A major road safety obstacle for cycling safety are crashes with motorised vehicles, around 83% of cycling fatalities come about in crashes with cars, trucks, v...Markings on cycling infrastructure play an essential role in safer cycling by mitigating risks, enhancing visibility and overall enforcing a sense of safety for cyclists....
Have you noticed recently that cars are often sticking out from their parking bays, leaving less space when passing out cyclists and turning two-way street...ECF takes a look at the recent trends of increasing car sizes in Europe, analysing their environmental impact as well as road safety implications. We then explore...
The European Commission has published its latest road safety figures for 2020. According to the report, there were around 3,900 fewer road deaths in the Europea...European Commission reports fewer EU road deaths in 2020 compared to previous year, proving that more active mobility increases road safety. However, motorised transport...
On 6 October 2021, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted to sign off on a report that set out their long-term vision for road safety in Europe. The re...MEPs have signed off on a report that recommends more cycling in order to improve road safety by 2030. To follow up on this report, ECF has compiled a short revision of r...
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted this week to sign off on a road safety report recommending how the European Commission can best achieve its...Members of Parliament have signed off on recommendations for the European Commission to improve road safety across member states, with cycling infrastructure and modal sh...
A group of European cities and regions, including six major capitals, has called on their national governments to make sure that ongoing negotiations on Direct...
Excessive speed is one of the biggest killers on our roads, a major danger to cyclists, and creates an unwelcoming environment on our roads. In around 30% of fa...
Last year, the EU, published a new set of excellent vehicle safety standards for the European Union, due to come into force from 2022, including Intelligent Spe...
A coalition of organisations including ECF has written to EU Member States to raise serious concerns about the draft technical specifi...
Cycling is a major contributor to shifting mobility from polluting and passive modes of transport to cleaner, emissions free, active modes. At the moment, the n...
By the end of September, the yearly count of fatal road accidents reached 1,000,000 victims worldwide. Europe alone accounted for...
The European Parliament has decided that now is the right time to improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists in Europe drastically by equipping motor vehic...