Vision Zero

Targets for 2030 and 2050

The National Transport Plan for 2025–2036 (Norwegian only) aims to ensure that no one is killed or seriously injured in the transport sector. This is knowned asVision Zero. The road network has the greatest challenge with regard to transport safety.

After many years with a decreasing number of people killed in traffic, the number has been increasing over the last two years. The Government wishes to intensify the work towards Vision Zero, and interim targets in the plan period have been continued. In 2030, the number of people killed or seriously injured in road traffic should be a maximum of 350, of which no more than 50 fatalities. There should be zero fatalities from road traffic accidents in 2050.

Cooperation leads to fewer fatalities

The number of fatalities per year has been reduced from 560 in 1970 to about 100 in recent years. The positive development is a result of close cooperation between important stakeholders such as the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, the police, the Norwegian Directorate of Health, the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, municipal and county authorities, the Norwegian Council for Road Safety, and a number of other organisations. 

Human errors should not lead to death or serious injury

Vision Zero is the basis for all work on road safety in Norway. The underlying principle is that it is unacceptable for people to be killed or seriously injured in traffic.

Roads, vehicles and rules must be designed in such a way that they promote safe behaviour in traffic and reduce the consequences of human error. Driver error is a trigger or contributing factor in most serious accidents. Roads must have built-in barriers that can prevent accidents or limit their consequences.

The aim is to ensure that errors in traffic do not result in people being killed or seriously injured.