2024 sees 3% drop in EU road fatalities, yet progress remains slow

The European Commission has now published figures on road fatalities in the EU, which have fallen by three percent to 19,800 across the EU, and the figures should continue to fall. Why? That is what we from Euranetplus let us explain more precisely by EU press spokesperson Birgit Schmitzner. The EU's goal is to halve the number of road fatalities by 2030 and then even bring them to zero by 2050, which is the so-called Vision Zero. Why do we want…

2024 sees 3% drop in EU road fatalities, yet progress remains slow

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission is publishing preliminary figures on road fatalities for 2024. Around 19,800 people were killed in road crashes in the EU last year, a slight 3% drop compared to 2023.  It is the equivalent to 600 fewer lives lost. Even if road fatalities decreased more significantly in 2024 than they did in 2023, the overall pace of impr…