I recently came across an interesting article in the scientific journal, Ecological Economics, which looks at the total costs of owning a car. Focusing on Germa...According to a recent study, the total running cost of a car can be nearly €13,000 per year. Using similar parameters, ECF’s Ceri Woolsgrove breaks down how much money ca...
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...
The EU cycling advocacy associations in Brussels have united in response to the investigation by the European Commission on the safety risks related to L-catego...
A coalition of organisations including ECF has written to EU Member States to raise serious concerns about the draft technical specifi...
On June 11, the European Commission released the latest statistics on the number of fatalities in road crashes across Europe. With fatalities falling 2% between...
It has been well known for many years that cycling is one of the healthiest activities that we can do. During the medical pandemic even more, as bicycles have e...
ECF attended and spoke at a conference with a difference last week. The first ever Digital Worldbike conference was held entirely online on the 31st March, beco...