Spain cuts urban casualties by 20%

6 October 2022

Spain's Minister of the Interior has presented the consolidated data on road accidents for 2021 in Toledo highlighting the work carried out by municipalities.

In 2021, 417 people died on urban roads, 102 fewer fatalities than in 2019, a reduction in mortality of 20 percent in a single year.

He explained this significant highlighting the mandatory 30kph limit introduced in May 2021.

The decrease in deaths in cities has been reflected in vulnerable users with a 34% reduction in cyclists, 31% in deaths over 64 years of age, 26% in pedestrians and 17% in motorcyclists.

A further report is available from 20's Plenty for Us