The French authorities continue to drive down road deaths

The latest data available from France reveals a continuing reduction in road safety fatalities. The Ministry of the Interior has produced figures showing that road fatalities dropped 8% to 3,645 in 2012, when compared with 2011. Notable reductions were seen in deaths of motorcyclists, down 14.5% and car drivers, down 8.6%. However deaths of cyclists bucked the overall improving trend for French road safety by rising 10%, according to the French Federation of Bicycle Users. Further analysis of the crash data
March 6, 2013 Read time: 1 min
The latest data available from France reveals a continuing reduction in road safety fatalities. The Ministry of the Interior has produced figures showing that road fatalities dropped 8% to 3,645 in 2012, when compared with 2011. Notable reductions were seen in deaths of motorcyclists, down 14.5% and car drivers, down 8.6%. However deaths of cyclists bucked the overall improving trend for French road safety by rising 10%, according to the French Federation of Bicycle Users.

Further analysis of the crash data will be required to determine why French motorcyclist and car driver deaths have been reduced while cyclist fatalities have increased.

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