France saw its road fatalities climb in 2014

After several years of steady gains in road safety, France has seen a decline in 2014. Figures show that offences increased by 17% in 2014, with the fatality rate increasing 3.5% to 3,384 deaths in all. Injuries caused by road crashes increased by 2.4% meanwhile. Speeding and drunk driving were cited as the biggest factors in crashes in France. The only classes of road user not to see increases in road fatalities were motorcyclists and truck drivers. It is of note that 21% of the 1,663 car drivers killed in
June 4, 2015 Read time: 1 min
After several years of steady gains in road safety, France has seen a decline in 2014. Figures show that offences increased by 17% in 2014, with the fatality rate increasing 3.5% to 3,384 deaths in all. Injuries caused by road crashes increased by 2.4% meanwhile. Speeding and drunk driving were cited as the biggest factors in crashes in France. The only classes of road user not to see increases in road fatalities were motorcyclists and truck drivers. It is of note that 21% of the 1,663 car drivers killed in crashes were not wearing seat belts at the time of impact.

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