Activities of Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH related to 2010/2235(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
European road safety (A7-0264/2011 - Dieter-Lebrecht Koch) (vote)
European road safety (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on European road safety 2011-2020 PDF (227 KB) DOC (149 KB)
Amendments (54)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas statistically for every fatal accident there are a further four accidents that lead to permanent disabilities, 10 that cause serious injuries and 40 that cause slight injuries,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas on the one hand increasingly serious efforts need to be made further to reduce the number of road accident victims, and on the other hand care must be taken to ensure that indifference does not set in as the total falls,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas only 27.5% of the measures outlined in the Third Action Programme have been fully implemented, whereas significantly more ambitious targets and measures are therefore needed to improve road safety than have been proposed by the Commission up to now,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the legislative framework for regulations and directives based on scientific data has not yet been fully utilised, and implemented European law can help save lives,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas many legislative measures to improve road safety, such as Directive 2008/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on road infrastructure safety management, have already been adopted and will come into force over the next few years,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the number of road deaths has fallen constantly but the number of fatal accidents involving motorcyclists is stagnating and in many places rising,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas if commuter travel to and from work is included, 60% of fatal occupational accidents are road accidents,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. Whereas the Road Infrastructure Safety Directive 2006/0182 (COD) requires the implementation of road safety audits and safety inspections as part of regular road maintenance, this directive only applies to Trans European Network (TEN-T) road infrastructure leaving many national and local roads unregulated,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. Whereas regular inspections of all European roads by competent entities are an essential element in the prevention of possible dangers for road users,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets that the EU budget for road safety measures has been cut significantly in recent years and calls on the Commission to reverse this trend;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that every EU citizen not only has a right to individual road use and safe road transport, but above all also has a duty to contribute to road safety by means of his or her own behaviour;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to review the European Road Safety Charter and to encourage the introduction of similar charters at regional and local level; encourages employers to draft work- related road safety action plans, as already mentioned in the conclusions of the Transport Council of December 2010;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to designate a special year for safe commercial road transport without delay;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to draw up by 2012 a proposal to improve the data available concerning the causes of accidents and injuries; , as well as anonymised data on the extent of injuries and their subsequent outcome; calls further for detailed multi-disciplinary accident research to be carried out in representative traffic areas in all the Member States, with European Union support;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that greater importance should be attached to the concept of lifelong learning in the area of road transport as well; takes the view that this should start at school and include rules of behaviour for cyclists and pedestrians;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. calls for measures to improve the training of new drivers, such as accompanied driving from the age of 17, or the introduction of a Graduated Driver Licensing system for driver training which involves practical instruction even after a driver has passed his or her test;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourage Member States to introduce special demerit point systems.
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for an obligatory eye test for all drivers of category A and B every 15 years and for drivers older than 65 years every 5 years;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for a obligatory refresher courses on First-Aid every 10 years for all holders of a driving licence;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to draw up, every three years, EU road safety campaigns on a specific topic and to systematically use the communication channels which have grown up as a result of the implementation of the Road Safety Charter for these campaigns;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for driving instruction and driving tests to give more priority to the securing of loads in private transport;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to assess the usefulness of installing warning systems against fatigue and to make them compulsory if appropriate;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Regards the enforcement of existing rules as a central pillar of the EU’s road safety policy; calls, for an improved exchange among the Member States in connection with offences against traffic regulations in the individual Member States and for such offenders to be prosecuted in accordance with the national law in force, and calls in that connection, on the Member States to set annual national targets for checks on speeding, drink- driving or driving whilst under the influence of drugs and the wearing of seat belts;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Points to the important role played by the TISPOL organisation in exchanging proven practices for the enforcement of traffic regulations;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for an EU-wide harmonised blood alcohol limit, which should be a 0 ‰ blood alcohol limit in the first 2 years for novice drivers;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to draw up, within two years, a legislative proposal for a harmonised approach on winter tyres for passenger cars, buses and lorries in EU regions taking into account the respective weather conditions in each Member State;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for a Europe-wide ban on the manufacture, import and distribution of systems that warn drivers of traffic checks (e.g. radar warning and laser jamming devices, or navigation systems that automatically signal traffic checks);
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Looks to the Commission, by 2015, to review the implementation of the third driving licence directive and bring it into line with changing circumstances, and calls, inter alia, for due account to be taken of the fact that the private use of M1 vehicles with a weight in excess of 3.5 tonnes - in particular mobile homes - is de facto no longer possible; calls for training in driving mobile homes with a weight only marginally in excess of the 3.5-tonne limit to be open not only to persons with the category C licence intended for drivers of commercial vehicles, but also to persons with the category B licence intended for private road users;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that, all European Roads are subject to independent audits by competent entities, roads are repaired and maintained in an appropriate manner and that they have adequate road signage, even during road works;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Draws attention to the danger posed to motorcyclists by tarmac patches, which offer much less grip than the normal asphalt road surface;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Member States to make the addition of a rumble strip an integral part of road-building and repair work;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Takes the view that the concepts of the ‘self-explaining road’ and the ‘forgiving roadside’ are integral to road safety policy and should therefore be promoted by means of EU funding and ongoing exchanges of best practices;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Draws attention to the particular dangers posed by level crossings, and calls on the Member States, when building or rebuilding such crossings, to incorporate a level change, or, on minor roads, to install full-width barriers;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls for a ban on overtaking by lorries on dangerous sections of motorways;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commission to consider in detail the possible link between improved vehicle safety technology and reduced driver risk awareness and to submit a report on this matter to Parliament within two years;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to present within two years a report on the safety aspects of electromobility, including so- called e-bikes or pedelecs;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on the Commission to submit by 2013 a proposal designed to ensure that every new vehicle is fitted as standard with an improved seat-belt reminder system for the front and rear seats which gives both auditory and visual warnings;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commission to establish a single European area for regular technical inspections of all motorised road vehicles and their safety-related electronic systems; expects the most stringent, uniform standards to form the basis for such inspections; expects independent inspection bodies certified on the basis of a harmonised standard to be responsible for carrying out inspections and issuing roadworthiness certificates; expects the mutual recognition of such roadworthiness certificates to be guaranteed;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Emphasises the important role played by intelligent traffic systems (ITSs) in reducing the number of road accident deaths, and calls on both the Commission and the Member States to focus on the use of ITSs, not only on roads which form part of the TEN;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Supports the inclusion of tyre checks in the regular roadworthiness tests performed on vehicles; supports the more effective enforcement of tyre-related rules by means of more frequent roadside inspections;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Commission to continue to focus on the passive safety of vehicles, in particular compatibility between large and small cars and between heavy goods vehicles and cars; calls for continued emphasis to be placed on reducing the seriousness of collisions with vulnerable road users and for criteria to be introduced to govern the energy absorption capacity of the front underrun protective devices fitted to heavy goods vehicles;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal providing for the phased introduction, initially in rented vehicles and subsequently also in commercial and private vehicles, of an integrated accident recorder system with a standardised readout which records relevant data before, during and after accidents; stresses, in that connection, the need to protect individuals’ personal data and to use the data recorded exclusively for accident research;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on insurance companies to show greater readiness to offer favourable rates to drivers whose vehicles are fitted with safety systems which have been shown to prevent accidents or reduce the damage they cause;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on the Commission to propose specifications for Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) with a view to ensuring that tyres are used properly, which will bring benefits both for road safety and the environment;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Regards the phased, mandatory introduction of anti-brake-locking systems on all new motorcycles as an important measure which can substantially reduce the number of serious motorcycle accidents;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)
Paragraph 36 b (new)
36b. Welcomes the Commission’s stated aim of paying special attention to the safety of motorcyclists;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Calls on the Commission to draw up measures to support and protect members of the rescue services in case of an accident, such as possibility to identify or to retrieve on the spot information about the engine type of the vehicle, passive safety equipment, like airbags, or the use of specific material, as well as all other relevant technical rescue information on each car model, in order to accelerate the rescue operation;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a study into new technologies which can help to improve road safety, such as innovative (e.g. adaptive) headlight systems;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls for the carrying of warning jackets for all vehicle occupants and the wearing of warning jackets by cyclists, as a means of improving their visibility, to be made compulsory; calls on the Member States to make the wearing of warning jackets by vulnerable road users compulsory at night outside built-up areas;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal laying down minimum requirements in respect of lights and reflective devices which must be met by bicycle manufacturers;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls for greater account to be taken of the protection of vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, children and elderly people, as an integral aspect of road safety, for example through the use of innovative vehicle and infrastructure technologies;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Calls for an aggressive strategy to improve elderly people’s traffic skills in order to forestall old age-related accident risks; calls, in that connection, on the Member States to develop programmes which make it easier for elderly people to remain active road users;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Calls for a 30 km/h speed limit to be imposed on all one-lane roads in residential areas which have no separate cycle lane, with a view to protecting vulnerable road users more effectively;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Calls on the Commission to assess the possible dangers posed by pedelecs, by virtue of their higher speed and quietness, and, if necessary, to make the wearing of crash helmets mandatory for riders of pedelecs which can exceed a speed to be determined on the basis of research;