September 2022 Road Safety dashboard

In September 2022, 262 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

262 people were killed on the roads of mainland France in September 2022 compared with 276 in September 2021, i.e. 14 fewer people killed. This result is down compared to September 2019 (48 fewer killed, i.e. -15%) and also down compared to the average for September 2015-2019.

The number of injury accidents recorded by law enforcement is 4,666 in September 2022, lower than last year's result (784 fewer injury accidents than September 2021) as well as the September 2019 result (461 fewer injury accidents, a -9% decrease).

5,762 people were injured in September 2022, a result that is -15% lower than September 2021 and -9% lower than September 2019: 6,763 people were injured in September 2021 and 6,320 in September 2019.

Travel during September 2022 was slightly higher than in September 2021 (slightly less than +5% on average compared to September 2021, according to Cerema traffic dataviz). This slight upward trend is similar whether during the week or at weekends.

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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
07/10/2022

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

Fatalities in September 2022 are lower than in September 2021 and much lower than in September 2019; they are well below the average for September in the last 5 years before the pandemic (2015-2019).

Pedestrian fatalities in September 2022 are slightly lower than in September 2021 and slightly higher than in September 2019. Thus, 42 pedestrians were killed in September 2022, 3 fewer than in September 2021 and 2 more than in September 2019.

Cyclist fatalities for September 2022, with 14 killed, are lower than those recorded in September 2021 and September 2019. This is similar to the average for September 2015-2019.

Motorcyclist fatalities, with 68 killed, are higher than in September 2021 and lower than in September 2019. This result is also slightly below the level observed between 2015 and 2019.

Car user fatalities are lower than in September 2021 and well below those of September 2019: 110 car users were killed in September 2022 compared to 123 in September 2021 and 139 in September 2019 (13 fewer and 29 fewer fatalities respectively). Car users fatalities in September 2022 were significantly lower than the average for September 2015-2019.

20 children or teens were killed on the roads in September 2022, which is higher than in September 2021 and September 2019.

46 young people aged 18-24 were killed on the roads in September 2022, 3 fewer than in September 2021 and 14 fewer than in September 2019; this is also lower than the pre-pandemic level.

56 senior citizens aged 65 or more died on the roads in September 2022, which is significantly lower than the level of September 2021 (24 fewer fatalities) and September 2019 (27 fewer fatalities). This is the lowest number of deaths recorded in September over the last fifteen years.

In urban areas, fatalities are lower than in September 2021 and much lower than in September 2019, with respectively 14 and 24 fewer fatalities.
In rural areas, fatalities are slightly higher than in September 2021 and lower than in September 2019, with respectively 5 more and 22 fewer fatalities. It reaches a level below the 2015-2019 average.

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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
07/10/2022

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 1,615 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 481 pedestrians have died in the last 12 months, compared with 483 for the whole of 2019.

The fatalities of powered two-wheeler over the past 12 months are still lower than in 2019 but are tending to come close. Motorcyclist fatalities are only slightly lower, with 607 fatalities in the last 12 months compared to 615 fatalities in 2019. Moped rider fatalities are still down by -10% over compared to 2019, with 120 moped fatalities these last 12 months compared to 134 in 2019; a decline that affects all age groups.

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 562 fatalities against 549 fatalities over the year 2019.

Fatalities among senior citizens aged 65 or more stands at 889 people killed in the last 12 months, a level never reached in the last 15 years.

Cycling fatalities over the last 12 months are well above the level of 2019: 236 cyclists have died over the last 12 months, +26% 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.

Finally, the number of fatalities among heavy goods vehicle users rose sharply in late 2021 and early 2022 and is now equivalent 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
07/10/2022

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 +12% while the numbers of injured pedestrians and motorcyclists has decreased by -13% and -16%.

In rural areas, the largest increase in injured over the past 12 months compared to 2019 is for cyclists with +17% . The trend in powered two-wheeler injured is slightly up 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
07/10/2022

Overseas

In September 2022, the accident indicators for french overseas are higher than in September 2021, except for fatalities, and higher than in September 2019 :

  • 271 injury accidents compared to 221 injury accidents;
  • 357 injured compared 280 injured ;
  • 19 fatalities compared to 26 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 as
07/10/2022