Speed Observatory Published 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.
Change to winter time Published 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 Published on 15/10/2019 ONISR Article A traffic offence is defined as an action against the traffic regulations. Traffic offences can be of different kinds (parking offences, speeding, driving under the influence of drugs, driving without a permit, hit-and-run offences, etc.). There are…
Demerit point system Published on 15/10/2019 ONISR Article The number of points withdrawn in 2021 is 14.6 million for 10.2 million offences processed that result in points being withdrawn.
Reported behaviours Published 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…
Accident indicators on single carriageway roads outside built-up areas Published on 10/07/2019 ONISR Article Fatalities per km of single carriageways by department. The tables and maps are taken from the ONISR report of April 2018 "Accidentality on single carriageway roads - challenges of the main network" produced with the assistance of the ODSRs of each…
Work-related accidents Published on 20/05/2019 ONISR Article In 2021, work-related trips (home-to-work or work trip) account for 19% of road deaths where the motive for travel is known. Road risk is the leading cause of work-related mortality and leads to 6 million sick leaves, a cost for companies of 725…
Road accidents and seasonality Published on 20/05/2019 ONISR Article Road mortality varies over the year. The first quarter is usually the least deadly (21% of annual mortality over 2008-2017) while the third quarter is the most deadly (28%). The particular context in 2020 will not have had any influence on this…
Traffic speeds Published on 19/05/2019 ONISR Article According to various international experiences reported in a recent OECD book, a 10 km/h speed limit decrease generally leads to a 2 to 5 km/h decrease in speed, this variability being linked in particular to the associated communication and control…
2017 Road traffic violations annual report Published on 19/05/2019 ONISR Article In 2017, nearly 40 million traffic violations were recorded. This includes 17 million parking violations (60% of which are non-payment of parking). Excluding municipal police, the overall volume of offences (offences + fines) is stable compared to…
