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56% of people killed in metropolitan areas are killed in built-up areas, compared with 44% outside built-up areas.

The urban road safety indicators record accidents that occurred during the period 2010-2021 in the municipalities that make up metropolitan areas or urban communities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. As of January 1, 2021, there were 98 EPCIs with a total population of over 16,638,862.

With 572 people killed in 2021, the territory of the EPCIs with more than 100,000 inhabitants accounts for 19% of road deaths for 25% of the metropolitan population.

In built-up areas, four out of five people killed are vulnerable users (pedestrians, cyclists, electric scooters and motorized two-wheelers). This proportion reaches 88% in Greater Paris.

38% of fatalities are pedestrians.
9% of people killed are cyclists. Bicycle use has been increasing in major cities and metropolises since 2019. Between 2019 and 2022, there is an increase ranging from +7% in Bordeaux Metropole to +78% for the city of Paris.
24% of people killed are motorized two-wheeler users.

Urban networks best practice

Published on 19/05/2019

Cerema

Best practice

Urban networks Municipalities and communities of municipalities Speed - traffic regulations Bicycles and personal mobilicy devices Pedestrians Mobility modes Public transport

2017

How can we share urban space ? What speed limit according to the environment ?

Urban networks

Urban networks best practice

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