Despite the rise in deaths on the roads in 2017, the figures have come down significantly since 2013, according to the Federal Office of Transport. In 2013 there were 269 fatal accidents on the roads, or 39 more than last year.
The trend is also improving with regard to the number of seriously injured, which fell from 4,129 in 2013 to 3,654 in 2017.
The Federal Office of Transport says this confirms the efficiency of road safety measures introduced by the authorities.
Last year, 78 car passengers died on the roads, up three from 2016. The other main victims were motorcyclists (51 deaths, up eight on 2016), pedestrians (47, compared with 50 in 2016) and cyclists (30 killed, up 6 on 2016).
Young undocumented migrants gain easier access to vocational training
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Rejected asylum-seekers and young undocumented migrants in Switzerland will have easier access to basic vocational training from June 1.
Migration: Swiss government wants to shorten reunification period for families
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Family members of people temporarily admitted to Switzerland should in future be able to join them after two years instead of three.
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2023 was a record year for the Rhaetian Railway in several respects. Never before has the narrow-gauge railway in Graubünden, eastern Switzerland, transported so many passengers and cars.
Swiss CFOs much more optimistic despite global uncertainty
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The main concerns of business leaders in Switzerland are geopolitical uncertainty and the important trading partners Germany and China.
Record organ donation in Switzerland despite high rejection rates
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More organ donations were recorded in Switzerland in 2023 than ever before. This was despite a high rejection rate of 58% by surviving relatives.
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Seven years after the death of record-breaking Swiss mountain climber Ueli Steck, his estate is going to the Alpine Museum of Switzerland in Bern.
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Switzerland’s long-term efforts to improve road safety have been acknowledged by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC).
Government considers easing off on traffic offenders
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Traffic offenders may be in luck: the cabinet today agreed to revisit some aspects of a controversial, but effective, road safety program.
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Law? What law? Switzerland has struck down a bicycle law requiring the use of a bell – a regulation that few people knew about in the first place.
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