Road Deaths In Europe Halved; New Drink Driving Laws For Victoria

The road toll in Europe has improved by 57 percent over a period of eleven years, according to an independent report from the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC).

While still more than 12,000 lives were lost on European Union and Swiss roads in 2012 - the most recent data available to the study - the figures mark a major improvement over the 28,000 road deaths recorded in 2001.

The Council said stricter safety measures across the Union were the key to the improved toll, but it was “simply wrong” that 12,000 people lost their lives for “mostly avoidable” reasons in 2012.