy goods vehicle.
The number of fatalities in single vehicle crashes in Austria decreased
more than in the European Union.

Different shares of transport modes in the casualty numbers, as shown in thissection, may also reflect differences in the size of the vehicle fleet and the usage ofdifferent modes rather than a difference in safety level.
b

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Table 2: Number of fatalities by transport mode, 2012 and 2021
Bus/coach occupants
Car occupants
Cyclists
Heavy goods vehicles
Lorries, under 3.5t
Other/unknown
Pedestrians
Powered two-wheelers
Total

2012
2
282
52
4
15
8
81
87
531

2021
1
161
50
4
15
6
37
88
362

Trend

EU trend
+26%
-28%
-12%
-11%
-14%
-13%
-34%
-18%
-25%

-43%
-4%
0%
-54%
+1%
-32%

Figure 5. Distribution of road fatalities by transport mode, 2021

European
Union

45%

6%

19%

Austria

44%

6%

24%

14%

10% 2%

60%

80%

100%

0%

20%

40%

9%

18%

Car occupants

HGVs, Lorries and buses

Powered two-wheelers

Cyclists

Pedestrians

Other/unknown

3%

Table 3: Number of serious injuries by transport mode, 2012 and 2021
Bus/coach occupants
Car occupants
Cyclists
Heavy goods vehicles
Lorries, under 3.5t
Other/unknown
Pedestrians
Powered two-wheelers
Total

2012
87
2,673
1,609
43
114
97
985
2,409
8,017

8

2021
70
1,793
2,274
43
136
95
621
1,913
6,945

Trend
-20%
-33%
+41%
0%
+19%
-2%
-37%
-21%
-13%

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Table 4: Number of VRU fatalities in crashes involving passenger cars,
buses or coaches and lorries or heavy goods vehicles, 2012 and 2021
Crashes involving busesor coaches
Crashes involving cars
Crashes involving lorries
or heavy goods vehicles

2012

2021

Trend

EU trend

6

0

-

-47%

94

68

-28%

-29%

44

38

-14%

-15%

Table 5: Number of fatalities in single vehicle crashes by transportmode, 2012 and 2021
Bus/coach occupants
Car occupants
Cyclists
Heavy goods vehicles
Lorries, under 3.5t
Other/unknown
Powered two-wheelers
Total

2012

1
123
14
3
5
7
33
186

2021
1
77
18
2
2
4
27
131

Trend
-37%
+29%
-18%
-30%

EU trend
+47%
-28%
+37%
-44%
-12%
-20%
-16%
-23%

2.4 Age and Gender
The distribution of road fatalities across age groups in Austria is similar
to that of the EU, with a slightly higher share of female fatalities aged
between 50 and 64 years old and a lower share of females aged
between 18 and 24 years old. Over the period 2012-2021, the numberof fatalities dropped for all age groups except for males aged below 18
years. The number of seriously injured persons decreased for all age
groups except for people aged between 50 and 64 years old.

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Figure 6. Distribution of road fatalities by age and gender, 2021

FemaleEuropean Union

6% 10%

23%

Austria 4% 5%

22%

0%

20%
<18

20%

40%

27%

42%

40%

18-24

60%

25-49

50-64

80%

100%

65+

Male
European Union 4% 13%

Austria

9%
0%
<18

36%

13%

24% 1%

24%

22%

32%

20%
18-24

23%

40%
25-49

60%
65+

50-64

80%

100%

Unknown

Table 6: Number of fatalities by age and gender, 2012 and 2021
Female
<18
18-24
25-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
Total
Male
<18
18-24
25-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
Total

2012

2021

Trend

EU trend

17
17
24
30
65
0
153

4
5
20
25
39
0
93

-76%
-71%
-17%
-17%
-40%
-39%

-44%
-40%
-37%
-23%
-25%
-22%
-31%

15
67
132
75
89
0
378

23
36
86
64
60
0
269

+53%
-46%
-35%
-15%
-33%
-29%

-27%
-37%
-30%
-13%
-8%
-9%
-23%

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Table 7: Number of serious injuries by age and gender, 2012 and 2021
Female
<18
18-24
25-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
Total
Male
<18
18-24
25-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
Total

2012

2021

Trend

334
352
833
588
707
0
2,814

274
223
671
634
640
0
2,442

-18%
-37%
-19%
+8%
-9%
-13%

732
708
1,984
1,019
759
0
5,202

617
508
1,450
1,182
745
0
4,502

-16%
-28%
-27%
+16%
-2%
-13%

2.5 Area and Road TypeThe majority of road fatalities in Austria occurred on rural roads (64%).
This percentage is significantly higher than in the European Union as awhole (53%). The proportion of fatalities on urban roads on the other
hand is much lower than the EU average. Inside urban areas, thepercentage of cyclist fatalities is higher than the respective EU ratio.
Over the period 2012-2021, the number of fatalities and serious injuries
decreased on all road types in Austria.
Table 8: Number of fatalities by road type, 2012 and 2021
Motorway
Rural
Urban
Unknown
Total

2012
50
330
151
-

2021
33
230
99
-

531

362

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Trend
-34%
-30%
-34%
-32%

EU trend
-6%
-28%
-24%
-48%
-25%

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Figure 7. Distribution of road fatalities by road type, 2021

European Union

9%

Austria

9%

53%

39%

64%

0%

20%

27%

40%
Motorway

Rural

60%

80%

100%

Urban

Table 9: Number of serious injuries by road type, 2012 and 2021
Motorway
Rural
Urban

2012
338
3,584
4,095

2021
296
3,062
3,587

Trend
-12%
-15%
-12%

Unknown

0

0

-

8,017

6,945

-13%

Total

Figure 8. Distribution of road fatalities inside urban areas by transportmode, 2021

European
Union

28%

Austria

3%

24%

0%

4%

20%

20%

13%

19%

33%

27%

40%

60%

3%

23%

80%

2%

100%

Car occupants

HGVs, Lorries and BusesPowered two-wheelers

Cyclists

Pedestrians

Other/unknown

2.6 Time Period
The distribution of fatalities by day of the week and time of the day issimilar to that of the EU. Most fatalities occurred during working
weekdays. Fatalities during the weekend (day- and night-time) showeda stronger decrease than the EU as a whole.

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Table 10: Number of fatalities by time period, 2012 and 2021
2012
310
38

2021
222
35

Trend
-28%
-8%

Weekend - Daytime

120

76

-37%

EU trend
-21%
-30%
-25%

Weekend - Night-time

63

29

-54%

-39%

Unknown
Total

531

362

-32%

-75%

Working week - Daytime
Working week- Night-time-25%

Figure 9. Distribution of road fatalities by time period, 2021

European
Union

59%

Austria

61%
0%

20%

8%

23%

10%
40%

60%

Working week - Daytime
Weekend - Daytime

21%
80%

10%
8%
100%

Working week- Night-time
Weekend - Night-time

2.7 Lighting and Weather Conditions
According to the distribution of fatalities by lighting and weather
conditions, the majority of fatalities both in Austria and in the EU wererecorded during daylight and with dry weather conditions. During
twilight and darkness and under wet conditions, road crash fatalities
decreased more than in the EU on average.
Table 11: Number of fatalities by lighting and weather conditions, 2012
and 2021
Lighting Conditions
Daylight
Twilight
Darkness
Weather Conditions
Dry
Rain
Other/Unknown

2012

2021

Trend

EU trend

328
27
176

237
16
109

-28%
-41%
-38%

-17%
-25%
-33%

453
54
24

321
25
16

-29%
-54%
-33%

-24%
-28%
-25%

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3. Safety Performance Indicators
3.1 Road User Behaviour
Table 12: Road Safety Performance Indicators, 2022 or latest available
year
AustriaEU

Speeding% of passenger cars travelling within speed limits3
Motorways
80.9
c

-

Rural Roads

88.9

-

Urban Roads

57.4

-

Front

98.4

93.3

Rear

87.9

75.5

76.8

67.0

PTW driver

99.9

97.0

PTW passenger

100.0

94.4

35.5

37.8

12.5

11.8

Seat belt & CRS use rates (%)1,2

Child restraint systems
Helmet use rates (%)

1

CyclistDUI of Alcohol3(self-reported)% car drivers have driven at least oncein the last 30 days over the legal limit
Driver Distraction1% of drivers not using hand-heldmobile device/phone while driving

96.4

94.8

Sources: Baseline project, ETSC (2022), ESRA3 project (2024), national sources
1

2

3

4

An EU average is not available for speeding, due to different legal speed limits among
countries, which does not allow for a straightforward comparison. Please also notethat for some Safety Performance Indicators of Section 3, the EU average is based ona small number of EU Member States with available data (see Section 6.1).
c

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3.2 Vehicle Safety
Table 13: Vehicle Safety Performance Indicators, 2019
% of new passenger cars rated with 4
EuroNCAP stars and above1
Average age of passenger car fleet (years)2Austria

EU

87.6

83.6

8.5

11.8

Sources: 1Baseline project, 2ACEA (2022)

3.3 Enforcement
Table 14: Number of traffic police tickets per thousand population,
2020
Tickets per 1,000 population
Speeding
Non-use of seat-belt
Illegal use of mobile phone
Driving above legal alcohol limits

Austria
559.9
8.8
13.6
2.9

Source: ETSC (2022)

15

EU
139.7
5.7
4.4
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4. Road Safety Policy and Measures
4.1 National Road Safety Strategy
Table 15: National road safety strategy and targets
Timeframe
Lead Authority

Austria
2021-2030
Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy,
Mobility, Innovation, and Technology (BMK), in cooperation with KFV(Austrian Road Safety Board) and FGM/AMOR (Austrian Mobility
Research)

Targets
Fatalities-50%
Serious injuries-50%
Baseline Year2017-2019 (average value)
SPIs
Yes, for 8 KPIs
Link
https://www.bmk.gv.at/en/topics/transport/roads/safety/vss2030.html
Source: national sources

4.2 Traffic Laws and Regulations
National road safety legislation in Austria reflects the situation in the
majority of EU countries. Remarkable is that the BAC level for novice
and professional drivers stricter than in most EU countries.
Table 16: National road safety legislation
Austria
Speed limits for passenger cars (km/h)
Urban roads
50
Rural roads
100
Motorways
130
Allowed BAC levels (g/l)
General population
0.5
Novice drivers
0.1
Professional drivers

0.1

Seatbelt requirement
Drivers
Front Passenger
Rear Passenger
Child restraint systems

Yes
Yes
Yes

CRS requiredChildren in front seats

Up to 14 years / 135 cm
Allowed in CRS

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Most common in EU
50: 26/27
90: 17/27
130: 14/27
0.5: 19/27
0.2: 12/27, 0.0: 9/27
0.2: 10/27, 0.0: 9/27,
0.5: 6/27
Yes: 27/27
Yes: 27/27
Yes: 27/27
up to 135 cm: 11/27,
up to 150 cm: 11/27
Allowed in CRS: 22/27

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Austria
Prohibited under 12
years

Most common in EU
Prohibited under certain
age/height: 18/27

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Allowed from 12 years

Yes: 27/27
Yes: 27/27
Yes: 25/27
Not mandatory: 19/27
Not restricted: 16/27

No
Yes

No: 26/27
Yes: 27/27

Children on motorcycles
Helmet requirement
Powered Two Wheelers
All roads
All engines
Cyclists
Age restriction
Mobile phone use
Hand-held phone use allowed
Hands-free phone use allowed
E-scooters

Allowed from 12 years
Not restricted: 9/27,
oldAllowed from 14 years: 6/27
Max. speed limit (km/h)
25
25: 18/27
Helmet requiredNo
Not required: 12/27
Yes, if there are no
Allowed on road lanes
Yes: 18/27
bicycle paths
Allowed on pavements
No
No: 13/27, Yes: 9/27
Allowed on bicycle paths
Yes
Yes: 21/27
Sources: EC (2023), WHO (2018), FERSI (2020), National sources
Age restriction

4.3 Driving Licences
Table 17: Policies and regulations related to driving licences
Austria

Most common in EU

17 years old (After 3,000km
driving under supervision)

17 years: 13/27,
No: 7/27
2 years: 7/27,
3 years: 5/27

Novice Drivers
Accompanied driving
Probation period for novice
drivers
Renewal procedure
Renewal procedure(compulsory)
Renewal interval
Medical requirements

3 years

Yes

Yes: 26/27

Class A, B: every 15 years
Class C, D: every 5 years

Εvery 10years: 13/27,
Εvery 15years: 9/27

Class A, B: No (in standard cases)
Class C, D: Yes

Yes: 22/27

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4.4 Road Infrastructure
Table 18: Policies and regulations related to road infrastructure
Austria

Most common in EU

Audits or star rating required for
new road infrastructure

Yes

Yes: 10/27,
Partial:17/27

Inspections / star rating of existing
roads

Yes

Yes:26/27

Design standards for the safety ofpedestrians / cyclists

Yes

Yes:25/27

Investments to upgrade high risk
locations

Yes

Yes:20/27

Policies & investment in urban
public transport

Yes

Yes:23/27

Policies promoting walking andcycling

Yes

Yes: 21/27

Source: WHO (2018)18

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5. Structure and Culture
5.1 Country Characteristics
The population density in Austria is similar to the EU average, whereas
the GDP per capita is above the EU average. A lower proportion of GDP
is spent on road infrastructure.
Table 19: Country Characteristics, 2021
Austria
Demographics2
Population (inhabitants)
Population density (inh./km2)% children (0-17)% adults (18-64)% elderly (65+)% of urban population
Economic Data2
GDP per capita (euro)
Infrastructure1
Country Area (km2)Road network length (km)Road density (km/km2)% of motorways% GDP spent to road infrastructure3
Vehicle Fleet1
Vehicles per population% of passenger cars
% of motorcycles% of HGVs% of buses
Exposure1
Modal split of passenger transport onland (passenger-km in %):- Passenger cars
- Bus/coach/Metro/Tram
Modal split of freight transport on land
(tonne-km in %):- Road- RailEnvironment1
CO2 emissions from road transport(million tonnes)
Share of road transport emissions in
total transport emissions (%)
Sources: 1EC (2023b), 2Eurostat, 3OECD (2023)

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EU

8,932,664
108.1
17.3
63.5
19.2
59.1

447,000,548
109.0
18.2
61.6
20.3
75.2

45,37032,56083,878
127,982
1.53
1.37
0.1

4,225,134
4,473,380
1.1
1.67
0.4

0.74
77.5
13.7
8.6
0.2

0.73
77.3
11.4
11.1
0.2

75.7
15.2

85.2
8.7

61.7
27.0

74.6
16.4

21.2

739.8

92.1

76.3

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5.2 Structure of Road Safety Management
Table 20: Road Safety Management Structure
Key Functions

Formulation of nationalroad safety strategy

Monitoring of the roadsafety development-

Improvements in roadinfrastructure

Improvement invehiclesImprovement in roaduser education-

Publicity campaigns

Enforcement of traffic
laws

Other relevant actors

Source: National sources-

Key Actors
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment,
Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK)
Other Federal Ministries
Representatives from regional and local authorities
Motorway operator
Research Centres and Universities
Road Safety Organisations
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment,
Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK)
Austrian Road Safety Advisory Council (Roads Task
Force)
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment,
Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK)(DG for National Roads and Motorways)
Austrian motorway authority (ASFINAG): motorways
9 Federal states (Bundesländer): regional roads
Municipalities
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment,
Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK)
Clubs
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment,
Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK)
Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research(BMBWF)
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment,
Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK)Road Safety Fund (VSF)
Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research(BMBWF)
BMI
Chamber of Commerce
Driving Schools
Austrian Social Insurance for Occupational Risks
PoliceProvincial Government (road traffic act)
Provincial Governor (motor vehicle act)Österreichische Bundesbahnen (Austrian Railways)
Federal Ministry of Justice BMJ
Federal Ministry of Digital and Economic Affairs(BMDW)
Federal Ministry of Defense (BMLV)
Austrian Road Safety Board (KFV)

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5.3 Self-declared behaviour & Attitudes
Table 21: Self-declared behaviour and attitudes
Ranking among
EU countries

Austria

EU Average

22.1

17.0

13/18

64.5

55.7

14/18

12.5

17.2

4/18

15.6
33.4

16.8
34.4

12/18
11/18

14.5

15.0

10/18

80.4

76.6

3/18

28.4

38.3

14/18

55.8

60.1

10/18

Risk Taking% at least once in the past 30 days
- drive after drinking alcohol- drive faster than the speed limit
inside urban areas- transport children under 150cm
without using CRS
Enforcement Perception% of likely of being checked for- drink-driving- respecting speed limits- using of hand-held mobile phone
while driving
Support for policy measures% of support to a legal obligation to- zero tolerance for all novice
drivers- limiting the speed limit to
30km/h in all built-up areas(except on main thoroughfares)- requiring all cyclists to wear ahelmetSource: ESRA3 project (2024)

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6. Notes
6.1 Data Sources
CARE (Community database on road accidents in Europe)
All information in section 1 of the Country Profile is based on the CARE
database. The full glossary of definitions of variables used in this Reportis available at EC Mobility & Transport - Road Safety webpage.
The European average is based on the average of the 27 EU countries.
EU trends and aggregated figures are based on the most recent figuresavailable (2021). In case of missing values, the EU averages andaggregated data were produced by imputing figures based on data fromprevious years. For values less than 10, the trend is not shown since it
may be due to randomness. Also, due to missing data on serious
injuries for some EU countries, EU total/average is not calculated. Dateof extraction: July 2023
ACEA (2022)
European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. The automobile
industry - Pocket guide 2022/2023. ACEA, 2022.
https://www.acea.auto/files/ACEA_Pocket_Guide_2022-2023.pdf
Data on the average age of the passenger car fleet come from the
ACEA. The European average is based on the average of 24 EU
countries. Date of extraction: July 2023
Baseline project
Information in section 3 is based on Key Performance Indicators
collected within the Baseline project.
https://road-safety.transport.ec.europa.eu/statistics-andanalysis/data-and-analysis/key-performance-indicators-kpis_en
Alternative sources were used for countries with no available data in
the Baseline project (e.g., ETSC, national sources). The European
average is based on the average of 17 EU countries for speeding, 23
EU countries for seat-belt use, 13 EU countries for CRS use, 14 EU
countries for helmet use, 14 EU countries for driver distraction and 13
EU countries for vehicle safety. Date of extraction: July 2023
European Commission 2023
Data were retrieved from EC Mobility & Transport - Road Safety
website:https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/drivingabroad/road-rules-and-safety/index_en.htm
Date of extraction: July 2023
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European Commission – Statistical Pocketbook 2023 (b)European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport.
EU transport in figures – Statistical pocketbook 2023. Publications
Office of the European Union, 2023. Date of extraction: November 2023
https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2832/319371
Eurostat
Data were retrieved from Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
The European average is based on the average of the 27 EU countries.
Date of extraction: July 2023
ESRA project
Information in sections 3 (drink-driving) and 5.3 is based on data fromthe ESRA 3 (E-Survey of Road Users’ Attitudes) project (2023).
https://www.esranet.eu/
The European average is the average of 17 European countries. In the
ranking of the countries in Table 21, Switzerland is also included. Dateof extraction: July 2023
ETSC
Information in section 3 is based on data from the following ETSC
report. The European average is the average of 24 European countries
for all indicators, except the alcohol related tickets (20 countries).
European Transport Safety Council. How traffic law enforcement cancontribute to safer roads. PIN Flash Report 42. ETSC, 2022.
https://etsc.eu/how-traffic-law-enforcement-can-contribute-to-saferroads-pin-flash-42/
FERSI (2020)
Kamphuis, K. & van Schagen, I. (2020) E-scooters in Europe: legal
status, usage and safety. Results of a survey in FERSI countries. FERSI
paper. https://fersi.org/. Date of extraction: July 2023
IRTAD (International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group)
Data related to the percentage of GDP spent to road infrastructure(Section
5.1)
isretrieved
from
the
OECD
database:https://stats.oecd.org/. Date of extraction: July 2023
WHO
Data were retrieved from the WHO Global Status Report on Road
Safety, published in 2018. The European average is based on the
average of the 27 EU countries.
https://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_safety_status/
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2018/en/. Date of extraction: July 2023

6.2 Definitions
Road Crash
Any crash involving at least one road vehicle in motion on a public roador private road to which the public has right of access, resulting in atleast one injured or killed person. Data are based on police reports andthere may be an underestimate because of underreporting (especiallyfor non-fatal crashes and crashes not involving a motorised vehicle).
Fatalities
Total number of persons fatally injured within 30 days of the roadcrash; correction factors applied when needed. Confirmed suicide andnatural death are not included.
Seriously injured (at 30 days)
Total number of persons seriously injured corrected by correction
factors when needed. Injured (although not killed) in the road crashand hospitalized at least 24 hours. The definition of “serious injury”
varies considerably among EU countries, affecting, thus, the reliabilityof cross-country comparisons.
Lorry, under 3.5tn
Goods vehicle under 3.5t maximum gross weight. Smaller motor
vehicles used only for the transport of goods.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Goods vehicle over 3.5t maximum gross weight. Larger motor vehicles
used only for the transport of goods.
Powered two-wheelers
Driver or passenger of either a moped (two or three wheeled vehicle
equipped with engine size of maximum 50cc and maximum speed that
does not exceed 45 km/h. A moped can also have an electric motor.
Speed pedelecs and electric powered bicycles that offer pedal
assistance up to 45 km/h, also belong to this category of vehicles.) ora motorcycle (motor vehicle with two or three wheels, with an engine
size of more than 50 cc. A motorcycle can also have an electric motor.).
Working week – Daytime
Monday to Friday 6.00 a.m. to 9.59 p.m.
Working week – Night-time
Monday 10 p.m. to Tuesday 5.59 a.m.
Tuesday 10 p.m. to Wednesday 5.59 a.m.
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Wednesday 10 p.m. to Thursday 5.59 a.m.
Thursday 10 p.m. to Friday 5.59 a.m.
Weekend – Daytime
Saturday to Sunday 6.00 a.m. to 9.59 p.m.
Weekend – Night-time
Friday 10 p.m. to Saturday 5.59 a.m.
Saturday 10 p.m. to Sunday 5.59 a.m.
Sunday 10 p.m. to Monday 5.59 a.m.
Speeding
The percentage of passenger cars travelling within legal maximum
speed limits based on roadside measurements during daytime.
Seat belt & CRS use rates
The percentage of passenger car occupants using seat belts and child
restraint systems (CRS) based on roadside observations during
daytime.
Helmet use rates
The percentage of powered two-wheeler riders and cyclists using
helmets based on roadside observations during daytime. Helmet use
rates for cyclists in some countries concern only urban roads. Please
note that in some countries, the use of helmets is not obligatory for
cyclists (see Table 16).
DUI of Alcohol
The percentage of car drivers who have driven at least once in the last
30 days over the legal alcohol limit based on a self-reported survey.
Driver Distraction
The percentage of drivers not using a hand-held mobile device/phone
while driving based on roadside surveys during daytime on working
days. The vehicle types included are passenger cars, light goods
vehicles and buses/coaches.
Explanations of symbols in tables:/ : not available- : not applicable (e.g. calculation cannot be performed)

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