A new law amendment in Slovakia makes possible from 1st January 2017 to ride a bicycle with a blood alcohol concentration up to 0.5 per thousand, i.e. 0.24 mg/l if one takes a breath test, while there was zero tolerance before. However, it is...
The European Commission (EC) has released its long awaited report on safety testing procedures for all new motor vehicles. These are new regulations that could have huge repercussions for road safety across the EU. The report provides a list of 19...
Should the EU embrace a target of doubling cycling over the next 10 years in Europe? And should therefore at least 10% of the EU transport funds be ring-fenced for cycling? Read more on the EU Cycling Strategy website.These are just two out of a...
A detailed report on non-motorized transport (NMT) which includes walking and cycling was released in September 2016 by UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme). In its foreword, the UNEP Executive Director Erik Soldheim calls for “mobility of...
Breakthrough for "Radlobby", the Austrian member of ECF, and their campaign "Abstand macht sicher" (Distance for safety): "Radlobby" won a one-year court fight for the right for cyclists to keep a distance of 1,2 to 1,8 meters to parked cars in...
The Commission today released [1] the road safety figures for 2015. In 2015 26,000 were killed in road accidents in the EU compared to 25,700 the previous year. The Commission have also released a serious injury figure (based on MAIS 3+ or higher)...
New research from Theo Zeegers in the Netherlands seems to have thrown the cat amongst the pigeons with regards to bicycle helmet research. A Dutch cycling researcher and advocate Theo Zeegers has put forward a piece of research that may force us to...
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has learnt that the Commission may be withdrawing plans for an EU-wide strategic target for reducing serious road traffic injuries, set to be announced later this week. This long-planned initiative...
Credit: Las Palmas en Bici This article is also available in English here. El pasado 4 de Octubre, el Consejo de Ministros aprobó una serie de modificaciones a la Ley sobre tráfico, circulación de vehículos a motor y seguridad vial dándole vía...
Credit: Las Palmas en Bici Text in Spanish: 20 children are run over per year. Would you feel safer if your child wore a helmet? The danger for children are cars, not riding bicycles. Source: “Principal figures on road accidents in Spain 2010”...
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