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