One for the road: the determinants of the road fatalities in the European Union

Abstract Traffic fatalities are a severe problem. The European Commission estimated that one in four road accidents related to alcohol consumption. It is also shown changes perceptions and reflected the driver’s reflexes. This study aims determine factors lead mortality rate due car accidents. dataset was retrieved from different official sources depending on type of variable. For time-invariant variables were used two which drivers informed with main rules certain country. Using Arellano-Bover / Blundell-Bond linear dynamic panel-data estimation 22 Union countries between 2012 2018, results showed safety laws have meaningful significant impact fatalities. Alcohol legal limit has positive fatalities, shows if non-zero, increase. Another important result young people neither employment nor education training (NEET), directly influences importance investment education. At same time, underline investments infrastructure, as length highways increases leads decrease