European Transport Safety Council

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) is a non-profit organisation that works to reduce the number of deaths and injuries in traffic collisions that occur in Europe.^[1] It publishes an annual Road Safety Performance Index Report, measuring progress in reducing road deaths in Europe.^[2]

ETSC

European Transport Safety Council
Abbreviation	ETSC
Formation	1993; 32 years ago (1993)
Type	Nonprofit non-governmental organization
Purpose	Reduce deaths and injuries on European roads
Location	Brussels, Belgium
Region served	Europe
Services	Advocate for vehicle and road safety standards, promote legislation, research
Fields	Road safety
Official language	English
President	Herman De Croo
Executive Director	Antonio Avenoso
Website	www.etsc.eu

One of the ETSC's main work areas is vehicle safety standards in Europe. The organisation was one of the expert organisations that advocated for updates to the European Union's General Safety Regulation,^[3] which requires, among other technologies, Automated Emergency Braking, Intelligent Speed Assistance and Lane Departure Warning systems to be fitted on all new vehicles sold in Europe from July 2022.^[4]