Good news on the roads. While road traffic increases, the number of people killed in road accidents in mainland France in September fell by 15% compared to the same month in 2019 with 263 deaths, Road Safety announced on Thursday. But cyclist mortality is up 10%.
According to estimates from the National Interministerial Road Safety Observatory (ONISR), 263 people died on the roads in September 2021 in mainland France, compared to 266 in September 2020, i.e. 3 fewer people killed, and 310 in September 2019, i.e. 47 fewer deaths (-15%).
Road traffic is up in September compared to last year (+ 5%), both during the week and at weekends, according to Road Safety, which cites CEREMA (Center for studies and expertise on road traffic). risks, environment, mobility and planning).
Road mortality in mainland France showed an increase of 5% compared to 2020 and a decrease of 9% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2019 (928 killed), according to ONISR.
The drop compared to 2019 mainly concerns motorists, pedestrians, motorcyclists and moped riders: 387 motorists, 95 pedestrians, 201 motorcyclists and 27 moped riders were killed in the 3rd quarter of 2021, representing respective drops of -10%, -14%. , -10% and -41% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Cyclist mortality is comparable to that of September 2019 (21 killed, one more person) and significantly lower than that of September 2020 (37 killed, or 16 fewer people).
On the other hand, bodily accidents (5) and injuries (602) increased compared to September 6, by 965 and 2019% respectively.
