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.
Alcohol - Illegal drugs Updated on 09/09/2022 Cerema Article It is rather difficult to have precise data on the number of road users involved in accidents with the presence of illegal substances, because the results of drug tests are not completely filled in the accident circumstances summary sheets that are…
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…
E-Mobility Periodic Training: General Framework for Free Online Lifelong Mobility Training Updated on 24/06/2021 Experts committee Article In France, there is currently no lifelong educational continuum for road safety. The education and training system starts at nursery school, continues in secondary school and ends, for most people, at the time of the initial learning to drive a…
The professional road risk Updated on 24/06/2021 Experts committee Article Professional road risks are at the crossroads of occupational health and road safety public policies. Their prevention requires an adapted approach, taking into account the professional context, the knowledge of the activity of the companies and the…
Safety of powered two-wheelers: towards a use adapted to their vulnerability Updated on 24/06/2021 Experts committee Article The CNSR's committee of experts devoted a large part of its work to the safety of PTWs with 14 scientists and experts being interviewed, then comparing the information gathered with the scientific literature. Finally, the committee drew up an…
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),…
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.