Costs of road accidents are huge
The most recent figures from SWOV show that the social costs of traffic accidents in 2020 are estimated at no less than 27 billion euros. Wednesday May 31st there will be…
Rise in the number of road deaths in the EU
Across the EU, road fatalities increased by 2022% in 3 compared to the previous year, not least because traffic levels recovered...
More than 600 children per year in the EU die in...
The European Transport Safety Council is calling for renewed action and specific targets to protect underage road users, as its latest report shows that between 2011 and 2020, more…
Top 10 to improve road safety cyclists
In 2020, approximately 12.000 cyclists were injured in traffic. SWOV reports this. That is a slight decrease compared to 2019, when 14.000 cyclists were injured.…
Residents of large cities are responsible for most traffic accidents
The residents of the big cities are the biggest traffic jams. In 2020, more than 103.000 traffic accidents were registered in the Netherlands. 10,9% of these accidents can be traced back to…
Road Safety Coalition offers five solution directions
The Road Safety Coalition, of which the Cyclists' Union is a member, is seriously concerned about the rising number of road casualties. Despite all political efforts, a structural decline has not been achieved...