Progress in Tackling Drink Driving in the EU - Key Insights
The ETSC Drink Driving Conference highlighted the importance of addressing drink driving which causes 25,000 deaths in the EU annually. The EU has been implementing various instruments and policies for road safety, aiming to reduce fatalities and serious injuries by 50% by 2030 through measures such as setting interim targets, reinforcing coordination, and appointing an EU Road Safety Coordinator. Further steps could involve implementing recommendations on blood alcohol concentration levels, wider adoption of alco-locks, and enhancing key performance indicators in areas like speed, safety belts, alcohol, and more.
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ETSC Drink Driving Conference Progress in tackling drink driving in the EU Matthew Baldwin European Coordinator / Road Safety and Sustainable Mobility Brussels, 11 December 2019 Mobility and Transport
Why this matters 25.000 deaths in EU 135.000 serious injuries 1.300.000 global deaths Mobility and Transport
EU deaths per million from 1965 present Down from more than 200/m to 50/m Mobility and Transport
Road fatalities in the EU and current target Mobility and Transport
EU instruments for road safety Road accident data collection and analysis Targets Legislation (where necessary) e.g. on infrastructure, vehicle safety, enforcement, roadworthiness Recommendations / resolutions Funding/financing support for investment e.g. in safe infrastructure, research, studies European Road Safety Charter -Best practice guidelines etc Mobility and Transport
Road safety policy framework 2021-2030 Principles: "Safe System" approach Confirmation of "Vision Zero" (2050) New interim targets (50% reduction in fatalities and serious injuries) Monitoring based on key performance indicators Reinforced coordination between levels and sectors Appointment of EU Road Safety Coordinator Funding support Global dimension Mobility and Transport
Whats the EU been doing on drink driving, and where could we go further? Data KPI Recommendation on BAC lower? wider? tougher? Installation and use of alco-locks Mobility and Transport
KPIs agreed with Member States in 2019 Speed Safety belts / child restraints Protective equipment Alcohol / drugs Distraction Vehicle fleet Infrastructure Post crash care Mobility and Transport
Data Key performance indicator Percentage of drivers within the legal limit for blood alcohol content Mobility and Transport
Strengthen the recommendation Try to reduce the differences ? Go to 0.2 or to zero ? Tighten the suggested max for certain categories of driver (currently 0.2 mg/ml) Mobility and Transport
or legislate ? Worth recalling that Commission did propose a Directive on harmonised BAC levels in 1988 Opposed by Council on grounds of subsidiarity Clearly remains very very difficult. Mobility and Transport
Enforcement Best practice guidelines on enforcement ? Mobility and Transport
Use of alco-locks General Safety Regulation - standardised interface Guidance on requiring their use for repeat offenders and professional drivers ? Mobility and Transport
Comments and conclusions Culture Knowledge how much alcohol affects our driving Laws Perceptions will I get caught ? Attitudes it s just wrong Roles of data, industry and technology Mobility and Transport
Thank you! Mobility and Transport
