IRTAD Road Safety Annual Report 2009

This first IRTAD annual report comprises a synthesis of the main trends in traffic deaths and crashes in 2008 and presents the IRTAD Group and its activities. It includes detailed reports from 28 countries, focusing on the latest data for the year 2008 and preliminary data for 2009, with analysis of safety trends and national strategies, including casualty targets and performance towards meeting those targets.



This report of the IRTAD Group comprises:
• A presentation of the IRTAD Group and its activities.
• A synthesis of the main trends in the year 2008, in terms of the evolution in the number of traffic deaths and crashes. It also presents longer term trends in order to better understand the evolution taking place in the different countries.
• Detailed reports from 27 countries, focusing on :
- Latest data for the year 2008 and in some cases preliminary data for 2009.
- Analysis of safety trends by road user category, by age group and by road type.
- Analysis of specific safety issues such as: speeding, drink driving, and the wearing of seat belts and helmets.
- The national strategies in place in IRTAD countries, including targets and performance towards meeting the targets.
- Measures implemented in 2007‐2009 to improve safety.
- Recent safety research.

Table of Contents
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
SUMMARY OF TRENDS IN 2008
COUNTRY REPORTS
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HUNGARY
ICELAND
IRELAND
ISRAEL
JAPAN
KOREA
MALAYSIA
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
POLAND
PORTUGAL
SLOVENIA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES
LIST OF IRTAD MEMBERS