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.
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.
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…
Work-related accidents Updated 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 Updated 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…
Urban networks best practice Updated on 19/05/2019 Cerema Article How can we share urban space ? What speed limit according to the environment ?
Traffic speeds Updated 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…
