FEHRL's fifth SERRP is set to drive road transport into the 21st century
The Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL) has published its fifth Strategic European Road Research Programme (SERPP V), which tackles the research and innovation challenges facing the European road and transport system now and in the future.
Formed in 1989, FEHRL is a registered international association comprising more than 40 national research/technical centres, and its new programme reflects the techni
Improving road safety in the EU has resulted in a drop in the fatality rate. Official figures just released show that the number of people killed on Europe's roads fell by 8% in 2013. This follows on from the drop in fatalities of between 2011 and 2012. These provisional figures released by the European Commission provide grounds for optimism and Antonio Avenoso, executive director of the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) said, “We welcome the reduction in the number of road deaths in Europe last yea
Europe’s road safety is failing to improve despite a string of measures introduced in recent years. The European Commission has published new data showing that deaths on EU roads fell by just 2% last year. This followed a 1% increase in road deaths during 2015.
According to ETSC analysis, road deaths will now need to fall by 11.5%/year in order to meet the EU target of cutting deaths by half in the decade to 2020.
Commenting on the publication of the latest figures, Antonio Avenoso, Executive Directo
Europe’s drive for improved road safety will see new targets being set. Previous ambitious plans to reduce road casualty rates have not been achieved, so new strategies are being devised. The European Transport Safety Commission (ETSC) is setting out its latest plans. In 2010, the European Union renewed its commitment to improve road safety by setting a target of reducing road deaths by 50% by 2020, compared to 2010 levels. This target followed an earlier target set in 2001 to halve road deaths by 2010. A n
