7.1 Road accidents involving personal injury by country, 1990-2016 (thousand)
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Evolution 1990-2016 (%) | Evolution 2015-2016 (%) | |||
| BE | 62,4 | 50,7 | 49,1 | 49,3 | 40,6 | 42,1 | 38,1 | 35,6 | 41,5 | 40,3 | 40,1 | -45,6 | -0,5 | ||
| BG | 6,5 | 7,4 | 6,9 | 8,2 | 6,6 | 6,6 | 6,7 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,2 | 7,4 | 13,4 | 2,5 | ||
| CZ | 21,9 | 28,7 | 25,4 | 25,2 | 19,7 | 20,5 | 20,5 | 20,3 | 21,1 | 21,6 | 21,4 | -2,1 | -0,8 | ||
| DK | 9,2 | 8,4 | 7,3 | 5,4 | 3,5 | 3,5 | 3,1 | 3,0 | 2,9 | 2,9 | 2,9 | -85,4 | 1,0 | ||
| DE | 389,4 | 388,0 | 382,9 | 336,6 | 288,3 | 306,3 | 299,6 | 291,1 | 302,4 | 305,7 | 308,1 | -21,2 | 0,8 | ||
| EE | 2,1 | 1,6 | 1,5 | 2,3 | 1,3 | 1,5 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,5 | -42,0 | 5,5 | ||
| IE | 6,1 | 8,1 | 7,7 | 6,5 | 5,8 | 5,2 | 5,6 | 5,0 | 5,7 | 5,8 | 5,9 | -2,2 | 1,1 | ||
| EL | 19,6 | 22,8 | 23,0 | 16,9 | 15,0 | 13,8 | 12,4 | 12,1 | 11,7 | 11,4 | 11,3 | -36,0 | -1,1 | ||
| ES | 101,5 | 83,6 | 101,7 | 91,2 | 85,5 | 83,0 | 83,1 | 89,5 | 91,6 | 97,8 | 102,4 | 0,8 | 4,7 | ||
| FR | 162,6 | 132,9 | 121,2 | 84,5 | 67,3 | 65,0 | 60,4 | 56,8 | 58,2 | 56,6 | 57,5 | -86,7 | 1,6 | ||
| HR | 14,5 | 12,7 | 14,4 | 15,7 | 13,3 | 13,2 | 11,8 | 11,2 | 10,3 | 11,0 | 10,5 | -27,8 | -5,3 | ||
| IT | 161,8 | 182,8 | 256,5 | 240,0 | 213,0 | 205,6 | 188,2 | 181,7 | 177,0 | 174,5 | 175,8 | 5,5 | 0,7 | ||
| CY | 3,2 | 3,1 | 2,4 | 1,4 | 1,2 | 1,1 | 0,9 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,7 | 0,7 | -104,6 | -1,5 | ||
| LV | 4,3 | 4,1 | 4,5 | 9,3 | 3,2 | 3,4 | 3,4 | 3,5 | 3,7 | 3,7 | 3,8 | -11,9 | 2,7 | ||
| LT | 5,1 | 4,1 | 5,8 | 6,8 | 3,5 | 3,3 | 3,4 | 3,4 | 3,3 | 3,0 | 3,2 | -33,3 | 5,6 | ||
| LU | 1,2 | 1,1 | 0,9 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 0,9 | 0,9 | 1,0 | 0,9 | -30,6 | -4,3 | ||
| HU | 27,8 | 19,8 | 17,5 | 20,8 | 16,3 | 15,8 | 15,2 | 15,7 | 15,8 | 16,3 | 16,6 | -63,9 | 1,8 | ||
| MT | 0,2 | 1,0 | 1,3 | 0,8 | 0,6 | 1,1 | 1,3 | 1,2 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 95,7 | 5,1 | ||
| NL | 44,9 | 42,6 | 42,3 | 27,0 | 10,8 | 5,1 | 5,0 | 9,5 | 13,4 | 18,5 | 18,7 | -61,8 | 1,2 | ||
| AT | 46,3 | 39,0 | 42,1 | 40,9 | 35,3 | 35,1 | 40,8 | 38,5 | 38,0 | 38,0 | 38,5 | -18,7 | 1,3 | ||
| PL | 50,5 | 56,9 | 57,3 | 48,1 | 38,8 | 40,1 | 37,0 | 35,8 | 35,0 | 33,0 | 33,7 | -29,4 | 2,1 | ||
| PT | 45,1 | 48,3 | 44,5 | 37,1 | 35,4 | 32,5 | 29,9 | 30,3 | 30,6 | 32,0 | 32,3 | -28,8 | 1,1 | ||
| RO | 9,7 | 9,1 | 7,9 | 19,8 | 26,0 | 26,6 | 26,9 | 24,8 | 25,4 | 28,9 | 30,8 | 266,7 | 6,2 | ||
| SI | 5,2 | 6,6 | 9,0 | 10,5 | 7,7 | 7,3 | 6,9 | 6,6 | 6,3 | 6,6 | 6,5 | 14,7 | -1,3 | ||
| SK | 8,2 | 8,7 | 7,9 | 7,9 | 8,1 | 5,4 | 5,0 | 4,7 | 2,1 | 5,5 | 5,6 | -33,4 | 1,8 | ||
| FI | 10,2 | 7,8 | 6,6 | 7,0 | 6,1 | 6,4 | 5,7 | 5,3 | 5,3 | 5,2 | 4,8 | -81,8 | -8,0 | ||
| SE | 17,0 | 15,6 | 15,8 | 18,1 | 16,6 | 16,3 | 16,6 | 14,9 | 13,1 | 14,8 | 14,1 | -18,3 | -5,0 | ||
| UK | 265,6 | 237,3 | 242,1 | 203,7 | 160,1 | 157,1 | 151,3 | 144,5 | 152,4 | 146,2 | 142,8 | -50,7 | -2,3 | ||
| EU-28 | 1502,0765 | 1433,02 | 1505,653 | 1341,981 | 1130,398 | 1124,083 | 1081,326 | 1055,358 | 1078,36 | 1090,888 | 1099,075 | -26,76589493 | 0,750489509 | ||
| Al | 0,4 | 0,4 | 0,9 | 1,6 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 2,1 | 1,9 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 474,8 | 2,0 | |||
| ME | 9,1 | 8,5 | 8,1 | 5,3 | 5,5 | 4,9 | 5,2 | n.a. | 5,8 | ||||||
| MK | 2,3 | 2,4 | 1,7 | 2,8 | 4,2 | 4,5 | 4,1 | 4,2 | 3,9 | 3,9 | 3,9 | 96,1 | 1,2 | ||
| RS | 14,2 | 14,1 | 13,2 | 13,0 | 13,6 | 13,6 | 14,4 | n.a. | 5,5 | ||||||
| TR | 55,8 | 66,0 | 75,2 | 87,3 | 116,8 | 131,8 | 153,6 | 161,3 | 168,5 | 183,0 | 185,1 | 172,0 | 1,2 | ||
| IS | 0,6 | 1,1 | 1,0 | 0,7 | 0,9 | 0,8 | 0,7 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,9 | 1,0 | 43,1 | 8,1 | ||
| NO | 8,8 | 8,6 | 8,4 | 8,1 | 6,4 | 6,1 | 6,2 | 5,2 | 5,0 | 4,6 | 4,4 | -52,5 | -4,1 | ||
| CH | 23,8 | 23,0 | 23,7 | 21,7 | 19,6 | 19,0 | 18,1 | 17,5 | 17,8 | 17,7 | 17,6 | -26,4 | -0,9 |
Source: CARE; United Nations (Statistics of road traffic accidents), national statistics (MT, candidate countries).
Notes: the definition of an accident involving personal injury differs from country to country. RO: only serious accidents before 2005.
7.2 Road accidents involving personal injury per one thousand population in EU countries, 2016
Source: EC
Notes:
The definition of an accident involving personal injury differs from country to country.
The number of inhabitants used in this table is the sum of the population at 1 January 2014 and at 1 January 2015 divided by two.
7.3 Road fatalities in EU countries, 2005-2016
| 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | evolution 15/16 | evolution 05/16 | ||
| BE | 1 089 | 840 | 862 | 770 | 723 | 727 | 732 | 637 | -13,0 | -41,5 | |
| BG | 957 | 776 | 657 | 601 | 601 | 660 | 708 | 708 | 0,0 | -26,0 | |
| CZ | 1 286 | 802 | 772 | 742 | 655 | 688 | 734 | 611 | -16,8 | -52,5 | |
| DK | 331 | 255 | 220 | 167 | 191 | 182 | 178 | 211 | 18,5 | -36,3 | |
| DE | 5 361 | 3 648 | 4 009 | 3 600 | 3 339 | 3 377 | 3 459 | 3 206 | -7,3 | -40,2 | |
| EE | 170 | 79 | 101 | 87 | 81 | 78 | 67 | 71 | 6,0 | -58,2 | |
| IE | 400 | 212 | 186 | 162 | 188 | 193 | 162 | 186 | 14,8 | -53,5 | |
| EL | 1 658 | 1 258 | 1 141 | 988 | 879 | 795 | 793 | 824 | 3,9 | -50,3 | |
| ES | 4 442 | 2 479 | 2 060 | 1 903 | 1 680 | 1 688 | 1 689 | 1 810 | 7,2 | -59,3 | |
| FR | 5 318 | 3 992 | 3 963 | 3 653 | 3 268 | 3 384 | 3 461 | 3 477 | 0,5 | -34,6 | |
| HR | 597 | 426 | 418 | 390 | 368 | 308 | 348 | 307 | -11,8 | -48,6 | |
| IT | 5 818 | 4 114 | 3 860 | 3 753 | 3 401 | 3 381 | 3 428 | 3 283 | -4,2 | -43,6 | |
| CY | 102 | 60 | 71 | 51 | 44 | 45 | 57 | 46 | -19,3 | -54,9 | |
| LV | 442 | 218 | 179 | 177 | 179 | 212 | 188 | 158 | -16,0 | -64,3 | |
| LT | 773 | 299 | 296 | 302 | 256 | 267 | 242 | 192 | -20,7 | -75,2 | |
| LU | 47 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 45 | 35 | 36 | 32 | -11,1 | -31,9 | |
| HU | 1 278 | 740 | 638 | 606 | 591 | 626 | 644 | 607 | -5,7 | -52,5 | |
| MT | 17 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 109,1 | 35,3 | |
| NL | 750 | 537 | 546 | 562 | 476 | 477 | 531 | 533 | 0,4 | -28,9 | |
| AT | 768 | 552 | 523 | 531 | 455 | 430 | 479 | 432 | -9,8 | -43,8 | |
| PL | 5 444 | 3 908 | 4 189 | 3 571 | 3 357 | 3 202 | 2 938 | 3 026 | 3,0 | -44,4 | |
| PT | 1 247 | 937 | 891 | 718 | 637 | 638 | 593 | 563 | -5,1 | -54,9 | |
| RO | 2 629 | 2 377 | 2 018 | 2 042 | 1 861 | 1 818 | 1 893 | 1 915 | 1,2 | -27,2 | |
| SI | 258 | 138 | 141 | 130 | 125 | 108 | 120 | 130 | 8,3 | -49,6 | |
| SK | 606 | 371 | 328 | 352 | 251 | 295 | 310 | 275 | -11,3 | -54,6 | |
| FI | 379 | 272 | 292 | 255 | 258 | 229 | 266 | 258 | -3,0 | -31,9 | |
| SE | 440 | 266 | 319 | 285 | 260 | 270 | 259 | 270 | 4,2 | -38,6 | |
| UK | 3 336 | 1 905 | 1 960 | 1 802 | 1 770 | 1 854 | 1 804 | 1 860 | 3,1 | -44,2 | |
| EU-28 | 45 943 | 31 506 | 30 689 | 28 243 | 25 956 | 25 977 | 26 130 | 25 651 | -1,8 | -43,1 |
Source: From 1991: CARE database (DG Mobility and Transport), International Transport Forum, national sources. 1990: IRTAD (OECD)
Notes: Persons killed are all persons deceased within 30 days of the accident. Corrective factors have been applied to the figures which did not follow this definition.
7.4 Percentage change in road fatalities between 2000 and 2016 (%)
Source: CARE
7.5 Road fatalities country rankings, 2016
| 2014 | |||||||||||||
| per million inhabitants | per 10 billion pkm | per million passenger cars | |||||||||||
| SE | 27 | SE | 23 | SE | 57 | ||||||||
| UK | 28 | UK | 28 | UK | 59 | ||||||||
| NL | 31 | DE | 33 | NL | 65 | ||||||||
| DK | 37 | IE | 34 | DE | 71 | ||||||||
| DE | 39 | DK | 35 | FI | 78 | ||||||||
| ES | 39 | NL | 37 | ES | 80 | ||||||||
| IE | 39 | LU | 42 | MT | 82 | ||||||||
| FI | 47 | IT | 44 | LU | 83 | ||||||||
| AT | 49 | FI | 44 | DK | 87 | ||||||||
| EU-28 | 50 | FR | 46 | IT | 87 | ||||||||
| MT | 51 | SI | 48 | AT | 90 | ||||||||
| SK | 51 | EU-28 | 52 | IE | 92 | ||||||||
| FR | 52 | AT | 52 | CY | 92 | ||||||||
| EE | 54 | ES | 53 | EU-28 | 100 | ||||||||
| CY | 54 | EE | 53 | EE | 103 | ||||||||
| IT | 54 | BE | 59 | FR | 108 | ||||||||
| PT | 55 | PT | 61 | BE | 112 | ||||||||
| LU | 55 | CY | 70 | CZ | 117 | ||||||||
| BE | 56 | LT | 72 | PT | 118 | ||||||||
| CZ | 58 | EL | 78 | SI | 120 | ||||||||
| HU | 62 | CZ | 80 | SK | 132 | ||||||||
| SI | 63 | MT | 86 | PL | 143 | ||||||||
| LT | 67 | SK | 96 | LT | 151 | ||||||||
| HR | 74 | HU | 105 | EL | 159 | ||||||||
| EL | 76 | LV | 109 | HU | 186 | ||||||||
| PL | 80 | HR | 116 | HR | 201 | ||||||||
| LV | 81 | BG | 122 | BG | 225 | ||||||||
| RO | 97 | PL | 146 | LV | 235 | ||||||||
| BG | 99 | RO | 192 | RO | 360 | ||||||||
Source: tables 1.5, 2.3.4, 2.6.2, 2.7.1 and estimates as well as national statistics for powered two-wheelers pkm
Notes:
Fatalities: all fatalities on the road: car drivers and passengers, bus and coach occupants, powered two-wheelers’ riders and passengers, cyclists, pedestrians, commercial vehicle drivers, etc. indicated in table 2.7.1 for 2016.
Pkm: indicator of traffic volume (in the absence of consistent vehicle-kilometre data); passenger-kilometres of cars indicated in table 2.3.4 for 2016 plus (mostly estimated) passenger-kilometres of motorised two-wheelers.
Inhabitants: the average population at 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2017.
Passenger cars: the average stock of vehicles indicated in table 2.6.2 for 2015 and 2016.
7.6 Lives saved per million inhabitants in EU countries in 2017 (compared to 2001)
Source: CARE
7.7 Evolution of road fatalities and injured in EU 28, 2003-2015
Source: CARE
7.8 Road fatalities by mode of transport in EU 28, 2015 - 2016
7.8.1 TOTAL
7.8.2 Road fatalities by mode of transport in EU 28 INSIDE URBAN AREA 2015
last update :May 2017
7.8.3 Road fatalities by mode of transport in EU 28 OUTSIDE URBAN AREA 2015
last update :May 2017
Source: CARE (EU road accidents database) or national publications
7.9 PTWs fatalities in selected EU countries, 2016 (%)
| motor cycle | moped | Total fatalities | motor cycle % | moped % | ||||
| BE | 2016 | 77 | 16 | 559 | BE | 13,8 | 2,9 | |
| BG | 2015 | 50 | 11 | 544 | BG | 9,2 | 0,6 | |
| CZ | 2016 | 62 | 1 | 481 | CZ | 12,9 | 0,2 | |
| DK | 2016 | 26 | 8 | 175 | DK | 14,9 | 4,6 | |
| DE | 2016 | 536 | 68 | 2691 | DE | 19,9 | 2,5 | |
| EE | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 43 | EE | 0,0 | 0,0 | |
| IE | 2014 | 24 | 0 | 151 | IE | 15,9 | 0,0 | |
| EL | 2016 | 240 | 25 | 675 | EL | 35,6 | 3,7 | |
| ES | 2016 | 343 | 54 | 1421 | ES | 24,1 | 3,8 | |
| FR | 2016 | 613 | 121 | 2918 | FR | 21,0 | 4,1 | |
| HR | 2016 | 58 | 14 | 287 | HR | 20,2 | 4,9 | |
| IT | 2016 | 657 | 116 | 2698 | IT | 24,4 | 4,3 | |
| CY | 2016 | 10 | 2 | 32 | CY | 31,3 | 6,3 | |
| LV | 2016 | 12 | 6 | 103 | LV | 11,7 | 5,8 | |
| LT | 2015 | 13 | 3 | 161 | LT | 8,1 | 1,9 | |
| LU | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 24 | LU | 12,5 | 0,0 | |
| HU | 2016 | 48 | 16 | 454 | HU | 10,6 | 3,5 | |
| MT | 2016 | 9 | 0 | 15 | MT | 60,0 | 0,0 | |
| NL | 2016 | 44 | 34 | 489 | NL | 9,0 | 7,0 | |
| AT | 2016 | 85 | 8 | 359 | AT | 23,7 | 2,2 | |
| PL | 2016 | 244 | 77 | 2158 | PL | 11,3 | 3,6 | |
| PT | 2016 | 59 | 44 | 440 | PT | 13,4 | 10,0 | |
| RO | 2016 | 46 | 33 | 1196 | RO | 3,8 | 2,8 | |
| SI | 2016 | 22 | 3 | 90 | SI | 24,4 | 3,3 | |
| SK | 2010 | 27 | – | 245 | SK | 11,0 | n.a. | |
| FI | 2016 | 17 | 5 | 229 | FI | 7,4 | 2,2 | |
| SE | 2016 | 36 | 8 | 220 | SE | 16,4 | 3,6 | |
| UK | 2016 | 316 | 8 | 1397 | UK | 22,6 | 0,6 |
Source: CARE database (DG Mobility and Transport), national sources.
Notes:
Persons deceased within 30 days of their accident.
7.10 Road fatalities by gender in EU countries, 2016 (%)
EE, LT & FI 2015 figures
BG 2009 figures
SK 2010 figures
IE 2014 figures
| Country | % male | % female | Total | Unknown* | Female | Male | Year |
| BE | 74,88 | 22,76 | 637 | 15 | 145 | 477 | 2016 |
| BG | 77,69 | 22,31 | 901 | 0 | 201 | 700 | 2009 |
| CZ | 73,81 | 23,90 | 611 | 14 | 146 | 451 | 2016 |
| DK | 72,51 | 27,49 | 211 | 0 | 58 | 153 | 2016 |
| DE | 8,92 | 26,95 | 3206 | 0 | 864 | 286 | 2016 |
| EE | 64,18 | 34,33 | 67 | 1 | 23 | 43 | 2015 |
| IE | 68,91 | 30,05 | 193 | 2 | 58 | 133 | 2014 |
| EL | 79,61 | 20,39 | 824 | 0 | 168 | 656 | 2016 |
| ES | 77,07 | 22,65 | 1810 | 5 | 410 | 1395 | 2016 |
| FR | 75,91 | 24,09 | 3471 | 0 | 836 | 2635 | 2016 |
| HR | 79,15 | 20,85 | 307 | 0 | 64 | 243 | 2016 |
| IT | 79,77 | 20,23 | 3283 | 0 | 664 | 2619 | 2016 |
| CY | 78,26 | 21,74 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 2016 |
| LV | 77,85 | 22,15 | 158 | 0 | 35 | 123 | 2016 |
| LT | 68,18 | 30,17 | 242 | 4 | 73 | 165 | 2015 |
| LU | 65,63 | 34,38 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 2016 |
| HU | 75,95 | 23,89 | 607 | 1 | 145 | 461 | 2016 |
| MT | 73,91 | 26,09 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 2016 |
| NL | 66,79 | 23,45 | 533 | 52 | 125 | 356 | 2016 |
| AT | 72,45 | 27,55 | 432 | 0 | 119 | 313 | 2016 |
| PL | 74,98 | 25,02 | 3026 | 0 | 757 | 2269 | 2016 |
| PT | 77,26 | 22,74 | 563 | 0 | 128 | 435 | 2016 |
| RO | 73,44 | 26,56 | 1913 | 0 | 508 | 1405 | 2016 |
| SI | 83,08 | 21,54 | 130 | 0 | 28 | 108 | 2016 |
| SK | 75,20 | 24,80 | 371 | 0 | 92 | 279 | 2010 |
| FI | 72,93 | 27,07 | 266 | 0 | 72 | 194 | 2015 |
| SE | 75,19 | 24,07 | 270 | 2 | 65 | 203 | 2016 |
| UK | 73,98 | 26,02 | 1860 | 0 | 484 | 1376 | 2016 |
Source: CARE
*Unknown means that gender or/and road user type variable is unknown
7.11 Road fatalities by age group in EU 28 and selected countries, 2015 (%)
Source: IRTAD, CARE, OECD
Data and figures, EU: 2015, Australia: 2015, Israel: 2015, USA:2014, Japan:2014 figures
7.12 Road Fatalities (per 100,000 population) in EU 28 and selected countries, 2015
Source: OECD
* Figures & Data, USA: 2014, Australia: 2014, Canada:2014, Israel:2015, Japan:2014, Korea: 2014, Newzealanad:2014
7.13 Speed limits, blood alcohol limits in EU 28
| Speed limit, cars (in general), km/h: | Blood alcohol limit, grams of alcohol in 1 litre of blood | |||
| Built-up areas | Outside built-up areas | Motorways | ||
| BE | 50 | 70-90-120 | 120 | 0,5 |
| BG | 50 | 90-120 | 140 | 0 |
| CZ | 50 | 90-110 | 130 | 0 |
| DK | 50 | 80 | 130 | 0,5 |
| DE | 50 | 100 | (130) | 0,5 |
| EE | 50 | 90 | – | 0,2 |
| IE | 50 | 80-100 | 120 | 0,5 |
| EL | 50 | 90-110 | 130 | 0,5 |
| ES | 50 | 90-100 | 120 | 0,5 |
| FR | 50 | 90-110 | 130 | 0,5 |
| HR | 50 | 90 | 130 | 0,5 |
| IT | 50 | 90 | 130 | 0,5 |
| CY | 50 | 80 | 100 | 0,5 |
| LV | 50 | 90 | – | 0,5 |
| LT | 50 | 70-90 | 100-130 | 0,4 |
| LU | 50 | 90 | 130 | 0,5 |
| HU | 50 | 90-110 | 130 | 0 |
| MT | 50 | 80 | – | 0,8 |
| NL | 50 | 80-100 | 120-130 | 0,5 |
| AT | 50 | 100 | 130 | 0,5 |
| PL | 50-60 | 90-100 | 120-140 | 0,2 |
| PT | 50 | 90-100 | 120 | 0,5 |
| RO | 50 | 90-100 | 130 | 0 |
| SI | 50 | 90-110 | 130 | 0,5 |
| SK | 50 | 90 | 130 | 0 |
| FI | 50 | 80 | 80-120 | 0,22 |
| SE | 50 | 70 | 110 | 0,2 |
| UK | 48 | 96-112 | 112 | 0,8 |
| AL | 40 | 80-90 | 110 | 0,1 |
| ME | 50 | 80-100 | 130 | 0,5 |
| MK | 60 | 80-100 | 120 | 0,5 |
| RS | 50 | 80-100 | 120 | 0,3 |
| TR | 50 | 90-110 | 120 | 0,5 |
| IS | 50 | 80-90 | – | 0,5 |
| NO | 50 | 80 | 100 | 0,2 |
| CH | 50 | 80-100 | 120 | 0,5 |
Source: National sources, International Transport Forum, EC Road Safety website, TIPSOL, World Health Organization
Notes:
UK, IE, CY and MT drive on the left hand side of the road, the other Member States drive on the right hand side (Sweden since 3 September 1967). Signs in UK are in miles per hour.
The reported speed limits refer to general circumstances. Different speed limits might apply in residential or pedestrian areas, on the basis of weather conditions, the time of the day, the vehicle driven, the season, the visibility or unless otherwise stated by traffic signs. The higher figure shown in the “outside built-up areas” column generally refers to the speed limit on dual carriageways that are not motorways.
Speed limits:
BE: 70 km/h outside built-up areas in the Flemish Region.
DE: Motorways: No general speed limit, recommended speed limit is 130 km/h (more than half the network has a speed limit of 120 km/h or less).
ES: different speed limits apply on non-urban roads according to the presence of hard shoulders, or if the vehicle is equipped with a trailer or dangerous goods.
Blood alcohol limits:
In many countries, special (more restrictive) rules apply to novice (i.e. new, unexperienced) and professional drivers
7.14 Fatalities at 30 days by road user type in EU countries 2016
7.14.1 Total
7.14.2 Urban
7.14.3 Motorway
7.14.4 Rural
Source: CARE