The proportion which people who die in accidents on Britain's roads is the lowest among all EU Member States, the new figures have revealed.
The European Commission, 38 from the million UK were inhabitants of the country roads during 2009, Sweden and Netherlands, placing it amongst the safest member killed. both equally victims shared low level of road, with 39 killed per million inhabitants.
All three countries showed similar improvements in casualty rates compared to 2001.Das United Kingdom and the Netherlands each managed to reduce road deaths by 35% to 39% done during Sweden.
The average road deaths in the EU was 69 per million inhabitants by 36% to 113 deaths per million recorded in 2001.
In 2009, Romania (130 deaths per million), Greece and Latvia (112), Poland (120), Bulgaria (118) had the highest shares of deaths but Latvia showed the biggest improvement of all States - a 54% on 2001.
Publish the figures set seven strategic goals, the EC has losses including 'intelligent' vehicles, safe truck and car, reduce building safer roads, improving education and a focus on motorcycles - the riders suffer from which a disproportionately high risk of death and serious injury.
Vice-President of Commission Siim Kallas said that progress had been since 2001 in order to save almost 80,000 life, but he added to that the 100 deaths per day on Europe's roads remained "unacceptable".
"We are looking at what kind of cars motorists drive where you drive and how you drive, and we want to halve deaths by 2020."
Welcomes the target to which the objective Royal Society for the prevention of accidents (RoSPA) said that, should be complacent, United Kingdom rather than always set a good example for the next ten years.
"It would be wrong road safety than to see a 'job well done',", said head Kevin Clinton road safety.
"Given its position as a leader safety road, the United Kingdom can share much of his experience, but we must not forget that there are also important lessons for us."
Deaths on Britain's roads dropped to historic lows last year fell to 2,222 - 12% fall on the 2008 Abbildung.weltweit, remain a leading cause of death road accidents; kill more people aged 10-24 than any other single source.
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