Press Release: Road safety: EU road fatalities fall by 11% in 2010

The European Commission has published new statistics showing that EU road fatalities decreased by 11% in 2010. However, country by country statistics show that the number of deaths still varies greatly across the EU. Most countries achieved double-digit reductions in the number of road deaths over the past year, the best ones being Luxembourg (33%), Malta (29%) Sweden (26%) and Slovakia (26%).

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European Commission: Memo/11/483: Road safety: EU crackdown on drivers committing traffic offences abroad http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/483&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

ESO: Background Information: Statement: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council facilitating cross-border enforcement in the field of road safety http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-directive-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-facilitating-cross-border-enforcement-in-the-field-of-road-safety/

European Commission: Memo/10/343: Road Safety Programme 2011-2020: detailed measures http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/343&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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