Accidents While Commuting

The "accident in itinere" (or an accident while in transit on the way to work/commuting) has been defined by Italian legislation since 1965, the year in which DPR n. 1124/1965 (consolidated text of the provisions for mandatory insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases) was indoctrinated.

In 2000, with Legislative Decree 38, it was included in the INAIL (the national accident insurance company) statutory corporation overseen by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies.

One may be considered a victim of an accident while commuting if:

• travelling from home to work or from work to home;
• travelling between one place of work to another;
• travelling from the workplace where the worker spends their lunch break, in the absence of a company cafeteria.