The European Commission with the active contribution of NTUA, SWOV and KFV has published at the European Road Safety Observatory, the Rural Areas Facts and Figures Report which refers to public roads outside urban boundary signs, excluding motorways. In 2023, 53% of all road fatalities in the EU27 occurred on rural roads. In the last decade between 2013 and 2023, the number of fatalities on rural roads decreased by 16%, compared to a 15% decrease on other roads (urban roads and motorways). Remarkable is that car occupants make up more than half (56%) of all fatalities on rural roads. The share of fatalities on rural roads is proportionally higher during the daytime at the weekend and lower at nighttime on working weeks.