ROAD SAFETY IN THE EU: COMPARISONS IN THE PERIOD 2001-2016

Abstract

This article presents traffic safety statistics in the area of the EU. Changes in the number of deaths and injuries and the number of accidents have been reported since 2001, given the initiatives taken since this year to implement safety improvement programmes. The statistics on traffic accidents and the number of deaths in each EU country are presented. The situation concerning Poland among the EU countries is also presented by creating a classification that takes into account additional reference factors.

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Roman URBAŃCZYK

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  • EP ID EP328125
  • DOI 10.20858/sjsutst.2017.97.17
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Roman URBAŃCZYK (2017). ROAD SAFETY IN THE EU: COMPARISONS IN THE PERIOD 2001-2016. Scientific Journals of Silesian University of Technology. Series Transport, 97(97), 189-200. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-328125