Brussels, 15 November 2024
Yesterday, the Commission announced the winners of its 2024 Excellence in Road Safety Awards, recognising outstanding and innovative contributions to road safety across Europe. Each year, the awards honour the most exceptional contributions from the European Road Safety Charter’s community – organisations, authorities, and companies – that have made a significant impact on road safety across Europe. This year, the chosen projects fall under the following five categories: education, motorcycling, vulnerable road users, technology and innovation, and urban road safety.
The 2024 winners are:
- European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), Europe, for its LEARN! Project, advancing traffic safety and mobility education in Europe.
- Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit, Austria, for its pioneering road safety initiative, which has reduced motorcycle crashes and improved road safety by road markings on bends.
- Axencia Galega de Infraestruturas, Spain, for its innovative approach to promoting alternative mobility in Galicia through the creation of walking and cycling paths, connecting interurban areas as part of Galicia’s alternative mobility strategy.
- Center for Traffic Management Bavaria, Germany, for its cutting-edge traffic management systems, like the ‘Traffic lights of the future,’ to improve traffic safety and flow.
- Municipality of Bologna, Italy – for the ‘Bologna City 30′ initiative, focusing on low-speed zones, pedestrian and cycling areas as well as public awareness campaigns on road safety.
The European Road Safety Charter, led by the European Commission, is the largest civil society platform on road safety, with around 4,100 members dedicated to improving road safety in Europe. These efforts are needed to achieve the EU’s ‘Vision Zero’ – zero road fatalities and serious injuries by 2050 target, especially since progress amongst Member States has stalled, with 20,400 road deaths recorded in 2023 alone, and many EU countries falling behind on this objective.
More information is available here.