Abstract
How do we tackle road accidents and account for what can be contrasting situations between countries ? What trends emerge from recent statistics and what are the underlying factors ? What are the main road safety measures recently adopted ? This publication provides data on the trends from 1980 to 1994 in ECMT Member, Associate and Observer countries, individually and as a whole, in number of motor vehicles, accidents causing casualties, and in numbers killed and casualties. It also highlights a number of road accidents and factors to be taken into account in any analysis of road accidents and provides a dynamic assessment of the reality on the roads. (A)