Deaths down 25% with new highway code says Salvini

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 29 - Italian road deaths have fallen 25% since the introduction of a new highway code on December 14, Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said Sunday.
    "In the first 15 days of the new code, deaths decreased by 25%, going from 67 on 14-18 December 2023 to 50 in the same period this year", said Salvini, who is also deputy premier, in a live broadcast on his social media channels.
    The rightwing League leader then indicated that in the first 13 days, accidents decreased by 3%, those with injuries by 8%, those with injuries by 10%, those with deaths by 17%.
    Salvini commented: "it's worth it, it means doing good, it means doing good politics'.
    The new code stiffens penalties for drink and drug driving and speeding. (ANSA).