The European Commission has today adopted challenging plans to reduce the number of road deaths on Europe's roads by half in the next 10 years. Initiatives proposed today in a set of European Road Safety Policy Orientations 2011-2020 range from setting higher standards for vehicle safety, to improving the training of road users, and increasing the enforcement of road rules. The Commission will work closely with Member States to implement this programme. The challenging plans are aimed at reducing the number of road deaths on Europe's roads by half in the next 10 years.

The Commission has today set out a mix of initiatives focussing on making improvements to vehicles, infrastructure and road users' behaviour.

There are seven strategic objectives:
 

1. Improved safety measures for trucks and cars
    
2. Building safer roads
    
3. Developing intelligent vehicles
    
4. Strengthening licensing and training
    
5. Better enforcement
    
6. Targeting injuries
    
7. A new focus on motorcyclists

Full details of the plan are available from the European Commission website by clicking here.