European Road Safety Campaign 2007

Publication date: 27 March 2006

The Austrian Presidency briefed today the Transport Council on the Informal Ministerial Meeting on Road Safety, which took place in Bregenz on 2-3 March 2006.

The informal meeting of transport ministers focussed on following topics:
• safe roads and related infrastructure measures;
• safe vehicles, with reference to modern vehicle technology and e-safety (with training at a road safety training centre);
• awareness campaigns in the EU.

The Presidency, Member States and the Commission agreed to launch a uniform road safety campaign in 2007 with billboards along major highways and motorway service stations, having as a potential topic alcohol and fatigue at the wheel.

The Commission informed that it considered the introduction of a European Road Safety Day.