80 km/h speed limit on rural single carriageways Updated on 20/07/2020 Cerema-ONISR Article Final evaluation report: Cerema publishes the final assessment of the impact of the measure, 2 years after its implementation. Cerema, which carries out the evaluation in collaboration with ONISR and Gustave Eiffel University (formerly Ifsttar),…
Eco-driving : from SERRES research to ecoDriver, a European research project Updated on 02/07/2020 Gustave Eiffel University Article Ifsttar's work on SERRES (Solutions for Environmentally and Safety Responsible Road Management) project explored the influence of infrastructure and traffic on fuel consumption and how drivers can act upon their vehicle to minimise it. EcoDriver is…
2019 Road Safety Annual Report Updated on 31/05/2020 ONISR Article Final road traffic accidents results for 2019 are now published : nearly 3,500 people died on the roads of mainland France or overseas. 3,498 people died on the roads of France (mainland France and overseas) in 2019, 10 more than in 2018 (the…
European project SafetyCube (Safety Causation, Benefits and efficiency) Updated on 11/05/2020 Gustave Eiffel University Article Financed by European Commission as part of Horizon 2020 program, SafetyCube's project brings together 17 research organizations and universities of 11 European country. The primary objectif is to develop a tool for decision makers : SafetyCube DSS (…
December 2019 Road Safety dashboard Updated on 31/01/2020 ONISR Article In December 2019 road traffic fatalities were stable compared to December 2018 with 3 fewer people killed.
November 2019 Road Safety dashboard Updated on 13/12/2019 ONISR Article Road deaths in November 2019 are down compared to November 2018, with 14 fewer deaths.
October 2019 Road Safety dashboard Updated on 14/11/2019 ONISR Article In October 2019, road traffic fatalities decrease compared to October 2018 with 22 fewer people killed.
Traffic offences Updated on 15/10/2019 ONISR Article A road traffic offence is defined as an action that contravenes the Highway Code. Road traffic offences may take various forms (parking offences, speeding, driving under the influence of drugs, lack of a driving licence, hit-and-run offences, etc…
Convictions for traffic offences Updated on 15/10/2019 Ministry of Justice Article In 2023, 407 300 road safety offenders were referred by public prosecutors, representing 21 % of all offenders referred that year. This summary is based on provisional 2023 data provided by the Ministry of Justice.