Against a backdrop of an improvement in injury-related traffic accidents over the past ten years, British holiday website Canvas has described Cyprus as the second safest EU country to drive in.
Based on the European Commission’s Annual Accident Report 2018, Canvas said that Cyprus has 7.5 accidents per 10,000 residents, lagging behind only Denmark which has five accidents per 10,000 residents annually.
The European Commission’s annual report used data from 2016, only counting accidents where people are injured or killed, not those which result only in damage.
“Denmark takes the top spot as the safest place to drive, reporting just five accidents per 10,000 residents annually. Cyprus comes in close second, with 7.5 accidents per 10,000 residents, followed by Finland with 8.5. France and Poland make up the rest of the top five, with 8.6 and 8.9 accidents per 10,000 residents respectively,” Canvas said.
Austria is the most dangerous EU country to drive in, according to Canvas as it records 42.6 accidents per 10,000 residents annually. Germany was second with 37.2 accidents per 10,000 residents and Belgium was third with 35.1 accident per 10,000 residents.
Image by Canvas Holidays.
