Increasing the speed limit to 90 kph on certain departmental roads Updated on 16/12/2022 ONISR Article ONISR analyses the impact on road safety in 2021 of raising the speed limit to 90 km/h in certain departments. Since 2020, the French law on the organisation of mobility (LOM) has authorised local authorities to raise the speed limit to 90 km/h on…
Speed Observatory Updated on 17/10/2022 ONISR Article In October 2022, the ONISR published a study on the observation of traffic speeds in 2021: speeds are increasing on almost all networks, with the exception of city centre arteries. This report is now available in English.
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…
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 (…
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.
Reported behaviours Updated on 23/09/2019 ONISR Article Many surveys are organized by various sponsors, both public and private. The topics covered are varied: alcohol, telephone driving, professional road risk, behaviour of parents who drive.... ONISR monitors and presents a panel of results each year…
