Activities of Curzio MALTESE related to 2017/2085(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on saving lives: boosting car safety in the EU
Amendments (9)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that 25,500 people lost their lives on EU roads in 2016 and a further 135,000 were seriously injured, causing a devastating human suffering; stresses that fatality reduction rates have plateaued in recent years and unless further efforts are made, it is unlikely that the EU's target of halving the number of road deaths between 2010 and 2020 will be met;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that when non- conformities are identified, European consumers should be ablehave the right to count on rapid, appropriate and coordinated corrective measures, including Union-wide vehicle recall and adequate compensation where necessary;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the revision of General Safety Regulation 661/2009 and the Pedestrian Protection Regulation 78/2009 represent the most direct and effective measures the EU has to further reduce road deaths and injuries;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recognises that the share of deaths of unprotected road users is increasing as car occupants have benefited from improved vehicle safety and, consequently, a renewed focus on vulnerable road users (pedestrians and cyclists) is needed;
Amendment 19 #
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 emissionscarefully balancing the likely costs to industry and wider societal benefits with regard to lives saved and injuries prevented; recommends, furthermore, that the implementation of new Union road safety requirements be synchronised with the activities of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE); recalls that, according to the final report of the European Commission COM(2016)0787, the cost of road fatalities and injuries is estimated to be at least €100 billion a year and hundreds of families continue to be shattered every year due to road accidents;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that while almost all cars tested by Euro NCAP consumer testing programme are awarded 5 stars, cars that only meet the minimum EU legal requirements today would receive zero stars; recognises also that the majority of car manufacturers successfully responded to the challenge of meeting new Euro NCAP requirements; believes that type approval requirements need to be updated; believes that regulation is needed to ensure that safety benefits are spread equally to all EU citizens, since indeed not all car models sold in Europe are tested by Euro NCAP, and not all of the same type are sold with the same standards of safety equipment;
Amendment 30 #
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; calls for continuing research and the development of new standards in autonomous emergency braking, lane keeping assistance and reverse detection technologies for motorlooking at the safety implications of the transitional phase of mixed automated and semi-automated vehicles, and front-end blind spot cameras and detection for HGVinteraction with vulnerable road users.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that ambitious safety standards benefit the automotive industry by helping European vehicle producers and suppliers maintain their global lead in safety technology; believes that this strengthens their competitive position on the global market but also increases export opportunities.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)