November 2022 Road Safety dashboard

In November 2022, 248 fatalities occurred on the roads of mainland France and 19 overseas.

Warning: the health crisis linked to Covid-19 has led the government to take exceptional measures to restrict trips and activities, the evolution of road accidents since April 2020 reflects the impact of the measures and the way in which French people have adapted their mobility according to the periods.
Since 2 February 2022, teleworking is no longer required 3 to 4 days a week in mainland France but is once again recommended. There are no restrictions on travel.

The road accident indicators show very atypical trends since April 2020, depending on the period; comparisons are therefore also made with 2019 as a reference year, and even with previous years.

Mainland

248 people were killed on the roads of mainland France in November 2022 compared with 230 in November 2021, i.e. 18 more people killed. This result is up down on November 2019 (9 fewer killed, i.e. -4%).

The number of injury accidents recorded by law enforcement is 4,368 in November 2022, is lower than last year (27 fewer injury accidents than in November 2021) and November 2019 (257 fewer injury accidents, a -6% decrease).

5,340 people were injured in November 2022, a result that is -2% lower than in November 2021 and -7% lower than in November 2019: 5,442 people were injured in November 2021 and 5,743 in November 2019.

Travel during November 2022 was slightly higher than in November 2021 according to Cerema traffic dataviz, both during the week or at weekend.

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Data source : ONISR - Data on injury accidents recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series (final until 2021), 2022 estimate based on data as of
 06/12/2022

2022 road fatalities by transport mode, age, and road network

Mortality in November 2022 is higher than in November 2021 and slightly lower than in November 2019; it is lower than the average for November in the last 5 years before the pandemic (2015-2019).

Pedestrian fatalities in November 2022 are higher than in November 2021 and lower than in November 2019. Thus, 47 pedestrians were killed in November 2022, 3 more than in November 2021 and 5 less than in November 2019.

Cyclist fatalities for November 2022, with 11 cyclists killed, are similar to those recorded in November 2021 and November 2019. This mortality is also similar to the average for November 2015-2019. In contrast, 5 people died in EDPm, a high result compared to previous years.

Motorcyclist fatalities, with 22 fatalities, are lower than in November 2021 and November 2019. This result is also below the level observed between 2015 and 2019.

Car user fatalities are higher than in November 2021 and much lower than in November 2019: 127 car users died in November 2022 compared to 124 in November 2021 and 147 in November 2019 (i.e. 3 more and 20 fewer fatalities respectively). Car user fatalities in November 2022 are still lower than the average for November 2015-2019.

9 children or teens died on the roads in November 2022, which is similar to November 2021 and lower than November 2019.

42 young people aged 18-24 died on the roads in November 2022, 3 fewer than in November 2021 and 13 more than in November 2019; this is similar to the pre-pandemic level.

72 senior citizens aged 65 or over died on the roads in November 2022, higher than in November 2021 (5 more fatalities) and well below November 2019 (16 fewer fatalities). This mortality is lower than the level recorded in November 2015-2019.

In urban areas, deaths are similar to those in November 2021 and November 2019, with respectively 2 more and 1 less fatalities.
In rural areas, fatalities are higher than in November 2021 and lower than in November 2019, with respectively 8 more and 11 fewer fatalities. It is still below the 2015-2019 average.
Motorway fatalities over the last 12 months have reached the highest level since 2015.

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Data source : ONISR - Data on injury accidents recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series (final until 2021), 2022 estimate based on data as of
06/12/2022

Development of the number of users fatalities cumulated on a rolling 12 months

The health crisis has deeply affected trips since March 2020, for all users, but to varying degrees depending on the alternation of restrictions and authorized movements. Even if the pandemic is still active, trips and accident rates are returning to near pre-pandemic levels, sometimes with changes linked to new habits.

Car users usually account for half of the road deaths. Their fatalities over the last 12 months is estimated at 1,591 fatalities compared to 1,622 for the whole of 2019.

Pedestrian fatalities, which had been falling since March 2020, are now similar to pre-pandemic levels: an estimated 480 pedestrians have died in the last 12 months, compared with 486 for the whole of 2019.

The fatalities of powered two-wheeler over the past 12 months are still lower than in 2019 but are approaching the same level. Motorcyclist fatalities are now similar, with 607 fatalities in the last 12 months compared to 615 fatalities in 2019. Moped rider fatalities are still down by -5% over compared to 2019, with 127 moped fatalities these last 12 months compared to 134 in 2019.

Fatalities among young adults aged 18-24, at high risk of serious road accidents, have now exceeded for these last 12 months those recorded in 2019, with 555 fatalities against 549 fatalities over the year 2019.

Fatalities among senior citizens aged 65 or more stands at 876 people killed in the last 12 months, a level that is higher than all of the last 15 years except 2016.

Cycling fatalities over the last 12 months are well above the level of 2019: 242 cyclists have died over the last 12 months, +29% compared to 2019. Indeed, the French are showing an interest in using individual modes of transport for short journeys in towns and cities, but they also use bicycles for leisure activities in rural areas.

Fatalities in PMDs motorized continue to rise, with 31 people killed in the last 12 months.

Finally, the number of fatalities among heavy goods vehicle users rose sharply in late 2021 and early 2022 and is now back to the average for the years 2015-2019.

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Data source : ONISR - Data on injury accidents recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series (final until 2021), 2022 estimate based on data as
06/12/2022

Evolution of people injured over the last 12 months according to their transport mode

Warning: The number of people injured in road traffic accidents as recorded by the police forces is under-represented. Injured people, particularly those on e-scooters, bicycles or motorbikes, contact the emergency services directly or go to health facilities on their own, or even return home, without the police forces being aware of this.

The volumes of injuries recorded by the police forces are therefore very volatile over a given month or since the beginning of the year, and it was therefore decided to display the trends for the current month and the cumulative total since January, compared with 2021 and 2019. Only the rolling 12-months totals are displayed in relative terms compared to 2019, which is taken as the reference year for the decade.

In urban areas, the evolution PMDs motorized injured is on an upward slope compared to 2019, this mode of travel has grown. In the last 12 months compared to 2019, the number of injured cyclists has increased by +11% while the numbers of injured pedestrians and motorcyclists has decreased by -14% and -19%.

In rural areas, the largest increase in injured over the past 12 months compared to 2019 is for cyclists with +16% . The trend in pedestrians and car users injured is slightly down compared to 2019.

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Data source : ONISR - Data on injury accidents recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series (final data until 2021), 2022 provisional data as of
06/12/2022

Overseas

In November 2022, the accident indicators for french overseas are fewer than in November 2021 and fewer than in November 2019 :

  • 229 injury accidents corporels compared to 270 injury accidents ;
  • 283 injured compared to333 injured ;
  • 19 fatalities compared to 30 fatalities.

 

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Data source : ONISR - Data on injury accidents recorded by the police forces - Geographic scope: DOM + COM + New Caledonia
Final data until 2021, 2022 provisional data stopped as06/12/2022