Sept. 1, 15 % less killed in Traffic in Germany

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of provisional results, 1,675 persons were killed in road traffic accidents in Germany from January to the end of June 2010. Compared to the first half of 2009, their number was down by 291 or 15 %. That decrease is even more remarkable as there had already been a strong decline in the first half of 2009. This very positive development observed in the first six months of 2010 suggests that the number of persons killed in road traffic will be below 4,000 this year for the first time. The number of road users who were seriously or slightly injured in road traffic accidents also fell markedly in the first half of 2010 against the same period one year earlier, that is by 9.1 % to about 168,100 persons. more... (in German)