Three Finnish cities have ranked in the top 15 of a Europe-wide survey on road traffic safety.
The poll, by Dutch firm Cyclomedia, garnered the opinions of over 12,000 people living in 39 different cities across Europe.
Finland's city of Tampere ranked second in the list, Helsinki fifth and Turku 15th.
The Estonian capital Tallinn was viewed by its own residents to be the safest city for road traffic in Europe, while respondents from Athens, Rome and Milan reported feeling the most unsafe.
Respondents gave their views on statements such as "I think the quality of the roads in my city creates dangerous traffic situations" and "I think the cycle paths in my city are safe".
Cycle paths considered particularly safe in Finland
The three Finnish cities ranked especially high in the survey when it came to the perceived safety of cycle paths.
People in Tampere rated the city's cycle paths as safer than respondents from any of the other cities surveyed. Helsinki came second in that comparison while Turku ranked fourth.
However, the majority of Turku respondents said they felt that their local decision-makers favoured car traffic at the expense of the safety of other modes of transport. In this, only Madrid and London were ahead of Turku, as respondents from those cities said cars were given even more priority.
Obeying speed limits
In response to statements about observing speed limits, the three Finnish cities were in the top ten — meaning that the residents of Helsinki, Tampere and Turku believe speed limits are obeyed around the city centre areas.
The city of Palma on the Spanish island of Mallorca ranked bottom in the observance of speed limits, while residents of Tallinn, Oslo, Hamburg, Brussels and Cologne also reported poor compliance with speed laws.
New modes of transport causing concern
The survey also found that many people in Finland are worried about the presence on the nation's roads of new modes of transport, including e-bikes, electric scooters and self-driving cars.
Turku residents were particularly concerned that their city was not ready for these new modes, ranking fourth overall, while Tampere was eighth and Helsinki eleventh.
Finnish respondents also reported concerns about the damage caused to roads by wintry conditions.
A large majority, 86 percent, of Finnish respondents said they would like to see faster removal of snow from roadways and parking spaces.
In addition, 85 percent in Finland said they want their cities to take a proactive approach to repairing and maintaining roads in order to reduce long-term damage caused by winter weather and to improve driving conditions.
Respondents were divided as to whether priority should be given to roads or cycle paths in snow ploughing, with a narrow majority saying they would prefer that cars take precedence.
Last year, road fatalities in Finland dropped to their lowest level in 88 years.
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