Increasing the speed limit to 90 kph on certain departmental roads Updated on 16/12/2022 ONISR Article ONISR analyses the impact on road safety in 2021 of raising the speed limit to 90 km/h in certain departments. Since 2020, the French law on the organisation of mobility (LOM) has authorised local authorities to raise the speed limit to 90 km/h on…
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…
Effect of curfew in Q2 2021 during the COVID crisis Updated on 19/07/2021 ONISR Article The travel restrictions imposed in the 2nd quarter of 2021 result in the number of fatalities falling more sharply than the number of accidents.
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…
Effect of curfew in Q1 2021 during the COVID crisis Updated on 19/04/2021 ONISR Article The travel restrictions linked to the curfew in particular have reduced road accidents. Unlike the first lockdown in 2020, the number of fatalities has fallen more than the number of injuries.
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),…
