BRITAIN IS SECOND SAFEST COUNTRY IN EU FOR ROAD DEATHS
July 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE NUMBER of road deaths in Britain fell 47% from 2001 to 2010, making its roads the second safest in the European Union (EU) after Sweden, according to the latest comparative European Commission figures. There was a marked recent improvement too, with UK road deaths falling 18% between 2009 and 2010. The number of British road fatalities-per-million population in 2001 was 61, compared with 31 in 2010. Only Sweden, with 28 was better - having reduced its road deaths by 54% over the last decade.
These changes were welcomed by EU transport ...
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