Quicker Safer; Introduction of the National Road Safety Congress (NVVC), 18th April 2002, Amsterdam In the second Traffic and Transport Structure Plan, the target for the year 2000 was formulated as 25% less casualties than in 1986. This reduction was achieved for the road deaths, but not for the number injured; only half the target percentage was realised. A link that, for the time being, is missing in practice is good monitoring and feedback: what are we actually doing, are we doing it properly, and is what we are doing sufficient to achieve the target? In order to reduce the number of casualties further, a number of subjects need extra attention because they attract attention in the road accident statistics: delivery vans, motorised two-wheelers (especially mopeds and light mopeds), novice car drivers, and drunk-driving. These were subjects for various workshops of the National Road Safety Congress (NVVC) 2002: ""Delivery vans in local traffic""; ""Alcohol, drugs, and dangerous medicines""; New transport modes""; and ""SUNflower"", the project dealing with the question of what makes the policy of the three safest countries in Europe (Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands) so effective. SWOV estimates also teach us that the number of injured casualties would be reduced by 25-30%, or 300 road deaths less, if drivers would only obey the present speed limits. The world of road safety should set itself an ambitious target of, within ten years, there being no more exceeding the then current speed limits. This subject was discussed in the workshop ""Speed control"" of the NVVC 2002. It seems as if decisions on road safety measures often take a long time. But is there a way that can be thought of to decide quicker about measures that prevent ""avoidable"" accidents? (In other words: we know what we must do, the measures are socially profitable, and they fit in the Sustainably Safe vision). Perhaps renewals in this field can be thought of in realising the ""Regional transport plans"" - this was also subject of a workshop. Finally Sustainably Safe: with this we are better off! It results in a more peaceful traffic environment with fewer accidents, and it results in a better accessibility, traffic flow, and liveability. SWOV would like to see a ""National Sustainably Safe Committee"" being set up. This would generate more national, regional, and local attention for the road safety problem and more support for the Sustainably Safe approach. What Sustainably Safe has already delivered, and what we have learned in the meantime, was the subject of the workshop ""Lessons learnt in Sustainably Safe first phase"". The last NVVC workshop dealt with ""The future of Sustainably Safe"". ""Quicker safer"" in this can be explained as a question of setting priorities: with the least effort, try to achieve the greatest effects.