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According to data provided by the Federal Statistical Office, 2,788 persons died in road accidents in Germany in 2022; 8.8% or 226 persons more than the year before, which – similar to 2020 – was still affected by considerable reductions in traffic volumes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Compared to 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of road fatalities has decreased by 8%.
But every road fatality is one too many. The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport is pursuing the objective of the Vision Zero strategy: no more people being killed in road accidents. We are working on several measures to protect lives. Browse through the articles and learn about numerous measures for road safety education and campaigns. Find out that reforms of the German Road Traffic Regulations will make road transport even safer, more climate-friendly and fairer and that we strongly support the use of turn assist systems for HGVs. At the European level, we are intensively working on new vehicle safety systems.
