For the first time in history Poland wins 2023 Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Award. The PIN Award is granted annually by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) to a country with the most impressive road fatalities reductions and other factors greatly contributing to the improvement of road safety.

Over the last decade 2012-2022 Poland reduced road deaths by 47%, while the EU average reduction was 22%. Other key elements which contributed to the decision of the ETSC panel of experts to award this year’s prize to Poland (in addition to the road deaths reduction) include:

• Poland’s comprehensive National Road Safety Programme 2021-2030 which sets targets to cut both deaths and serious injuries by 50%;
• A large-scale four-year Safe Road Infrastructure Programme;
• Expansion of the speed camera and time-over-distance camera network;
• An increase in drink-driving enforcement checks of 19% on average each year between 2010 and 2019;
• Introduction of the “emergency corridor” system of enabling emergency vehicles to access collision sites on motorways.

More information:

https://etsc.eu/poland-wins-international-road-safety-award-as-deaths-fall-by-half-in-ten-years/