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France
Population: 61.65 million (2007)
Median age: 39 years
Life expectancy at birth: 81 years
Income group:a high
Gross national income per person: US$ 38 500
Rank: 13 of 49b
Human Development Index:c 0.955
Rank: 6 of 49b
Private car ownership per 1000 population:d 498.0
CO2 emissions (tonnes) per person per year:a 6.2
a
b
c
d
World Bank data.
Rank among the 49 countries in the WHO European Region participating in the survey.
United Nations Development Programme data.
WHO European Region average: 339.
Trends in road traffic deaths
Institutional framework for road safety
Lead agency: Interministerial Road Safety Task Force
Status of the agency
Interministerial
Funded in national budget
Yes
National road safety strategy
Yes
Measurable targets
Yes
Implementation funded
Yes
2.30 billion
Money allocated (in ¤ (2007))
Deaths per 100 000 population
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1972
1977
1982
1987
1992
1997
2002
2007
Year
Source: Observatoire national interministériel de sécurité routière (ONISR)
Key data
Age-specific mortality rates from road traffic injuries
Wearing motorcycle helmets
95%d
Using seat-belts in cars
No information
Overall
Front-seat occupants
98%
Rear-seat occupants
83%e
Costing study available
b
c
d
e
11.60 billion
Study included deaths, injuries or both
Both deaths and
injuries
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Gross output
method
Observatoire national interministériel de sécurité routière (ONISR) data, defined as died within 30
days of the crash.
Observatoire national interministériel de sécurité routière (ONISR) data.
2006, Observatoire national interministériel de sécurité routière (ONISR).
2006, ONISR, Observational study, data apply to motorcyclists (99% for moped riders).
2006, ONISR, Observational study.
NA: not applicable
EUROPEAN STATUS REPORT ON ROAD SAFETY
30
25
20
17.3
15
13.2
12.3
10
5
0
10.2
7.9
1.3
1.6
0–4
5–14
5.7
6.6
15–19 20–24 25–29 30–44 45–59 60–74
75+
Age group (years)
Source: 2007, Observatoire national interministériel de sécurité routière (ONISR)
Yes
Annual estimated costs (in € (2006))
Methods used
a
e
35
Rates per 100 000 population
Reported number of road traffic
4620a (76% males, 24% females)
deaths (2007)
Reported number of non-fatal road traffic
77 007b
injuries (2007)
27.0%c
Road traffic deaths involving alcohol
Deaths by road user category
Other (1%)
Pedestrians (12%)
Cyclists (3%)
Drivers, 4-wheelers
(43%)
Riders, motorized
2- or 3-wheelers
(25%)
Passengers,
4-wheelers (16%)
Source: 2007, Observatoire national interministériel de sécurité routière (ONISR)
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National legislation
Promoting transport alternatives to cars
Speed limits set nationally
Yes
Local authorities may set lower limits
Speed limits differ by vehicle type
Maximum speed limits (km/h)
Urban roads
Rural roads
Highways and motorways
Enforcementa
Drink–driving law
Drink–driving defined by:
blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit
breath content
physician certificate
BAC limit: general population
BAC limit: young or novice drivers
BAC limit: professional and commercial drivers
Mechanisms to enforce drink–driving laws
Random breath testing
Police checkpoints
Breath testing of all drivers involved in crashes
Blood testing of all drivers involved in crashes
Enforcementa
Law requiring motorcycle helmets
Applies to all riders
Applies to all engine types
Exception to the legislation
Helmet standards mandated
Enforcementa
Seat-belt law
Applies to front-seat occupants
Applies to rear-seat occupants
Yes
Yes
Enforcement applied to:
Enforcementa
Law requiring child restraints in cars
Enforcementa
a
b
50
90
130
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
0.05 g/dl
0.05 g/dl
0.05 g/dl
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
National policies to promote walking or cycling
Investment in bicycle lanes
Investment in foot paths
Traffic-calming measures
Investment for increasing cycling
Disincentives for private car use
National policies to promote public transport
Subsidized pricing of public transport
Improving the frequency and coverage of
public transport
Disincentives for private car use
No (subnational)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Yes
Yes
No
No
Vehicle regulations
Compulsory insurance for vehicles
Periodic vehicle inspection for:
cars
motorized 2- or 3-wheeled vehicles
minibuses and vans
lorries
buses
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yesb
Yes
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yes
Yes
Yes
front- and rearseat occupants
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yes
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
The enforcement score represents a consensus based on the professional opinion of respondents on
a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is not effective and 10 is highly effective.
Exceptions: motorized 2-wheeled vehicles equipped with seat-belts.
Registered motor vehicles
Total (2007)
Cars
Motorized 2- and 3-wheelers
Minibuses, vans, etc. (seating <20 people)
Lorries
Buses
Other
39 926 000
77%
6%
14%
1%
<1%
1%
Source: 2006, Chambre syndicale nationale du motocycle; 2007, Fichier central des automobiles;
2008, Comité des constructeurs français dʼautomobiles
Care after road crashes
Formal, publicly available prehospital care
system
Yes
National universal access telephone number
Yes (112)
Road safety audits
Formal audits required for major new road
construction projects
Regular audits of existing road infrastructure
Yes
No
Acknowledgements
Vehicle standards
Car manufacturers required to adhere to standards on
Fuel consumption
Seat-belt installation for all seats
No
Yes
Authority approving the data for publication: Interministerial Road Safety Task Force
National data coordinator: Bernard Laumon, Institut National de REcherche sur les Transports
et leur Sécurité (INRETS)
Respondents: Jean Chapelon, Obervatoire national interministériel de sécurité routière
(ONISR); Mireille Chiron, Institut National de REcherche sur les Transports et leur Sécurité
(INRETS); Mouloud Haddak, Institut National de REcherche sur les Transports et leur Sécurité
(INRETS); Alexis Marsan, Ministère de l’intérieur; Yves Rauch, Ministère des transports
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