Official data shows an improvement in road safety across Europe as well as many other key nations worldwide. Of the 36 nations worldwide contributing data on road safety, the consensus is that conditions are improving, albeit with greater effect in some countries.
Some countries have been particularly effective in reducing road deaths in this period, most notably Iceland which has seen a drop of 71.9% in road deaths. Spain, Denmark, Portugal and Ireland have also seen huge improvements in road safety with reductions in road deaths of 67.1%, 66.5%, 65% and 61% respectively.
In all, 14 countries have seen a drop in road deaths in the 55-45% range during this period. These are France, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Germany Sweden, Greece, the Czech Republic, Japan, the UK, Hungary, Italy, Belgium, South Korea and Austria.
Some countries have been less successful however in cutting road deaths, with Jamaica achieving a drop of 22.2%, the USA a drop of 20%, Chile a drop of 10.3% and Colombia a drop of just 9.6%. Most shocking of all however is the figure for Malaysia, which has seen a 14.6% increase in road deaths during the 200-20012 period.
Some countries have been particularly effective in reducing road deaths in this period, most notably Iceland which has seen a drop of 71.9% in road deaths. Spain, Denmark, Portugal and Ireland have also seen huge improvements in road safety with reductions in road deaths of 67.1%, 66.5%, 65% and 61% respectively.
In all, 14 countries have seen a drop in road deaths in the 55-45% range during this period. These are France, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Germany Sweden, Greece, the Czech Republic, Japan, the UK, Hungary, Italy, Belgium, South Korea and Austria.
Some countries have been less successful however in cutting road deaths, with Jamaica achieving a drop of 22.2%, the USA a drop of 20%, Chile a drop of 10.3% and Colombia a drop of just 9.6%. Most shocking of all however is the figure for Malaysia, which has seen a 14.6% increase in road deaths during the 200-20012 period.
