Geotab: Paris Harsh Driving Rate Is 5.3x Berlin's Across 7 Capitals
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DUBLIN – November 05, 2026 -- Harsh driving events per trip vary more than fivefold across seven European capitals, from 225 per 1,000 trips in Berlin to 1,191 in Paris, according to new road safety findings from Geotab's European Urban Freight Efficiency Index. The analysis covers GPS-derived harsh acceleration, braking and cornering events from more than 130 million trips by Geotab-connected vehicles in 2025.
Madrid and Paris run at roughly one harsh event per trip
Berlin records the fewest events, followed by Dublin (315), Amsterdam (356), Rome (393) and London (462). Madrid (1,088) and Paris (1,191) sit far above the rest. The gap is 5.3 times between Berlin and Paris and 4.8 times between Berlin and Madrid.