No alcohol, 30 km/h in the cities, and no cell phones, are the general lines of the new resolution approved by the European parliament and aims to increase road safety on the roads of the old continent.

The new resolution aims to reduce to zero fatalities and serious injuries caused by road accidents on the European circuit.  

To achieve this, ensuring that accidents will reach zero level by 2050, the representatives of the different countries of the Union approved, with 615 votes in favor, 24 against, and 48 abstentions.

Admitting that road accidents continue to kill and seriously injure many European citizens, and in view of the failure of previous measures, European parliamentarians have now approved more restrictive measures.

The European Union also recalls that 70% of fatalities involve pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists.

Looking at some statistics, Sweden and Norway have the fewest road fatalities per year (18), ahead of Malta (21) and Iceland (22).

Portugal recorded 80 deaths in 2010, a number that was reduced to 52 in 2020, which leaves it well behind our closest neighbors, Spain (29), France (39), through Italy (40), Switzerland (26) and Germany (33).

The European Parliament's decision, which is not binding, must now be approved by the other European bodies and then by the individual countries. The European Union also reinforces that 70% of fatalities involve pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.