Road Safety of single vehicle accidents in the EU is highlighted at the Traffic Safety Basic Facts 2011 recently released at the European Road Safety Observatory of the European Commission as prepared by the DACOTA project. More than 134.000 persons were killed in single vehicle accidents in EU within the decade 2000-2009. This number represents almost one third of all traffic accident fatalities in those countries (32%). A significant decrease of 36% in single vehicle accident fatalities is recorded during the decade 2000-2009. pdf5