Road safety – Road safety: 2015 started badly on the roads of France … –

Road safety: 2015 started badly on the roads of France…

Road safety - Road safety: 2015 started badly on the roads of France ... -

Despite the announcement of the 26 "new" measures taken by the Minister of the Interior following the officialization of the increase in the number of road fatalities in 2014 (+ 120 fatalities), accident statistics do not decrease. On the contrary, even since 263 people were killed on the road in January 2015, or + 12% compared to the year …

Despite the announcement of following the officialization of the increase in the number of road fatalities in 2014 (+ 120 fatalities), accident statistics are not declining. On the contrary, even since 263 people were killed on the road in January 2015, i.e. + 12% compared to last year… 

This increase mainly affects motorists, pedestrians and cyclists. Conversely, the number of fatal accidents on motorbikes and scooters over 125cc continues, as do those concerning the moped category (50cc). 

The other indicators of road accidents, all users combined, have fallen significantly: bodily accidents and injuries to people have fallen by -10.1%, while the number of people hospitalized has fallen by -13.5%.

"Over the last twelve months, from February 2014 to January 2015, road fatalities have increased by 4.8% compared to the same period the previous year", nevertheless alarms the National Interministerial Road Safety Observatory (ONISR) in its monthly report … 

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