EUROPA - PRESS RELEASES - Press release - European Road Safety Day 2014: Safer and smarter roads needed in the EU
On Europe Day, 9 May 2014, the European Commission and the Greek EU Presidency are hosting together the 6th European Road Safety Day in Athens. The topic to be discussed by experts, policy makers, industry and NGOs is: how to make EU roads safer and smarter.
Vice-President Siim Kallas, Commissioner for transport, said: "The EU has an outstanding road safety record in global comparison. But as long as there are fatal accidents on our roads, we cannot afford to be complacent. In 2013 still some 26 000 people died on our roads – a humbling challenge. During the last couple of years we have focused a lot on the role of road users. This year, it is time to look at the roads and the infrastructure. There is great potential in making EU roads both safer and smarter."
On Europe Day, 9 May 2014, the European Commission and the Greek EU Presidency are hosting together the 6th European Road Safety Day in Athens. The topic to be discussed by experts, policy makers, industry and NGOs is: how to make EU roads safer and smarter.
Vice-President Siim Kallas, Commissioner for transport, said: "The EU has an outstanding road safety record in global comparison. But as long as there are fatal accidents on our roads, we cannot afford to be complacent. In 2013 still some 26 000 people died on our roads – a humbling challenge. During the last couple of years we have focused a lot on the role of road users. This year, it is time to look at the roads and the infrastructure. There is great potential in making EU roads both safer and smarter."
