Activities of Pascal DURAND related to 2018/0145(COD)
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Amendments (49)
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Over the past decades, developments in vehicle safety have contributed significantly to the overall reduction in the number of road fatalities and severe injuries. However, these reductions have recently stalled in the Union due to various factors, such as structural and behavioural factors, and waccording to the latest figures available, 25 300 people died in 2017 on EU roads, a figure that has stagnated in the last four years. In addition, 135 000 people are seriously injured in collisions every years. Further to the safety measures to protect car occupants, the implementation of specific measures to prevent fatalities and injuries of vulnerable road users, such as cyclists and pedestrians, is needed to protect users outside of the vehicle. Without new initiatives on general road safety, the safety effects of the current approach will no longer be able to off-set the effects of increasing traffic volumes. Therefore, the safety performance of vehicles needs to be further improved as part of an integrated road safety approach and in order to protect vulnerable road users better.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Technical progress in the area of advanced vehicle safety systems offers new possibilities for reducing casualty numbers. In order to minimise the number of severe injuries and fatalities, some of the relevant new technologies need to be introduced as a package to increase the cost- effectiveness of such features.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Establishing rules for the mandatory introduction of these safety measures is one aspect of this Regulation. It is also necessary to ensure the acceptance of this equipment by consumers by providing them clear and easy-to-understand information on their functioning.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The introduction of event (accident) data recorders storing a range of crucial vehicle data over a short timeframe before, and during and after a triggering event (for example, the deployment of an airbag) is a valuable step in obtaining more accurate, in-depth accident data. Motor-vehicles should therefore be required to be equipped with such recorders. It should also be a requirement that such recorders are capable for recording and storing data in such a way that the anonymised data can be used for statistical purposes by Member States to conduct road safety analysis and assess the effectiveness of specific measures taken.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Any processing of personal data, such as information about the driver processed in event (accident) data recorders or information about the driver on drowsiness and attention monitoring or advanced distraction recognition, should be carried out in accordance with EU legislation on data protection, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation28. In addition, the processing of personal data collected through the 112- based eCall in-vehicle system is subject to specific safeguards29. __________________ 28 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1. 29 Regulation (EU) 2015/758 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system based on the 112 service and amending Directive 2007/46/EC, OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 77In addition, the processing of personal data collected through the 112- based eCall in-vehicle system is subject to specific safeguards.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Historically, Union rules have limited the overall length of truck combinations which resulted in the typical cab-over-engine designs as they maximise the cargo space. However, the high position of the driver led to an increased blind spot area and poorer direct visibility around the truck cab. This is a major factor for truck accidents involving vulnerable road users. The number of casualties could be reduced significantly by improving direct vision. Requirements should therefore be introduced to improve the direct vision so as to enhance the direct visibility of vulnerable road users from the driver’s seat by removing blind spots in front and on the sides of truck cabins.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 3
(3) ‘intelligent speed assistance’ means a system to aid the driver in observing the appropriate speed for the road environment by providing dedicated and appropriate haptic feedback through the accelerator pedal withcontrol based on speed limit information obtained through observation of road signs and signals, based on infrastructure signals or electronic map data, or both, made available in-vehicle;
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) ‘speed limiter’ means a device that prevents a vehicle from being driven faster than an officially specified speed;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 4
(4) ‘alcohol interlock installation facilitation’ means a standardised interface facilitating the fitment of aftermarket alcohol interlock devices in motor vehicles’ means a device in motor vehicle that prevents a vehicle to be driven if the driver shows to have an alcohol concentration in his/her blood that is higher than the officially specified alcohol limit;
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13
(13) ‘event (accident) data recorder’ means a system recording and storing critical crash- related parameters and information before, and during and after a collision;
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 27 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 27 a (new)
(27a) ‘anti-dooring system’ means a system detecting vulnerable road users, such as cyclists, advancing towards a vehicle and preventing the opening of the vehicle’s doors for a short period of time so as to prevent a collision;
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Manufacturers shall ensure that vehicles are designed, constructed and assembled so as to prevent or minimise the risk of fatality or injury to vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered toshall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to amending Annex II in order to take account of technical progress and regulatory developments, in particular in relation to the matters listed in points (a) to (f) of paragraph 5 of this Article and with a view to ensuring a high level of general safety of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units and a high level of protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. In order to ensure that a high level of general safety of vehicles and of protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users is attained, the Commission is empowered toshall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 tosupplementing this Regulation by laying down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for type-approval of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units with regard to the requirements listed in Annex II.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission is empowered toshall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to lay down detailed rules concerning specific test procedures and technical requirements for:
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the type-approval of tyres, including in its worn state for wet grip performance, and technical requirements concerning their installation.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) the type-approval test for wet grip performance of tyres mounted for vehicles of M1 category at worn stage;
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) intelligent speed assistance, including speed limiters;
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) alcohol interlock installation facilitation, including alcohol interlock devices installation;
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) anti-dooring system;
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) accident data recorder.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it shall be possible for the driver to feel through dedicated and appropriate haptic feedback on the accelerator pedacontrol that the applicable speed limit is reached or exceeded;
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) it shall be possible for the driver to temporarily override the system’s prompted vehicle speed smoothly through normal operation of the accelerator pedal without need for kick-downcontrol while some resistance shall be felt by the driver;
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. A motor vehicle equipped with an advanced distraction recognition system in accordance with point (d) of paragraph 1, may be considered to meet the requirement in point (c) of that paragraph too. Such systems shall not record or store any data.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission is empowered toshall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to lay down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for:
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Vehicles of categories M1 and N1 shall be equipped with most- technologically advanced systems to detect vulnerable road users located in close proximity to the front or nearside of the vehicle and providing a warning so as to avoid collision with vulnerable road users.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Vehicles of categories M1 and N1 shall be equipped with a lane-keeping system and lane-departure systems.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Advanced emergency braking systems and, advanced pedestrians and cyclists warning and anti-collision systems, lane- keeping and lane-departure systems shall meet the following requirements in particular:
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) it shall be possible to switch off systems only one at a time, for a short period of time depending on the operation to be performed, and only at standstill with the parking brake engaged, by a complex sequence of actions to be carried out by the driver;
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. The Commission is empowered toshall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to lay down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for:
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered toshall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to lay down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for the type- approval of frontal protection systems referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, including technical requirements concerning their construction and installation.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 shall be equipped with most- technologically advanced systems capable of detecting vulnerable road users located in close proximity to the front or nearside of the vehicle and providing a warning so as tor avoiding collision with such vulnerable road users. These systems shall be designed and fitted in two phases providing: (a) a warning in the first phase; (b) a warning and braking so as to avoid collision with vulnerable road users in the second phase.
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) it shall be possible to switch off systems only one at a time, for a short period of time depending on the operation to be performed, and only at standstill with the parking brake engaged, by a complex sequence of actions to be carried out by the driver;
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. Vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 shall be designed and constructed so as to enhance the direct visibility of vulnerable road users from the driver seat and eliminate blind spots to the front and sides of truck cabins. Specifities of N2 and N3 vehicles shall be taken into account when designing the specific requirements for direct vision.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. The Commission is empowered toshall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to lay down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for:
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission is empowered toshall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to:
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure the safe operation of automated vehicles on public roads, the Commission is empowered toshall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to lay down requirements relating to the systems and other items listed in points (a) to (e) of paragraph 1 of this Article, and to lay down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for the type-approval of automated vehicles with regard to those requirements.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16a Review and reporting 1. By ... [4 years after the date of application of this Regulation] and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall submit an evaluation report to the European Parliament and Council on the effectiveness of the safety measures and systems introduced by this Regulation. Where appropriate, this report shall assess the possibility to introduce further requirements by amending this Regulation. 2. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament before and after every session of the UNECE’s World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP. 29) on the state of play of the discussions taking place, as well as on the progress achieved within this framework on the implementation of vehicle safety features and technologies mentioned in this Regulation.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from [PO: Please insert the date 3618 months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table – subheading 2 – line 4
Annex II – Table – subheading 2 – line 4
Advanced emergency braking for pedestrian C C C C C C and cyclist
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table – subheading 2 – line 4a (new)
Annex II – Table – subheading 2 – line 4a (new)
Pedestrian and cyclist C C C C collision warning
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table – subheading 2 – line 5 a (new)
Annex II – Table – subheading 2 – line 5 a (new)
Anti-dooring system A A A A A A A
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table – subheading 2 – line 6
Annex II – Table – subheading 2 – line 6
Pedestrian and cyclist B B B B B B B collision warning
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table – subheading 3 – line 10 a (new)
Annex II – Table – subheading 3 – line 10 a (new)
Tyre safety performance UN Regulation N° D in the worn state 117
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table – subheading 5 – line 1
Annex II – Table – subheading 5 – line 1
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table – subheading 5 – line 5
Annex II – Table – subheading 5 – line 5
Event (accident) data B B5 B B B5 B B5 B B5 B recorder
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Notes to the table – point D
Annex II – Notes to the table – point D
Date for refusal to grant EU type-approval: [PO: Please insert the date 48 months after the date of application of this Regulation] Date and for the prohibition of the registration of vehicles, as well as the placing on the market and entry into service of components and separate technical units: [PO: Please insert the date 824 months after the date of application of this Regulation]