*Country Profile

Lithuania

ROAD SAFETY

This document is part of a series of 30 country profiles: one for each Member Stateof the EU 27 and three EFTA countries (Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland). The
purpose of this series is to provide an overview of the road safety situation in a specificcountry.
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Version:February 8, 2024

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Katerina Folla, Konstantinos Kaselouris (NTUA)Internal Reviewers: Govert Schermers, Ingrid van Schagen (SWOV)
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European Commission (2023), Country Profile Lithuania. Road
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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, 148 people were killed and 392 people were seriously
injured in road crashes in Lithuania.
• Lithuania is 10th out of 27 EU countries in terms of mortality rate.
The risk of being killed in crashes in Lithuania is higher than the
EU average with rates of mortality and vehicle population
exceeding the EU average.
• Compared to the EU average, the distribution of fatalities showsa relatively high proportion of fatalities occurred on urban roads,
especially for car occupants. Lithuania has a much higher
proportion of passenger cars in its vehicle fleet when comparedto the EU.
• Over the period 2013-2021, the number of fatalities in Lithuania
showed a much higher percentage decrease than in the European
Union as a whole.
Road Safety Performance Indicators• The use of seat belts among the front passenger car occupants ishigher in Lithuania and lower for rear passengers compared to
the EU average.
• Lithuania’s passenger car fleet is among the oldest fleets in theEuropean Union.
Road Safety Policy Measures & Country Characteristics• The legislation regarding drink driving in Lithuania is somewhat
stricter than in most EU countries.
• Legislation for helmet requirements for cyclists in Lithuania isstricter than in most EU countries.
• Road infrastructure in Lithuania is characterized by a high road
network density, although the share of motorways is lower thanthe EU average.

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2. Road Safety Outcomes
2.1 Road Safety Trends
In Lithuania, 148 people were killed and 392 people were seriously
injured in road crashes in 2021 a. Over the period 2013-2021, thenumber of fatalities in Lithuania decreased by over 40%, which muchhigher than decrease in the European Union (EU) as a whole (18%).
The number of serious injuries also showed a significant decrease overthe same period (32%).
In terms of mortality rates, 53 road fatalities per million inhabitants
were recorded in Lithuania in 2021, which is well above the EU average(45).
Table 1. Number of fatalities and serious injuries, 2013 and 2021
Fatalities
Serious Injuries

2013
256
579

2021
148
392

Trend
-42%
-32%

EU trend-18%-

Figure 1. Mortality rate development, 2012 – 2021

Fatalities per million
inhabitants

120
100
80
60
40
20
0

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Lithuania

European Uniona

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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Serious injuries per million
inhabitants

Figure 2. Evolution of serious injuries per million inhabitants, 2013 2021
300
250
200
150
100
50
0

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Lithuania

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

Fatalities per million inhabitants

100
90
80
70
60
50

53

EU = 45

40
30
20
10
0

Taking into account the number of vehicles, Lithuania still performs
worse compared to the EU average. The rate of 0.81 fatalities per
10,000 registered vehicles in Lithuania is much higher than the EU
average (0.63).

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Fatalities per 10000 registeredvehiclesFigure 4. Fatalities per thousand registered vehicles, 2021
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00

0.81

EU = 0.63

0.50
0.00

2.3 Transport Mode
In 2021 b, car occupants accounted for about 60% of road traffic
fatalities in Lithuania. This percentage is much higher than thatobserved in the EU as a whole (45%), because the proportion ofpassenger cars in the vehicle fleet is much higher. Powered twowheelers and cyclists on the other hand account for only 14% of road
fatalities, which is well below the EU proportion (28%).
Over the period 2013-2021, there has been a decrease in road fatalities
and serious injuries in Lithuania for almost all transport modes. The
highest decrease was recorded for pedestrian fatalities (71%).
Concerning serious injuries, the highest decrease was recorded forpedestrians (63%), bus occupants (55%) and cyclists (53%).
Of those vulnerable road users (VRUs: pedestrians, cyclists andpowered two-wheelers) that were fatally injured in Lithuania in crashes
involving either passenger cars or buses/coaches or lorries and heavy
goods vehicles, 88% were involved in a crash with a passenger car, and
9% were involved in a crash with a lorry or heavy goods vehicle. Over
time Lithuania showed a more substantial decrease of fatalities in thesetypes of crashes than the EU.
Also, the number of fatalities in single vehicle crashes decreased fasterthan in the EU.

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, 2013 and 2021
2013
1
108
18
6
1
7
96
19
256

Bus/coach occupants
Car occupants
Cyclists
Heavy goods vehicles
Lorries, under 3.5t
Other/unknown
Pedestrians
Powered two-wheelers
Total

2021
0
87
11
7
0
4
28
11
148

Trend
-19%
-39%
-71%
-42%
-42%

EU trend
-15%
-19%
-4%
-6%
-3%
+3%
-32%
-11%
-18%

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

European
Union

45%

Lithuania

6%
59%

0%

20%

40%

19%

9%

18%

3%

5% 7%

7%

19%

3%

60%

80%

Car occupants

HGVs, Lorries and buses

Powered two-wheelers

Cyclists

Pedestrians

Other/unknown

100%

Table 3: Number of serious injuries by transport mode, 2013 and 2021
Bus/coach occupants
Car occupants
Cyclists
Heavy goods vehicles
Lorries, under 3.5t
Other/unknown
Pedestrians
Powered two-wheelers
Total

2013
20
207
47
6
3
7
241
48
579

8

2021
9
183
22
5
3
31
88
51
392

Trend
-55%
-12%
-53%
-63%
+6%
-32%

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Table 4: Number of VRU fatalities in crashes involving passenger cars,
buses or coaches and lorries or heavy goods vehicles, 2013 and 2021
Crashes involving busesor coaches
Crashes involving cars
Crashes involving lorries
or heavy goods vehicles

2013

2021

Trend

EU trend

5

1

-

-39%

98

38

-61%

-26%

15

4

-73%

-12%

Table 5: Number of fatalities in single vehicle crashes by transportmode, 2013 and 2021
2013

Bus/coach occupants
Car occupants
Cyclists
Heavy goods vehicles
Lorries, under 3.5t
Other/unknown
Powered two-wheelers
Total

2021
0
32
0
0
0
2
3
37

1
49
0
2
0
5
8
65

Trend
-35%
-43%

EU trend
+39%
-20%
+41%
-39%
-6%
+5%
-6%
-13%

2.4 Age and Gender
The distribution of road fatalities across age groups in Lithuania issimilar to that of the EU, with a higher share of fatalities aged 25 to 49
years old and a lower share aged 65 years old or older. Over the period
2013-2021, the number of fatalities dropped for all age groups. The
number of seriously injured persons decreased for all age groups.
Figure 6. Distribution of road fatalities by age and gender, 2021

FemaleEuropean Union

6% 10%

Lithuania 6% 6%
0%
<18

23%

20%

28%

18-24

28%
40%

20%

40%

25-49

50-64

9

60%
65+

33%
80%
Unknown100%

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Male
European Union 4% 13%
Lithuania

36%
41%

5% 12%
0%
<18

23%

20%
18-24

26%

40%
25-49

24%

60%

50-64

65+

1%

15% 1%
80%

100%

Unknown

Table 6: Number of fatalities by age and gender, 2013 and 2021
Female
<18
18-24
25-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
Total
Male
<18
18-24
25-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
Total

2013

2021

Trend

EU trend

5
6
15
12
23
0
61

2
2
10
10
12
0
36

-33%
-17%
-48%
-41%

-42%
-38%
-38%
-32%
-32%
-47%
-35%

6
35
80
44
29
0
194

6
13
46
29
17
1
112

-63%
-43%
-34%
-41%
-42%

-34%
-38%
-33%
-18%
-17%
-35%
-28%

Table 7: Number of serious injuries by age and gender, 2013 and 2021
Female
<18
18-24
25-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
Total

2013

2021

Trend

38
33
53
59
66
0
249

17
17
38
26
45
3
146

-55%
-48%
-28%
-56%
-32%
-41%

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Male
<18
18-24
25-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
Total

51
64
112
66
36
0
329

36
33
107
49
17
0
242

-29%
-48%
-4%
-26%
-53%
-26%

2.5 Area and Road TypeIn 2021, Lithuania recorded higher percentage of fatalities on urban
roads (47%) and lower percentage on motorways (7%) compared to
the EU. Also, the share of car occupant fatalities inside urban areas ismuch higher than the EU average.
Table 8: Number of fatalities by road type, 2013 and 2021
2013
/
/
/
/
/

Motorway
Rural
Urban
Unknown
Total

2021
10
69
69
0
148

Trend
-

EU trend
-7%
-19%
-18%
-85%
-17%

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

EuropeanUnion

9%

Lithuania

7%
0%

53%

39%

47%
10%

20%

30%

47%
40%

50%

60%

Motorway

Rural

Urban

11

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Table 9: Number of serious injuries by road type, 2013 and 2021
2013

Motorway
Rural
Urban

/
/
/

Unknown

2021
14
143
235

Trend
-

-

-

392

-

/
/

Total

Figure 8. Distribution of road fatalities by type of area and transportmode, 2021

European
Union

28%

Lithuania

3%

20%

46%

0%

20%

13%

4% 7%

40%

10%

60%

33%

3%

29%

3%

80%

100%

Car occupants

HGVs, Lorries and BusesPowered two-wheelers

Cyclists

Pedestrians

Other/unknown

2.6 Time Period
Over the period 2013-2021, the distribution of fatalities by day of theweek and time of the day shows similar results to that of the EU. Most
fatalities occurred during working weekdays. However, fatalities overweekends in Lithuania were reduced by more than half over 20132021, significantly more than the trend in the EU.
Table 10: Number of fatalities by time period, 2013 and 2021
2013
144

2021
94

Trend
-35%

EU trend
-15%

19

12

-37%

-23%

61

30

-51%

-16%

Weekend - Night-time

32

12

-63%

-29%

Unknown
Total

/
256

0
148

-42%

-35%
-18%

Working week - Daytime
Working week- Nighttime
Weekend - Daytime

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

European
Union

59%

Lithuania

8%

64%
20%

0%

23%
8%

40%

60%

20%
80%

10%
8%
100%

Working week- Night-time
Weekend - Night-timeWorking week - Daytime
Weekend - Daytime

2.7 Lighting and Weather Conditions
According to the distribution of fatalities by lighting and weather
conditions, the majority of fatalities both in Lithuania and in the EU
occurred during daylight and under dry weather conditions. During
darkness and under raining conditions, road crash fatalities decreased
more in Lithuania than on average in the EU as a whole.
Table 11: Number of fatalities by lighting and weather conditions, 2013
and 2021
Lighting Conditions
Daylight
Twilight
Darkness
Weather Conditions
Dry
Rain
Other/Unknown

2013

2021

Trend

EU trend

118
21
117

91
3
54

-23%
-86%
-54%

-15%
-22%
-27%

212
23
21

125
8
15

-41%
-65%
-29%

-18%
-25%
-12%

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

Speeding% of passenger cars travelling within speed limits1
Motorways
76.8
c

-

Rural Roads

47.2

-

Urban Roads

36.4

-

Front

98.0

93.3

Rear

62.4

75.5

85.5

67.0

PTW driver

/

97.0

PTW passenger

/

94.4

/

37.8

/

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

96.5

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)2

Lithuania

EU

64.0

83.6

17.0

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

Lithuania
140.4
7.0
12.5
3.3

Source: ETSC (2022)

15

EU
139.7
5.7
4.4
1.9

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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
Targets
Fatalities
Serious
injuries
Baseline
Year
SPIs
Link

Lithuania
2020-2030
Ministry of Transport and Communication
-50%
-50%
2019
-

https://eseimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/a9ada246a8f711ecaf79c2120caf5094?positionIn
SearchResults=39&searchModelUUID=e6c47e47-e71d-4e31-a7ca-8dd6d22b9366

Source: national sources

4.2 Traffic Laws and Regulations
National road safety legislation in Lithuania reflects the situation in the
majority of EU countries with some exceptions. Regarding drink driving,
the alcohol limit for the general population is 0.4 g/l while in mostcountries the limit is 0.5 g/l. There is also a zero-percent alcohol limit
for novice drivers and professional drivers.
Table 16: National road safety legislation
Speed limits forpassenger cars (km/h)
Urban roads
Rural roads
Motorways
Allowed BAC levels (g/l)
General population
Novice drivers

Lithuania

Most common in EU

50
90
130

50: 26/27
90: 17/27
130: 14/27

0.4
0.0

0.5: 19/27
0.2: 12/27, 0.0: 9/27
0.2: 10/27, 0.0: 9/27,
0.5: 6/27

Professional drivers

0.0

Seatbelt requirement
Drivers
Front Passenger
Rear Passenger
Child restraint systems

Yes
Yes
Yes

16

Yes: 27/27
Yes: 27/27
Yes: 27/27

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Lithuania

Allowed in CRS
Prohibited under 12
years old

Most common in EU
up to 135 cm: 11/27,
up to 150 cm: 11/27
Allowed in CRS: 22/27
Prohibited under certain
age/height: 18/27

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Up to 18 years old

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

CRS requiredChildren in front seats
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

Up to 135cm

Not restricted: 9/27,
Allowed from 14 years: 6/27
Max. speed limit (km/h)
25
25: 18/27
Helmet requiredNo
Not required: 12/27
Allowed on road lanes
Yes
Yes: 18/27
Allowed on pavements
Yes
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

No

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

Most common in EU

Novice Drivers
Accompanied driving

No

Probation period for novice
drivers
Renewal procedure
Renewal procedure(compulsory)
Renewal interval-

Yes
Every 10 years

Medical requirements
Source: National sources

Yes

17

17 years: 13/27,
No: 7/27
2 years: 7/27,
3 years: 5/27
Yes: 26/27
Εvery 10years: 13/27,
Εvery 15years: 9/27
Yes: 22/27

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4.4 Road Infrastructure
Table 18: Policies and regulations related to road infrastructure
Audits or star rating required for
new road infrastructure
Inspections / star rating of existingroads
Design standards for the safety ofpedestrians / cyclists
Investments to upgrade high risk
locations
Policies & investment in urban
public transport
Policies promoting walking andcycling
Source: WHO (2018)

Lithuania
Partial18

Most common in EU
Yes: 10/27,
Partial:17/27

Yes

Yes:26/27

Yes

Yes:25/27

Yes

Yes:20/27

Yes

Yes:23/27

Yes

Yes: 21/27

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5. Structure and Culture
5.1 Country Characteristics
The GDP per capita is significantly lower than that of the EU, but thepercentage of GDP spent on road infrastructure is higher than the EU
average. The proportion of passenger cars in total vehicle fleet ismarkedly higher than the EU average.
Table 19: Country Characteristics, 2021
Lithuania
Demographics
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: EC (2022), Eurostat, OECD (2023)

EU

2

19

2,795,680
44.6
17.8
62.3
19.9
68.4

447,000,548
109.0
18.2
61.6
20.3
75.2

19,99032,56065,28473,777
1.10
0.54
0.8

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

0.66
87.5
3.8
8.3
0.4

0.73
77.3
11.4
11.1
0.2

94.7
4.4

85.2
8.7

37.2
62.2

74.6
16.4

5.8

739.8

85.5

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-

Ministry of Transport and Communications-

The National Traffic Safety Commission (TheCommission approved by the Government of the
Republic of Lithuania consists of governmental bodies)
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Lithuanian Road Administration (LRA)
Local Municipality Administrations-

Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration (LTSA)-

Ministry of Education, Science and SportLTSA
LRA
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Police Department under the Ministry of Interior(Police)LTSALRA
The Transport Competence Agency (TCA)
PoliceLocal Municipality Administrations
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
Ministry of Interior
LTSA
LRA
TCA
Local Municipality Administrations
PoliceVilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS
TECH)Road Research Institute (VILNIUS TECH)
Associations working in the field of road safety-20

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5.3 Self-declared behaviour & Attitudes
For Lithuania there are no data available on self-declared behaviour
and attitudes.

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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: November 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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