Now in its fourth year, the ERF’s European Road Statistics has become a key resource for transport policy-makers, stakeholders, and practitioners, both in Europe and internationally. Offering unbiased and reliable data the handbook shows the true extent of the value of the road sector in Europe’s society and economy. In compiling this year’s data, and those in previous years, ERF’s researchers have found that gathering reliable data on Europe’s road sector is no simple task. Once again, ERF is struck by the differences between the data found here and the more limited data found in official sources such as the European Commission, which consistently underestimate the size and importance of the road sector. It has always been a firmly held belief of ERF that available transport data neither reflect economic and social realities nor enable adequate and informed decision-making. (Author/publisher)
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