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The NTUA Road Safety Observatory won the Excellence in Road Safety Award of the the European Commission - People's Choice - on 16 October 2025 in Brussels, in recognition for the great impact of the NRSO Campaign promoting 30km/h city-wide speed limits as the key policy for safer, healthier and greener cities. NTUA Prof. George Yannis mentioned that "Robust
scientific evidence demonstrates that slower traffic can save thousands
of lives in Europe, especially those of pedestrians, cyclists and
motorcyclists and at NTUA we are excited to contribute with all our
efforts and with our 30 Marathons campaign and see more and more cities
and countries in Europe adopting the 30km/h city-wide speed limits".   |
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Latest Developments
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The European Union has recently adopted the new Directive to modernize EU driving licence rules.
The newly adopted rules tackle several road safety issues, including
the introduction of digital EU driving licences, driving
disqualification, stricter rules for novice drivers and more systematic
checks of the fitness to drive. The new Directive also introduces an
EU-wide accompanied driving scheme for 17-year-old drivers, a measure
that has been proven to significantly improve road safety. Particular
emphasis is given on vulnerable road users’ safety, such as pedestrians,
cyclists, scooters and other micromobility users.
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The EU Road Safety Exchange Project of the European Commission and the European Parliament drives adoption of proven road safety measures across Europe with the active contribution of NTUA.
The EU-funded Project connected road safety experts from 19 European
countries to tackle specific road safety challenges, showcase European
best practice and implement practical solutions to save lives on their
roads. From safer roads in Lithuania to lower speed limits in Greece,
the European knowledge-sharing initiative is helping governments turn
successful road safety ideas into action, making faster progress toward
the EU’s goal of halving road deaths and serious injuries by 2030. |
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The European Commission with the active contribution of NTUA, SWOV and KFV has published at the European Road Safety Observatory, the Traffic Safety Culture Thematic Report which
emphasizes on growing a positive Traffic Safety Culture (TSC). This
Thematic Report highlights that TSC encompasses shared values, norms,
and attitudes that impact behaviours across the road system, influencing
not only individual road users but also key stakeholders such as public authorities, private companies, NGOs, vehicle manufacturers, and infrastructure designers.
An important way to leverage TSC as a concept to improve road safety is
through organisations and companies, also preventive efforts to tackle
risk behaviours should be made, ideally by focusing on long-term
behavioural change.  |
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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 2025 “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 European Commission with the active contribution of NTUA, SWOV and KFV has published at the European Road Safety Observatory, the Children Facts and Figures Report which looks at road fatalities among children on EU roads. According to this Report, the absolute number of fatalities among children aged 0-14 decreased between 2012 and 2022 by 33%
to 455 fatalities in 2022, while the short-term change from 2019 to
2022 is a decline of 7%. The relative share remained constant throughout
this time at just over 2% of all EU fatalities. |
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Our Publications
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The European Association for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (EuroSafe) in cooperation with the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU) and LaHeRS organized with great success the EU Safety 2025 Conference which took place in Heraklion, Greece on 1-2 October 2025. This conference aimed to strengthen the field of injury prevention and safety promotion
in Europe by facilitating the exchange of scientific knowledge and
enabling networking opportunities for researchers, safety organisations
and academics. NTUA actively contributed with the following papers and presentations:
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The International Road Traffic Safety Analysis and Data (IRTAD) Group and the International Transport Forum (ITF)
organized with great success the 40th Meeting which took place in
Paris, France, on 1-2 October 2025. In this meeting, the latest
international road safety developments were discussed. Members and
observers from many countries enriched the discussion aimed to improve
road safety across the globe. Particular emphasis was given to road safety data collection and analysis. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentations:
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The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC)
organized with great success its bi-annual Main Council Meeting which
was held in Brussels, Belgium on October 15, 2025, where all the latest road safety developments and policies in Europe were discussed. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:
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A paper titled Examining the effects of texting, web surfing, and navigating apps on urban driving behavior and crash risk authored by Maria Oikonomou, Foteini Orfanou, Marios Sekadakis, Dimosthenis Pavlou and George Yannis has been published in Traffic Safety Research. This
study exploited data from 36 young adult drivers through a driving
simulator experiment, supplemented by a survey to gather participant
characteristics and driving profiles. Data analysis utilized linear and
binary logistic mixed models to explore the effects of texting and web
surfing on speed and its deviation, headway distance and its deviation,
and crash risk. Results indicate that using texting, web surfing and navigating applications while driving elevate crash risk by 10% and decrease speed, speed deviation, headway, and headway deviation by 9%, 23%, 6%, and 18%, respectively.  |
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A NTUA Diploma Thesis titled “The impact of connected and autonomous vehicles on road safety with use of simulation" was
recently presented by Aikaterini Kalliakoudi. For this purpose an
analysis based on simulation data derived from nine scenarios
implemented in the city center of Athens was conducted. Additionally,
traffic and geometric characteristics of the locations where the
conflicts occurred were documented. The statistical analysis was carried
out through the development of three models: two multiple linear
regression models and one multinomial logistic regression model. The
results indicated that the influencing factors for the above variables
are related both to traffic composition (e.g., vehicle types) and
infrastructure characteristics (e.g., speed limit, capacity).
Furthermore, the increase in AV/CAV penetration in the network was found to have a positive impact on road safety, significantly reducing the number of vehicle conflicts.  |
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A Special Issue titled “Emerging Solutions and Technologies for Smart Mobility and Vehicle Safety in Transportation” has been recently launched on Vehicles Journal, with Guest Editors from NTUA: Dr. Eva Michelaraki and Prof. George Yannis. This Special Issue aims
to present cutting-edge research on novel solutions and technological
advancements in smart mobility, transportation safety, and intelligent
vehicle systems. Contributions that explore data-driven approaches to
traffic management, machine learning applications for driver behaviour
analysis, crash prediction and prevention strategies, automation in
transportation systems, and the role of connected and autonomous
vehicles (CAVs) in improving road safety are welcome. Deadline for manuscript submission is until 15 December 2025. Researchers can submit their contributions here. |
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The Horizon Europe research project IMPROVA has recently released its 2nd Newsletter, focusing on enhancing road safety by addressing the complexities of long-term consequences (LTC) caused by road traffic crashes. In its first year, IMPROVA
has made significant strides in understanding and assessing the LTC of
road traffic crashes. These actions align with our core research
questions and lay the foundation for innovative tools, methodologies and
policy recommendations. |
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Upcoming Events
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The 10th Road Safety & Simulation International Conference 2026 (RSS2026) hosted by the University of Naples Federico II will be held in Napoli, on 23-26 June 2026, under the theme "Advancing
Towards the Safe System Approach". The Conference aims to explore how
the Safe System Approach has been embraced by the transportation
community as an effective way to prevent fatalities and serious injuries
on our roadways. Researchers can submit their abstracts until 15 December 2025. | | | |
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