Key performance indicators (KPIs)
In order to gain a much clearer understanding of the different issues that influence overall road safety performance, the Commission elaborated, in cooperation with Member State experts, a first set of eight key road safety performance indicators (KPIs). The KPIs are an integral part of the EU road safety policy framework 2021-2030. Recent work has also focused on a series of experimental KPIs.
The aim of the Baseline and Trendline project, partly funded by the European Commission, was to assist participating Member States’ authorities in the collection and harmonised reporting of the 8 KPIs and to contribute to building the capacity of Member States which had not previously collected and calculated the relevant data for the KPIs.
Trendline project 2022-2025
The Trendline project, funded by the European Commission, built on the work undertaken during Baseline. Work began in October 2022 and ran for three years. The project brought together 25 EU Member States (as well as two other Member States and two EFTA countries as observers) for data collection, data analysis, delivery of road safety KPIs and use of these within road safety policies.
Trendline was the biggest effort ever undertaken in Europe (and beyond) in the field of data collection and analysis for road safety performance indicators. It will help underpin road safety strategies and their monitoring at national and European level.
Individual KPI methodology, reports and links to dashboard
For the Infrastructure KPI, it should be noted that Trendline supported only the methodological development, in particular a methodology that would align with the new EGRIS method of road safety assessment. This new methodology is documented in Dragomanovits & Van den Berghe (2023).
Experimental indicators – methodological guidelines
In addition to the eight KPIs used within Baseline, the consortium also identified some new experimental indicators, developed appropriate methodologies and tested these out on a limited scale.
Alternative speeding indicators
Compliance at signalised crossings
Compliance at unsignalised crossings
Driving under the influence of drugs
Helmet-wearing by personal mobility device riders
Use of lights by cyclists in the dark
Self-reported behaviour and attitudes
Further information can be found on the Trendline project website: https://trendlineproject.eu/
Baseline project 2019-2022
A consortium of 18 EU Member States, led by VIAS (Belgium), took part in Baseline. The methodological guidelines for each of the KPIs were published on a dedicated website for the project: https://baseline.vias.be/en/publications
The final report of the study including a dedicated report and excel table for each KPI is available:
- Baseline report on conclusions and recommendations
- Baseline policy report
- KPI speeding (data)
- KPI seatbelts and child restraint systems (data)
- KPI helmets of powered-two-wheelers and cyclists (data)
- KPI alcohol (data)
- KPI distraction using a handheld mobile device (data)
- KPI vehicle safety (data)
- KPI infrastructure (data)
- KPI post-crash care (data)