The number of deaths on the roads of the Metropolitan France registered a 14% drop in February compared to the same month last year, but increased abroad, announced on Thursday, March 13, road safety.
Fourth consecutive decline
“The month of February 2025 records the number of deaths on the lowest roads ever registered for a month of February, but also every month combined, since 1954,” said road safety, specifying not counting the 2020 and 2021, “atypical in terms of road traffic due to the Pandemic Covid 19”.
“It is also the fourth consecutive month,” says Road Safety.
According to estimates of the National Interministerial Observatory for Road Safety (ONISR), in February 2025, months with 28 days, 195 people lost their lives on the roads of Continental France against 227 in February 2024, one bissextile year, a 14%drop.
The ONISR indicates a decrease in the death of pedestrians (32 killed 18 less), motorists (104 dead, or 8 less) and two -wheeled motorized vehicles (28 killed 5 less). The mortality of cyclists remains stable with 13 dead.
In the 3,276 body accidents on the roads registered in Continental France in February 2025, they were stable in view compared to February 2024-914 injured, a 9%drop.
“Let us continue together the objective of a peaceful exchange of the road so that the accidental evaluation of the coming months is part of this encouraging dynamic,” Florence Guillaume reacted, interminiisterial delegate for road safety, cited in this press release.
However, Florence Guillaume calls cars and two -wheeled users to prudence “, with the arrival of spring, the handlebar will be numerous, on a motorcycle and by bicycle.”
Disturbing increase abroad
On the other hand, abroad, according to Onisr, an increase of 12% of the murdered on the road was recorded in February, with 19 deaths, accompanied by an increase in the number of body accidents (270,+7%).
The number of injured, 354, has also increased, with +13% compared to February 2024.
Source: BFM TV
