• The EU is redrawing its regulations on vehicle safety as part of its efforts to halve the number of fatal and serious injuries caused by traffic accidents in the EU by 2030. • The GSR proposes new, mandatory, active safety features in European vehicles to protect occupants of the vehicle, pedestrians and cyclists and mitigate human error. • The EU estimates its new vehicle regulations will save more than 25,000 lives and avoid at least 140,000 serious injuries by 2038. • The GSR is part of a broader effort to improve road safety, including better risk-mapping and updated rules on road infrastructure, especially for the most vulnerable road users – pedestrians and cyclists – in urban areas. WHAT IS THE EU GENERAL SAFETY REGISLATION (GSR) 2
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