This paper will provide an overview of the main results achieved by Italy in the field of road safety during the last two years. It focuses on the follow-up of the “National Plan on Road Safety”, adopted four years ago and subsequent introduction of new provisions in the “Highway Code”.

Italy has started an unprecedented plan and legislative instruments to manage the many factors that affect road safety. Also minor subjects involved in this field have been encompassed in a holistic strategy giving to each of them the deserved priority. The plan has taken nothing for granted about the role of the Administration at any level:​ Central Administration, Local Administrations, Road Management Authority etc. All the aspects regarding their synergy and effectiveness have been revised to foster the best integration of all the bodies of the public administration. This document describes the ways of the application of the National Plan.