Answer to a written question – Commission’s stance on improving road safety by introducing photoluminescent lane markings throughout the EU – E-001415/2025(ASW)

The Commission is committed to the achievement of ambitious road safety goals, with the aim of having no deaths or serious injuries on EU roads by 2050.

In this context, road infrastructure plays a crucial role by contributing to the prevention of accidents and by diminishing their consequences when they do occur.

Road markings are an important feature of road infrastructure but are adapted by every Member State to its specific conditions, such as climate, traffic, costs, environmental policy etc. There are no common rules at EU level on the type of markings to be deployed on roads within the Union.

Whilst the addition of a certain photoluminescent effect to road markings may be a useful feature to be considered by national administrations according to specific local situations, the Commission would underline that this cannot replace the need for road lighting which ensures the visibility of obstacles and of other road users in all weather and road conditions.