The consultation attracted 154 responses. The participants are mainly citizens as well as road safety experts, research bodies, universities and road users or victim associations that are interested in road safety. The findings of the public consultation clearly indicate that road safety is regarded as a priority on the political agenda. Moreover the EU added value of an initiative that addresses injuries due to traffic has been acknowledged. Target setting and support of exchange of best practises are seen as the two areas with the highest EU added value, while research and project funding, legislation and data analysis are following slightly behind. Despite the fact that an overwhelming majority of respondents are broadly in favour of a target to reduce the number of injured due to road traffic accidents, a clear "feature" of how this target should be shaped does not emerge. Several contributors have suggested that specific targets should be set for cyclists, motorcyclists and urban areas, at European or at national level, and — where possible — combined with a general target. (Author/publisher)
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