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Italy road safety and cyclist fatality trends

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Data regarding road safety in Italy shows conflicting trends between overall fatalities and those involving vulnerable users. While 2025 saw a 5.3% decrease in total road fatalities compared to 2024, cyclist fatalities during that period rose by 23.2%. According to the 2025 ACI-Istat report, total road fatalities fell to 2,868, marking the first time since 2021 that total victims dropped below 3,000. However, this decrease occurred alongside a 2.2% rise in total accidents, totaling 177,207 incidents involving injuries, and a 1.7% increase in injuries, reaching 237,822 people. On average, the country experienced 485 accidents, 7.9 deaths, and 652 injuries daily. The data highlights a significant rise in accidents involving vulnerable users, specifically electric bicycles (+50%), traditional bicycles (+20%), and scooters (+8.7%), though pedestrian fatalities decreased by 10.9%. Territorial trends vary significantly. Seven provinces—Prato, Fermo, Crotone, Vercelli, Vibo Valentia, Isernia, and Siena—have vary; seven provinces have met the European Union’s EU goal of halving fatalities compared to 2019 levels. Conversely, provinces such as Aosta, Oristano, 2019, while others like Aosta and Barletta-Andria-Trani Oristano reported the highest percentage increases in high mortality since 2019. In Teramo, accidents rose by 9.6% even as deaths dropped by 35%. increases. By October 2026, reports indicated the ASAPS-SAPIDATA Observatory reported that 189 194 cyclists had died in Italy, marking a 4% increase compared to the first nine months of 2025. Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia Romagna were with September 2026 identified as regions with the deadliest month of the year. Lombardy recorded the highest number of cyclist deaths. fatalities (38), followed by Veneto (30). In 2026, reports also noted 327 pedestrian deaths and 40 child fatalities. These figures have drawn criticism from the Rete Italiana mobilità equa (Rime), which argues that proposed changes to the Italian Highway Code may prioritize road transport over citizen health and safety, potentially increasing insecurity and pollution. In response to these figures, trends, Deputy Roberto Pella has called for the acceleration of a legislative proposal intended proposals to prioritize cyclist protection and improve road safety laws. protection.

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