*Country Profile

Sweden

ROAD SAFETY

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VersionFebruary 8, 2024

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C ount ry Profi leSwedenContents
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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C ount ry Profi leSweden1. Highlights
Road Safety Outcomes• In 2020, 204 people were killed and 1,646 people were seriously
injured in road crashes in Sweden.
• Out of 27 EU countries, Sweden has the second lowest numberof fatalities per million inhabitants.
• Compared to the EU average, Sweden shows a relatively highproportion of fatalities on rural roads and elderly fatalities.
• Over the period 2012-2020, Sweden recorded a similar decreasein the number of fatalities as was recorded by the European
Union.
Road Safety Performance Indicators• The use rates of seat-belts among passenger car occupants in
Sweden are higher than the EU rates.
• Self-reported drink-driving is lower in Sweden when compared to
the EU average.
• The passenger car fleet in Sweden is younger than the EU
average.
Road Safety Policy Measures & Country Characteristics• The maximum speed limit on motorways is lower than in mostcountries in the EU.
• The general alcohol limit in Sweden is 0.2 g/l which is lower than
the general limit in most EU countries.
• The maximum speed limit for e-scooters in Sweden is lower thanthe other EU countries.
• Swedish road infrastructure is characterized by a low roaddensity.

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2. Road Safety Outcomes
2.1 Road Safety Trends
In Sweden, 210 people were killed in 2021 a, while 1,646 people wereseriously injured in road crashes in 2020. Over the period 2012-2021,
the number of fatalities in Sweden decreased by 26%, which is similar
to the EU decrease (25%). The number of serious injuries showed amore significant decrease of 45% over the same period.
In terms of traffic mortality rates, Sweden recorded 20 road fatalities
per million inhabitants in 2021, which is well below the EU average of
45.
Table 1. Number of fatalities and serious injuries, 2012 and 2021
Fatalities
Serious Injuries*

2012
285
2,976

*Serious injuries data for 2020

2021
210
1,646

Trend
-26%
-45%

EU trend-25%-

Figure 1. Mortality rate development, 2012 – 2021

Fatalities per million
inhabitants

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
SwedenEuropean 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.

5C ount ry Profi leSwedenSerious injuries per million
inhabitants

Figure 2. Evolution of serious injuries per million inhabitants, 2012 –
2020
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Sweden2.2 Risk Figures
Figure 3. Mortality rates by country, 2021

Fatalities per million
inhabitants

100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20

EU = 4520

100Taking into account the number of vehicles, Sweden performs muchbetter than the EU as a whole. The rate of 0.35 fatalities per 10,000
registered vehicles in Sweden is well below the EU average (0.63).

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C ount ry Profi leSwedenFatalities per 10000 registeredvehiclesFigure 4. Fatalities per thousand registered vehicles, 2021
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00

EU = 0.63
0.50

0.35

0.00

2.3 Transport Mode
In 2020 b, car occupants accounted for more than half of all road traffic
fatalities in Sweden. This percentage is higher than that observed in
the EU as a whole (44%). Pedestrians and powered two-wheelers on
the other hand account for only 28% of road fatalities, which is well
below the respective EU proportion (38%).
Over the period 2012-2020, there has been a decrease in road fatalities
and serious injuries in Sweden for all transport modes. The highest
decrease was recorded for killed pedestrians and cyclists (50% and
43% respectively). Concerning serious injuries, the highest decrease
was recorded for bus occupants (80%) and passenger car occupants(59%).
Of those vulnerable road users (VRUs: pedestrians, cyclists andpowered two-wheelers) that were fatally injured in Sweden in crashes
involving either passenger cars or buses/coaches or lorries and heavy
goods vehicles, 73% were involved in crashes with passenger cars, and
20% were involved in crashes with a lorry or heavy goods vehicle. Over
time Sweden showed a more substantial decrease in the number offatalities in these types of crashes than the European Union.
Also, the number of fatalities in single vehicle crashes decreased for alltransport modes except for powered two-wheelers.

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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C ount ry Profi leSwedenTable 2: Number of fatalities by transport mode, 2012 and 2020
Bus/coach occupants
Car occupants
Cyclists
Heavy goods vehicles
Lorries, under 3.5t
Other/unknown
Pedestrians
Powered two-wheelers
Total

2012
2
142
28
2
16
6
50
39
285

2020

Trend
-25%
-43%
-6%
-50%
-18%
-28%

0
106
16
1
15
9
25
32
204

EU trend
-50%
-32%
-11%
-18%
-29%
-17%
-34%
-24%
-29%

Figure 5. Distribution of road fatalities by transport mode, 2020

European Union

44%

Sweden

5%

52%
0%

10%

20%

19%

10%

8%

30%

40%

50%

16%

60%

70%

19%

3%

8%

12%

4%

80%

90%

100%

Car occupants

HGVs, Lorries and buses

Powered two-wheelers

Cyclists

Pedestrians

Other/unknown

Table 3: Number of serious injuries by transport mode, 2012 and 2020
Bus/coach occupants
Car occupants
Cyclists
Heavy goods vehicles
Lorries, under 3.5t
Other/unknown
Pedestrians
Powered two-wheelers
Total

2012
25
1,757
315
39
97
48
322
373
2,976

8

2020
5
723
236
31
46
67
198
340
1,646

Trend
-80%
-59%
-25%
-21%
-53%
+40%
-39%
-9%
-45%

C ount ry Profi leSwedenTable 4: Number of VRU fatalities in crashes involving passenger cars,
buses or coaches and lorries or heavy goods vehicles, 2012 and 2020
Crashes involving busesor coaches
Crashes involving cars
Crashes involving lorries
or heavy goods vehicles

2012

2020

Trend

EU trend

7

3

-

-48%

66

33

-50%

-30%

18

9

-50%

-24%

Table 5: Number of fatalities in single vehicle crashes by transportmode, 2012 and 20202012

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

2020
0
56
5
0
5
8
15
89

1
67
6
1
6
6
10
96

Trend
-16%
-17%
+50%
-7%

EU trend
-63%
-30%
+35%
-38%
-22%
-22%
-16%
-25%

2.4 Age and Gender
The distribution of road fatalities across age groups in Sweden is similar
to that of the EU, with a higher share of fatalities aged 65 or older anda lower share of fatalities in the group aged from 25 to 49 years old.
Over the period 2012-2020, the number of fatalities dropped for almost
all age groups. The number of seriously injured persons decreased for
all age groups.
Figure 6. Distribution of road fatalities by age and gender, 2020

FemaleEuropean Union
Sweden6% 11%
9%
0%
<18

24%

15%

20%

20%
18-24

19%
11%

40%
25-49

50-64

9

40%
46%
60%
65+

80%
Unknown100%

C ount ry Profi leSwedenMaleEuropean Union
Sweden

4%13%

36%

7%

27%

0%
<18

15%
20%
18-24

22%
22%

40%
25-49

24%
30%

60%

50-64

65+

80%

100%

Unknown

Table 6: Number of fatalities by age and gender, 2012 and 2020
Female
<18
18-24
25-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
Total
Male
<18
18-24
25-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
Total

2012

2020

Trend

EU trend

9
6
18
8
26
0
67

4
7
9
5
21
0
46

-50%
-19%
-31%

-47%
-44%
-38%
-29%
-29%
-5%
-35%

8
35
89
41
45
0
218

11
23
43
34
47
0
158

-34%
-52%
-17%
+4%
-28%

-39%
-39%
-34%
-18%
-12%
-27%
-27%

Table 7: Number of serious injuries by age and gender, 2012 and 2020
Female
<18
18-24
25-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
Total

2012

2020

Trend

132
214
392
212
143
1
1,094

92
90
199
102
76
2
561

-30%
-58%
-49%
-52%
-47%
-49%

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

173
400
757
326
203
5

118
182
425
219
135
1

1,864

-32%
-55%
-44%
-33%
-33%
-

1,080

-42%

2.5 Area and Road TypeThe majority of road fatalities in Sweden occurred on rural roads(64%). The percentage of fatalities that occurred on urban roads in
Sweden (29%) is much lower than the EU average (40%). Over thetime period 2012-2021, the number of fatalities and serious injuries
decreased on all road types in Sweden.
Table 8: Number of fatalities by road type, 2012 and 2020
2012
16
178
87
4
285

Motorway
Rural
Urban
Unknown
Total

2020
6
131
60
7
204

Trend
-63%
-26%
-31%
-28%

EU trend
-21%
-31%
-27%
-57%
-29%

Figure 7. Distribution of road fatalities by road type, 2020

EuropeanUnion

8%

Sweden 3%
0%

10%

20%

53%

40%

64%

29%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Motorway

Rural

Urban

Unknown

11

70%

80%

3%
90%

100%

C ount ry Profi leSwedenTable 9: Number of serious injuries by road type, 2012 and 2020
Motorway
Rural
Urban

2012
213
1,444
1,222

2020
80
837
685

Trend
-62%
-42%
-44%

Unknown

97

44

-55%

2,976

1,646

-45%

Total

Figure 8. Distribution of road fatalities inside urban areas by type oftransport mode, 2020

European
Union

26%

Sweden

3%

35%

0%

20%

19%

2%

14%

15%

40%

3%

35%

17%

60%

28%

3%

80%

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. Over the period 2012-2021, Sweden showed a morefavourable downward trend regarding night-time fatalities during theweekend.
Table 10: Number of fatalities by time period, 2012 and 2020

Weekend - Daytime

2012
175
14
44

2020
113
22
39

Trend
-35%
+57%
-11%

EU trend
-24%
-32%
-32%

Weekend - Night-time

48

27

-44%

-43%

Unknown
Total

4

3

-

-79%

285

204

-28%

-29%

Working week - Daytime
Working week- Night-time12C ount ry Profi leSwedenFigure 9. Distribution of road fatalities by time period, 2020

European
Union

60%

Sweden

8%

56%
0%

11%

20%
40%
Working week - Daytime
Weekend - Daytime

22%
19%

60%
80%
Working week- Night-time
Weekend - Night-time

10%
13%

1%
100%

2.7 Lighting and Weather Conditions
According to the distribution of fatalities by lighting and weather
conditions, the majority of fatalities both in Sweden and in European
Union occur during daylight and under dry weather conditions. Over
period 2012-2020, crash fatalities during twilight in Sweden remained
stable whereas they decreased in the EU. During daylight and under
wet conditions, road crash fatalities decreased more than what they didin the EU on average.
Table 11: Number of fatalities by lighting and weather conditions, 2012
and 2020
Lighting Conditions
Daylight
Twilight
Darkness
Weather Conditions
Dry
Rain
Other/Unknown

2012

2020

Trend

EU trend

159
25
92

108
25
67

-32%
0%
-27%

-23%
-26%
-34%

220
25
40

166
17
21

-25%
-32%
-48%

-29%
-28%
-29%

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C ount ry Profi leSweden3. Safety Performance Indicators
3.1 Road User Behaviour
Table 12: Road Safety Performance Indicators, 2022 or latest available
year
SwedenEU

Speeding% of passenger cars travelling within speed limits1
Motorways
44.4
c

-

Rural Roads

51.7

-

Urban Roads

66.0

-

Front

97.9

93.3

Rear

/

75.5

/

67.0

PTW driver

/

97.0

PTW passenger

/

94.4

/

37.8

7.1

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

94.6

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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C ount ry Profi leSweden3.2 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

Sweden

EU

95.5

83.6

10.2

11.8

Sources: Baseline project, ACEA (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

Sweden
21.9
0.8
1.4
0.8

Source: ETSC (2022)

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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

Sweden2020-2030
Swedish Transport Administration-50%, maximum 133 road deaths in 2030
-50%, maximum 3,100 seriously injured in 2030,
25% reduction in seriously injured pedestrians falling(single)
by 2030,
25% reduction in seriously injured cyclists in single crashes by
2030
2020
Yes, for the 8 KPIs

Link
Source: national sources

https://bransch.trafikverket.se/globalassets/dokument/visionzero/road-safety-action-plan-2022_2025.pdf

4.2 Traffic Laws and Regulations
National road safety legislation in Sweden is different in several aspects
from that in most EU countries. The maximum speed limit on
motorways is 110 km/h, which is lower than in most EU countries. The
legislation regarding drink driving is somewhat stricter than in most EU
countries, with the general alcohol limit being 0.2 g/l in Sweden.
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

SwedenMost common in EU

50
70
110

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

0.2
0.2

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

0.2

Seatbelt requirement
Drivers
Front Passenger
Rear Passenger
Child restraint systems

Yes
Yes
Yes

16

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

C ount ry Profi leSwedenSweden
CRS required

Up to 135cm

Children in front seats

Allowed in CRS

Children on motorcycles

Not restricted

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

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 15 years

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

Yes
Yes

No: 26/27
Yes: 27/27

Not restricted: 9/27,
Allowed from 14 years: 6/27
Max. speed limit (km/h)
20
25: 18/27
Helmet required
Up to 15 years
Not required: 12/27
Allowed on road lanes
Yes
Yes: 18/27
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

No

4.3 Driving Licences
Table 17: Policies and regulations related to driving licences
SwedenMost common in EU

Novice Drivers
Accompanied driving

16 years

Probation period for novice
drivers
Renewal procedure
Renewal procedure(compulsory)/

Yes

Renewal interval (Age)Every 10yrs

Medical requirements
Source: National sourcesNo

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

C ount ry Profi leSweden4.4 Road Infrastructure
Table 18: Policies and regulations related to road infrastructure
SwedenAudits 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)

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

C ount ry Profi leSweden5. Structure and Culture
5.1 Country Characteristics
Population density in Sweden is much lower than the EU average, andits population is mainly settled in cities. Its GDP per capita is above thatof the European Union.
Table 19: Country Characteristics, 2021
SwedenDemographics2
Population (inhabitants)
10,379,295
2
Population density (inh./km )25.4% children (0-17)
21.1% adults (18-64)
58.8% elderly (65+)
20.1% of urban population
88.5
2
Economic Data
GDP per capita (euro)
51,910
1
Infrastructure
Country Area (km2)
447,424
Road network length (km)200,025
2
Road density (km/km )0.4% of motorways
1.09% GDP spent to road infrastructure3
0.5
1Vehicle Fleet
Vehicles per population
0.63% of passenger cars
76.8
% of motorcycles
12.3% of HGVs
10.6% of buses
0.2
1
Exposure
Modal split of passenger transport onland (passenger-km in %):- Passenger cars
82.9
- Bus/coach/Metro/Tram
9.7
Modal split of freight transport on land
(tonne-km in %):- Road71.0- Rail28.8
1
Environment
CO2 emissions from road transport
14.0(million tonnes)
Share of road transport emissions in
58.0
total transport emissions (%)
Sources: 1EC (2023b), 2Eurostat, 3OECD (2023)

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EU
447,000,548
109.0
18.2
61.6
20.3
75.2
32,5604,225,134
4,473,380
1.1
1.67
0.4
0.73
77.3
11.4
11.1
0.2

85.2
8.7

74.6
16.4
739.8
76.3

C ount ry Profi leSweden5.2 Structure of Road Safety Management
Table 20: Road Safety Management Structure
Key Functions

Key Actors-

Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation (Minister for
Infrastructure)
The Swedish Transport Administration
The Swedish Transport Agency
Transport Analysis

Monitoring of the roadsafety development-

Ministry of Infrastructure
Swedish Transport Agency
The Swedish Transport Administration
Transport Analysis

Improvements in roadinfrastructure-

Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation
Swedish Transport Administration

Improvement invehicles-The Swedish Transport Agency

Improvement in roaduser education-

The Swedish Transport Agency
Swedish Transport Administration
Public Transport Authorities

Publicity campaigns-

Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation
The Swedish Transport Agency
Swedish Road Administration

Enforcement of trafficlaws-

The Swedish police authority

Formulation of nationalroad safety strategy

Other relevant actors/

Source: National sources20

C ount ry Profi leSweden5.3 Self-declared behaviour & Attitudes
Table 21: Self-declared behaviour and attitudes
Ranking among
EU countries

SwedenEU Average

6.7

17.0

3/18

49.1

55.7

8/18

19.8

17.2

14/18

- drink-driving- respecting speed limits

12.9
19.8

16.8
34.4

14/18
17/18

- using of hand-held mobile phone
while driving

8.5

15.0

17/18

75.9

76.6

12/18

55.7

38.3

2/18

49.0

60.1

14/18

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

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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C ount ry Profi leSweden6. 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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C ount ry Profi leSwedenEuropean 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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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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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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