The Interim Evaluation of the road safety policy framework has been recently released by the European Commission, taking stock of action taken to date and assessing progress made towards the target of halving of the number of road deaths over the period 2011-2020. The main conclusions of this Interim Evaluation are:

– the policy framework remains relevant,
– the fatality reduction target is an important tool,
– the target is still within reach, but will be a challenge,
– more attention needs to be paid to vulnerable road‑users and serious injuries,
– future challenges: an ageing population, distracting technical devices.  

The complete documentation of the European Commission Road Safety Policy Interim Evaluation is now available: The Interim Evaluation Report and the Staff Working Document  , The Support study  and its Annexes  by Jeanne Breen, Policy orientations on road safety 2011-2020   and Transport White Paper 2011.