July 4, 2024
Up to eleven different Lithuanian organizations, including four Ministries and seven national institutions (such as the Police), have signed an agreement to implement a new national road safety program called “Vision Zero.” The goal is to halve the number of deaths on Lithuania’s roads by 2030.
This agreement is the latest push for a series of measures adopted in the past by the Lithuanian Ministry of Transport against road accidents that were already yielding good results. In fact, in the last three years (2020-2023), the number of people killed on the roads had been reduced by almost 11%.
But the Baltic country’s government is not satisfied and wants an even greater reduction. “That is why we have gathered to work together and renew our commitment to implement comprehensive measures that improve safety by creating safer roads, implementing advanced traffic management measures, and promoting a culture of safer driving,” explained Minister of Transport Marius Skuodis.
This new “Vision Zero” plan includes 44 different measures ranging from improving road infrastructure at accident hotspots to initiatives to protect vulnerable road users, such as expanding the network of pedestrian and bicycle lanes.
via: MiMub in Spanish
