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.
Road user behaviour observatory Updated on 20/10/2021 ONISR Article Behaviour observations in traffic in 2021 show a stability in the use of seatbelts in the back of cars and the use of safety helmets among cyclists, a study published by ONISR in September 2022. This report is now available in English. Behaviors…
The departmental families of local road safety indicators (LRSI) Updated on 17/09/2021 Cerema-ONISR Article France mainland into families of homogeneous departments.
Change to winter time Updated on 04/11/2019 ONISR Article Each year, the daylight saving time change ends on the last Sunday of October. As night falls at the end of the afternoon, while people travel back home, there is an increased crash risk for pedestrians.
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.
2018 Road traffic violations annual report Updated on 10/10/2019 ONISR Article In 2018, more than 26 million traffic violations were reported by national police forces, ANTAI, and municipal police. Beware, since 2018 several million parking violations (those concerning not paying the car park fee) have become a "post-parking…
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…
