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The World Health Organisation (WHO) in cooperation with the Ministry of Transports and Logistics of Morocco organized with great success the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety which was held at Marrakech, Morocco, on 18-20 February 2025. This Conference with theme "Committed to Life",
brought leaders and experts together to assess the progress made in
implementing the Global Plan 2021-2030 during its initial five-year
period and to generate support for the new vision of safe and
sustainable mobility. 
The Ministers signed the Road Safety Declaration, reaffirming their collective commitment to ensuring that road safety becomes a universal priority, guided by the principles of equity, accessibility, and sustainability, and leaving no one behind. 
The Academic Expert Group compiled a set of Recommendations to overcome the current compartmentalization of road safety responsibility that leads to road safety action, being delegated primarily and exclusively to Governments. |
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Latest Developments
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The International Transport Forum (ITF) has recently published its new Safe System Tool, with the active contribution of NTUA, which offers a user-friendly interface to navigate through the International Transport Forum's framework for implementing a Safe System.
The Tool helps road safety stakeholders to evaluate how their
strategies, projects or plans contribute to a Safe System, since it
visualises opportunities for improvement and helps to identify effective
interventions to save lives. |
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The International Transport Forum (ITF) together with the World Health Organization (WHO), recently launched “The Global Road Safety Assessment Framework for Corporate Action and Reporting” to support businesses
in integrating robust road safety practices into their operations
and value chains and thereby contribute to the global effort to reduce road traffic fatalities and injuries.
The development of this Framework was initiated in response to a call
from Transport Ministers representing over 60 countries to enhance road
safety practices across corporate value chains and align them with the
Global Plan for the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety
2021-2030, by incorporating key standards and guidelines. |
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The Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety recently published a White Paper based on global best practices, in consultation with Alliance member NGOs, ensuring safe motorcycle helmets through appropriate laws, enforcement, and promotion.
Through this White Paper, the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety
and its over 395 member NGOs from more than 100 countries, will assist
Governments achieve the reduction of road fatalities and injuries needed
to accomplish the vision of having zero road deaths and injuries by
2030. |
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The Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety recently
launched their mobility snapshot tool, an interactive map which shows
the realities of how unsafe the streets are as well as the solutions
that can make the communities more livable and sustainable, enabling
access to education and work. Data are collected at specific
intersections in local communities from 118 Mobility Snapshots in 44 countries
at intersections across Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North
and South America. Key findings show that more than 156,000 pedestrians
use these 118 intersections during peak hour, yet 102 of them lacked
traffic calming measures or a speed limit of 30 km/h or lower. |
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Statistics Corner
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The Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move) of the European Commission released the Statistical Pocketbook 2024 “EU Transport in figures”.
In this Statistical Pocketbook, key road safety Tables are contained,
together with several other Tables on transport statistics, providing a complete picture of current trends in transport in Europe. Data
on road fatalities for the EU Member States and associate countries
allow for time series comparisons and country rankings. |
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The Cyclists Thematic Report of the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA) has been published, as prepared by DTU, with the support of NTUA. The
Report provides comprehensive insights into the frequency of cycling,
infrastructure usage, and self-declared safety behaviors among cyclists
in 39 countries. Key findings indicate that the Netherlands and Denmark
lead in frequent bicycle use, while cycling without a helmet and listening to music are the most common risky behaviors.
Recommendations include improving cycling infrastructure, particularly
in rural areas, and encouraging helmet use among male cyclists. |
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Our Publications
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The TRB ACS10 Standing Committee
organised with great success the Quarterly Meeting on Transport Safety
Management Systems which was held online, on 25 September 2024. The
primary focus of this meeting was the impact of the impact of the 30 km/h speed limit in urban areas. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:
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The Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers (HITE) organized with great success the Transportation Engineers Workshop 2025 which
took place on 27 January 2025, in Athens. The aim of the Workshop was
to discuss the main issues concerning transportation in Greece and urban
mobility in Attica, presenting the current situation, analysing future
trends and exploring the new challenges for the development of the
transportation system. New ideas emerged and innovative discussions took
place towards more modern, reliable and safe mobility everywhere for all. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:
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A paper titled Spatial analysis of telematics-based surrogate safety measures authored by Dimitrios Nikolaou, Apostolos Ziakopoulos, Armira Kontaxi, Athanasios Theofilatos and George Yannis has been published in Journal of Safety Research.
This study investigates the effects of traffic calming measures such as
speed humps, chicanes, and roundabouts on road safety, air quality, and
noise pollution. The findings reveal that implementing traffic calming
strategies such as speed humps, chicanes, and roundabouts can reduce
traffic crashes by more than 25%, with a remarkable 40% decrease in severe injuries involving vulnerable road users, including pedestrians and cyclists.
These measures also encourage safer driving behaviors by lowering
vehicle speeds, which significantly enhances safety in densely populated
urban areas.  |
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An open-access book titled “Shared Mobility Revolution: Pioneering Autonomous Horizons” was recently published under the framework of the Horizon 2020 project SHOW (SHared
automation Operating models for Worldwide adoption). This book reports
on technologies and business models focusing on supporting the deployment of shared, connected, and electrified automation in urban transport.
Chapters discuss practical issues concerning mobility data management,
strategies to improve user acceptance and engagement, and reports on
assessment and simulation techniques to test shared automated shuttles
in various contexts. These discussions provide valuable insights for
researchers, practitioners, and policymakers shaping user-centered,
sustainable future automated mobility. NTUA actively contributed with the following chapter, co-authored by Maria Oikonomou, Marios Sekadakis, Apostolos Ziakopoulos and George Yannis:
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A NTUA Diploma Thesis titled “Road Crashes Analysis In Greek Islands”
was recently presented by Nikitas Maratos Filippidis. For this purpose,
data on monthly arrivals, crashes, and fatalities were collected for 38
Greek islands, which were then divided into four groups based on their
geographical location. Subsequently, statistical correlations were
examined through the development of Generalized Linear Models and Random
Forest models using the R programming language. The results showed that
arrivals on an island are positively correlated with the number of accidents and fatalities recorded during that period.
Additionally, while arrivals were correlated with accidents across each
group of islands examined, the results differed, possibly due to better
road conditions on islands with high arrival numbers but low accident
rates.  |
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The Horizon Europe research project MetaCCAZE has recently released the MetaCCAZE 2nd Newsletter, which provides information on the latest outcomes of the EU-funded MetaCCAZE project aiming to accelerate the deployment of smart systems
that combine electric, automated and connected technologies and
infrastructure, enabling zero-emission shared mobility services for both
passengers and goods in European cities. Key innovative mobility
solutions and the MetaInnovations toolkit implemented in the four
Trailblazer Cities: Amsterdam, Munich, Limassol, and Tampere followed by
the Trailblazer Cities: Athens, Krakow, Gonzo, Milan, Miskolc, and
Paris region preparing to implement and demonstrate more successful
innovative use cases. An Open Call for metaCCAZE Observer Citiesis
released, inviting additional municipalities to join the initiative. |
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Upcoming Events
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The Institute of Communications & Computer Systems (ICCS) together with International Road Federation (IRF) and several other Organizations, are organising the International Symposium Navigating the Future of Traffic Management in Athens, Greece on 29 June – 3 July 2025.
This conference will focus on four thematic tracks: digitalization in
traffic management, sustainable mobility strategies, integrated
infrastructure systems, and road safety innovations. These tracks aim to
address the complex challenges of modern traffic management and offer
actionable insights for a safer and more efficient transportation
future. Researchers can submit their proposals until 15 March 2025. |
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The Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT/CERTH) in cooperation with the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers (HITE) are organizing the 12th International Congress on Transportation Research (ICTR 2025), which will take place on 16-18 October 2025 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The spotlight theme of the 2025 Congress is "Transportation in the era of Artificial Intelligence". | | | |
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