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 report summarizes the country surveys of the SUPREME project. These surveys have been conducted in order to collect information about the status of implementation of road safety measures that have been proposed as Best Practice (BP) measures in the SUPREME project. For each of the nine categories of measures, tables are presented on which countries have implemented measures that have been rated as Best Practice (BP), and on countries which have implemented similar measures with the same focus but with a more or less different approach. Measures that are not identical but similar to the SUPREME-BP measures are regarded as important, because the BP measures are not always directly transferable to other countries, and because existing measures might in some cases limit or even impair the success of the SUPREME BP measures. Additionally, historical facts, the cultural background or the general political and administrative framework contribute to the effectiveness of Road Safety (RS) measures. If these conditions do not have an adequate background for a specific BP measure, this measure may not be implemented or, if implemented, may not be as effective as it might under other conditions. More information about the project and its result can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/transport/supreme/index_en.htm. (Author/publisher)
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