3rd Road Safety PIN Conference2010 on the HorizonBrussels22 June 2009

Antonio AvenosoAntonio AvenosoAntonio AvenosoAntonio Avenoso

Spain and LatviaFor outstanding road safety performance

Road Safety PIN Award 2009

Road Safety PIN Awards

Road Safety PIN Award 2009

! Substantial and sustainable reduction in road deaths since 2001

! Reductions despite traffic volume increases ! Implementation of comprehensive road safety

policies and measures! Better enforcement of major traffic offences

-50%

-40%

-30%

-20%

-10%

0%

10%

20%

-28% (EU)

Progress towards targetPercentage change in road deaths between 2001 and 2008

49% 48% 47% 44% 43%

No complacency• Still more than 3,000 people die on

Spanish roads each year• 68 road deaths per million population• 8th out of 27 in road mortality

• More than 300 people lost their life on Latvian roads in 2008

• 139 road deaths per million population• 5th worst in road mortality (23rd out of 27)

Road mortality in 2008

Antonio AvenosoAntonio AvenosoAntonio AvenosoAntonio Avenoso

Spain and LatviaFor outstanding road safety performance

Road Safety PIN Award 2009

PIN Award ceremony

Mr. Paulo MarquesPortuguese Road Safety Authority

Road Safety PIN Award 2008

PIN Award to Spain

Mr. Justo ZAMBRANA PINEDAState Secretary

on behalf of Minister of InteriorAlfredo RUBALCABA

PIN Award to Spain

PIN Award to Latvia

Mr. Nils FREIVALDSState Secretary

on behalf of Kaspars GERHARDSMinister of Transport and

Communications

PIN Award to Latvia

Antonio AvenosoAntonio AvenosoAntonio AvenosoAntonio Avenoso

Spain and LatviaFor outstanding road safety performance

Road Safety PIN Award 2009