A report adopted today by the European Commission shows that EU intervention has a positive impact on the tackling of serious road traffic offences in Europe. New European legislation enables Member States to identify EU drivers who commit traffic offences abroad through an electronic information system. As a result, investigated offences committed by non-residents have increased by four times – to approximately 2 million – between 2013 and 2015.
This includes offences such as speeding, running red lights, failure to use seatbelts and drink driving, which put together accounts for 75% of road fatalities.
EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc said: “Our evaluation shows that, thanks to the new automatic exchange of information, offenders are less likely to get away with dangerous behaviour. This is very good news for the safety of our roads, and I call on Member States to make full use of the possibilities of the system.” Today, the Commission also published a video presenting the positive results of the first European Day Without A Road Death
