Activities of Matthijs van MILTENBURG related to 2017/2085(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on saving lives: boosting car safety in the EU
Amendments (16)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 18 May 2017 on road transport in the European Union,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the installation of driver assistance systems in vehicles for persons of restrictwith reduced mobility and the elderly enables their safe, active participation in road traffic;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the move towards completely driver- free vehicles is progressing rapidly, so that a review of the General Safety Regulation needs to be submitted by the Commission no later than January 2018;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that full cost-benefit analysis in the form of adequate ex ante impact assessments by the Commission is essential for any new Union safety requirements, and that particular consideration should be given to their potential impact on the price of new cars for European consumers, as well their effect on vehicle emissions; recommends, furthermore, that the implementation of new Union road safety requirements be synchronised with the activities of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE); recommends that Europe should remain ambitious as a global leader in order to come to higher, global safety standards and less road casualties;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that any new Union safety measures should be proportional to the design and production challenges facing small-volume and bespoke manufacturers; is of the opinion that the Euro NCAP should always reflect the actual car safety of a specific model and strongly rejects the current practice where the normally high-ranked models actually perform less well in real life, because they are stripped of the non- mandatory advanced safety features in specific countries;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the improvements that market-led technological developments have already brought to Union road safety, and encourages the continued exploration of the opportunities the digital revolution offers in that regard; emphasises that the protection of personal data is fundamental, and underlines that public administrations should handle personal data securely in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the EU Rules on Privacy; considers it important to further explore the principle of data ownership; calls for continuing research and the development of new standards in autonomous emergency braking, lane keeping assistance and reverse detection technologies for motor vehicles, and front-end blind spot cameras and detection for HGVs; calls for phasing in specific measures which significantly increase vehicle safety.
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Urges that Europe should remain ambitious and act as a global leader in car safety in order to come to higher, global safety standards and less road casualties;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls for a harmonised, European approach, which takes into account all existing international and national legislation and ensures its complementarity;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a harmonised EU blood alcohol concentration limit of 0.0% for new drivers in the first two years and for professional drivers, and a harmonised EU blood alcohol concentration limit close to zero for all other drivers;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Observes that nearly half of all pedestrians and cyclists killed on the road deaths resulting from traffic accidents are aged over 65, and calls on Member States to make it possible for older people to use the roads safely by developing programmes to avert age-specific risks of accidents;improve the conditions for all pedestrians and cyclists to safely use the roads.
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Observes that, in 43% of cases, fatal road accidents in urban areas occur to pedestrians and cyclists, and calls on Member States to take greater account of the more vulnerable road users in building and maintaining roads, for example by building more cycle paths, or expanding themencourages cities to include targets into their Mobility plans to reduce the number of road and traffic accidents;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Is of the opinion that the Euro NCAP should always reflect the actual car safety of a specific model and strongly rejects the current practice where the normally high-ranked models actually perform less well in real life, because they are stripped of the non-mandatory advanced safety features in specific countries;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that a high level of data protection as required by the General Data Protection Regulation and by the right to protection of privacy and personal data should be ensured, as should high IT security, so that the possibility of new accident risks due to remote manipulation of on-board systems or conflicts of compatibility is excluded and recommends that the princple of ownership of data is explored;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that a high level of data protection as required by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the General Data Protection Regulation and by the right to protection of privacy and personal data should be ensured, as should high IT security, so that the possibility of new accident risks due to remote manipulation of on-board systems or conflicts of compatibility is excluded;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on the Commission to elaborate and prioritize on the final list of potential measures and ranking these measures by their effectiveness;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Calls on the Commission that it makes sure that the market will have sufficient and realistic time to adapt to these measures;