17.06.2010 - In 2009, there were 6,414 road traffic accidents which resulted in bodily damages. In these accidents, 279 people died and 8,057 people were injured. With regards to fatalities, there were 65 cases less than in 2008. Also the number of accidents leading to bodily damage had decreased, as had the number of actual injuries. Read more   
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03.06.2010 - Effective monitoring and intervention could provide solutions in order to bring down the number of youth traffic accidents – for instance, instigating mandatory use of alcohol lock in drunk driving cases. This is the main finding of the working group which focused on the traffic safety of young drivers. The Liikenneturva representative in the working group was Managing Director Matti Järvinen. Read more

21.05.2010 - The police need education and proper methods in order to be able to recognise fatigued drivers. According to a questionnaire study published by Liikenneturva, almost all the polled police and public prosecutors considered driving while fatigued to be an uncaring act which causes a traffic risk comparable to DUI. At the same time, they stressed how difficult it is to determine driver fatigue.  Read more