February 2026 Road Safety Dashboard Updated on 17/03/2026 ONISR Article In February 2026, 202 people died on the roads of mainland France, and 15 overseas.
2026 call for research projects Updated on 26/02/2026 Page de base The 2026 Call for Research projects is now open.
January 2026 Road Safety Dashboard Updated on 13/02/2026 ONISR Article In January 2025, 226 people died on the roads of mainland France, and 11 overseas.
September 2023 Road Safety dashboard Updated on 16/10/2023 ONISR Article In September 2023, 292 fatalities occurred on the roads of mainland France and 15 overseas.
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.
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.
