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The German Road Safety Council wants to strengthen road safety in Germany. In future, the “DVR Vision Zero Award” will be presented annually. This award is intended to honor all those who are particularly committed to reducing road traffic accidents with ambitious safety measures and thus pursue the Vision Zero goal of no fatalities or serious injuries on the roads. The application period runs until March 30, 2025.
The TikTok campaign “komm gut an.” aims to raise young people’s awareness of safe mobility during training. It was launched by the Berufsgenossenschaft Handel und Warenlogistik (BGHW), the Bundesverband Großhandel, Außenhandel, Dienstleistungen (BGA) and the German Road Safety Council (DVR). After a successful first year, the campaign will continue until mid-2025 in order to draw attention to the dangers of road traffic and commuting.
In 2023, 2,839 people lost their lives in road accidents in Germany, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This was 1.8 percent or 51 more fatalities than in the previous year. The number of people injured in road traffic accidents also rose compared to 2022, by 1.5% to 366,557. According to Destatis, this was due to a 3.4% increase in the number of minor injuries to 313,655, while the number of serious injuries fell by 8.4% to 52,902 people. This means that an average of 8 people were killed, 145 seriously injured and 859 slightly injured on German roads per day in 2023.
Alumni can now apply with their final theses for the German Road Safety Council (DVR) 2025 sponsorship award. The prize is awarded to outstanding theses that deal with the topic of “road safety”. The prize is awarded jointly with the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the accident insurance funds and employers’ liability insurance associations. The deadline for entries is December 20, 2024.
Alumni with their final theses can now apply for the 2024 German Road Safety Council (DVR) sponsorship award. The prize is awarded to outstanding theses that deal with the topic of “road safety”. The prize is awarded jointly with the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the accident insurers and employers’ liability insurance associations. The deadline for entries is November 30, 2023.
An initiative launched by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) and the German Road Safety Council (DVR) aims to ensure #moreattention in road traffic. Basi, the Federal Working Group for Safety and Health at Work, is supporting the initiative as a partner as part of the “Slow down” campaign. The aim is to increase road safety.
Alumni can now apply for the 2023 German Road Safety Council (DVR) sponsorship award with their final theses. The prize is awarded to outstanding theses that deal with the topic of “road safety”. The prize is awarded jointly with the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the accident insurance companies and employers’ liability insurance associations. Graduates of a master’s, bachelor’s, diploma or master’s degree course can submit their application via PDF.