Celebrating the Excellence in Road Safety Awards 2025: European Road Safety Charter

 

October 2025

Welcome to the special edition of our newsletter: Celebrating the Excellence in Road Safety Awards 2025! Our annual awards are an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of our members, who are working towards the shared goal of improved road safety across Europe. Thanks to everyone who attended our Excellence in Road Safety Awards ceremony in Brussels last week, both in person and online. Huge congratulations to our finalists and deserving winners. This year’s awards highlighted the best innovations, dedication, and impact in road safety across Europe—from tackling impaired driving and educating children, to empowering older adults, leveraging AI, and redesigning urban spaces. Scroll down to see our award winners and learn more about their impactful initiatives. Information on all our finalists can be found here European Road Safety Charter team

Our winners

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND DISTRACTION FlineBox: For safer driving decisions Road Safety Authority Ireland and Fline (Ireland & Belgium) An easy-to-use breathalyser terminal helping people check their alcohol levels before driving. Installed in over 250 locations, it has already delivered more than one million preventative tests—convincing thousands not to drive when over the limit. Find out more EDUCATION Road safety awareness for school children Volvo Car España (Spain) A LEGO robotics programme where children design accident-preventing vehicles and create safe, inclusive mobility concepts. Reaching 2,100 students annually, it builds technical skills and lifelong road safety awareness. Find out more

OLDER PEOPLE Lifelong safe and active mobility Madlencnik Mobility – Easy Drivers Radfahrschule (Austria) An e-bike training scheme tailored for older adults, combining practical riding skills with a unique “train the trainer” model. Senior participants now teach children, spreading safe mobility habits across generations. Find out more TECHNOLOGY Lanternn: AI & data fusion for road safety Valerann, Transport Infrastructure Ireland & Roughan & O’Donovan (Spain & Ireland) An AI-powered platform that fuses real-time traffic, weather and sensor data to detect incidents faster and boost operator response. Piloted in Ireland, it sets new standards for smart, proactive road safety management. Find out more

URBAN Safer surroundings for secondary schools Métropole de Lyon (France) A city-wide initiative redesigning streets around 120 secondary schools with safer crossings, pavements, and traffic calming. With 13,000 students engaged, it’s creating safer, more inclusive public spaces for young people. Early 2024 data shows a 14.5% crash reduction and 12.6% fewer injuries.    Find out more PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 30 Marathons for 30km/h The NTUA Road Safety Observatory (Greece) Awarded live by participants during the ceremony, this prize recognises the initiative that most inspires the public. Congratulations to The NTUA Road Safety Observatory from Greece for their 30 Marathons for 30km/h initiative! Very well done! Find out more