Italy's improving road safety

The latest official statistics from the Italian authorities show an improving road safety situation. Italy's statistics institute Istat has data showing that road accidents decreased by 1.9% to 211,404 in 2010. Meanwhile the number of people injured dropped by 1.5% to 302,735, and fatalities were down 3.5% to 4,090. Despite having failed to achieve the 50% fatalities reduction target set in 2001, the country saved €25 billion in social costs. Accidents decreased by 1% on highways, although fatalities rose b
April 30, 2012 Read time: 1 min
RSSThe latest official statistics from the Italian authorities show an improving road safety situation. Italy's statistics institute 4168 Istat has data showing that road accidents decreased by 1.9% to 211,404 in 2010. Meanwhile the number of people injured dropped by 1.5% to 302,735, and fatalities were down 3.5% to 4,090. Despite having failed to achieve the 50% fatalities reduction target set in 2001, the country saved €25 billion in social costs. Accidents decreased by 1% on highways, although fatalities rose by 7.4%; 75.7% of accidents were registered on urban roads, that also accounted for 72.1% of injuries and 43% of deaths. The cities with the highest mortality rates were Verona and Palermo, while the lowest fatality rates were reported in Bari and Milan.

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