Austrian road safety programme 2011-2020
Publication details: Wien bmvit - Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, 2011Description: 122 sSubject(s): Online resources: Bibl.nr: VTI 2012.0008Location: Abstract: The Austrian Federal Government, in particular the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit) as the main government body responsible for road safety, have set themselves the target of making Austria’s roads among the safest in the EU. Significant progress has already been achieved through the first Austrian Road Safety Programme (2002 – 2010), but road safety figures for Austria are still only average for the EU as a whole, and even below average for the EU-15 countries. As a result, bmvit has worked in close cooperation with the members of the Austrian Road Safety Advisory Council’s Roads Task Force to develop a new Road Safety Programme for the years 2011 – 2020.| Current library | Status | |
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The Austrian Federal Government, in particular the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit) as the main government body responsible for road safety, have set themselves the target of making Austria’s roads among the safest in the EU. Significant progress has already been achieved through the first Austrian Road Safety Programme (2002 – 2010), but road safety figures for Austria are still only average for the EU as a whole, and even below average for the EU-15 countries. As a result, bmvit has worked in close cooperation with the members of the Austrian Road Safety Advisory Council’s Roads Task Force to develop a new Road Safety Programme for the years 2011 – 2020.