Goodyear launches European Road Safety App

Goodyear has launched a free European Road Safety App for Android and iOS platforms. The application, available for use in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch, is designed to help guide tourists through other European country’s road laws and requirements. Users get an overview of 25 European countries, including popular destinations such as Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Portugal and Switzerland, as well as the larger western European markets. It provides such information as speed limits on highways and in the cities, alcohol levels allowed for drivers, tips for a safer drive, how to act in case of an accident, and local emergency phone numbers.

The app also contains useful audio translations in six languages for emergency situations. Requests include “Please call the police!”, “Can you call a tow truck, please?”, “You are an important witness: can I please have your name and details,” and more. The free app was developed by Goodyear in support of the company’s ongoing drive to improve road safety in Europe. 

“We have an important role to play when it comes to road safety. By helping consumers be better informed, we can help them to be safe, at home and abroad,” according to Hugues Despres, Goodyear’s brand director EMEA. “As a leading tyre manufacturer we strive to help make our customer’s drive safer and more qualitative. We are extending that role beyond the product by taking initiatives like these to the road across Europe.”

The company plans to explore how it can expand the application’s functions and tools in the future. The Goodyear Safety App is an independent tool that, once downloaded, can be used across the range of functions without being connected to the internet.