The goal of SUPREME (SUmmary and Publication of Best Practices in Road Safety in the EU-MEmber States plus Switzerland and Norway) was to collect, analyse, summarise and publish best practices in road safety in the Member States of the European Union, as well as in Switzerland and Norway. This document aims to make the project’s results available to decision makers and practitioners at the international, European and national level, thereby encouraging the take-up of successful road safety strategies and measures. In this way, the project is designed to contribute towards reaching the EU target of a 50% reduction in road fatalities by 2010. In fact, the European Commission’s Road Safety Action Programme identifies the establishment and dissemination of best practice as one of the key success factors for reaching this ambitious Community road safety goal. The project was commissioned by Directorate General Transport and Energy of the European Commission. It was started in December 2005 and concluded in June 2007. A total of 31 national and international road safety organisations were involved. More information about the project and its result can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/transport/supreme/index_en.htm. The result of the data collection and analysis are presented in two publications: a Handbook for measures at national level, gathering best practice measures in road safety from the 27 participating countries, and a Handbook for Measures at European Level. This publication aims at completing the information provided in the Handbook at national level by presenting Europe-wide best practices and best measures at the national level that could have an added value if implemented at the European level. (Author/publisher)
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