In the context of road safety, in spite of the major advances of EU policy in the objective of reducing the number of fatalities by more than 50 per cent over the last decade, there still remains much scope for improvement. The frightening figure of 28,100 deaths on EU roads in 2013 is still intolerable and demands continue combating it with all the resources at disposal, and more. Initially, and despite the commission considering it too ambitious an objective, the parliament decided to maintain the commitment to halve the number of road victims by 2020. Nevertheless, the MEPs are aware that with the persisting crisis and its socioeconomic consequences, urban growth and major demographic aspects place new challenges before us, as well as the need to boost the momentum of EU road safety policy. (Author/publisher)
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