11 Amendments of Carlos COELHO related to 2017/2085(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that improving road safety in the EU begins with ensuring that existing and future provisions can be implemented and checked effectively; calls, in that regard, for increased best practice sharing and independent and peerjoint reviews of type approval and technical services in the Union; calls, in addition, for greater post-market surveillance of vehicles on roads across the Union to ensure that they continue to conform to safety criteria;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Welcomes this report from the Commission and calls on it to table specific legislative proposals as soon as possible with a view to improving vehicle safety;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that improving road safety requires a coherent and integrated approach and calls for the mainstreaming of road safety issues in all relevant policy areas, including environmental awareness, consumer policy and cooperation in police and judicial matters;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that a coherent of road safety policy must include all factors, such as drivers’ behaviour, road infrastructures and the vehicle safety features; to this end, it is essential to have access to high quality comparable data that can be used for the purposes of behavioural anticipation and the development of technical solutions, while respecting the data privacy of users;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Acknowledges the progress made by the Union in reducing road accidents and associated costs thanks to its vehicle safety legislation introduced over the years;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Considers that technical inspections in the Member States should include verification that vehicle safety features are fully operational; this should apply to both active and passive safety features;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that any new vehicle safety requirements should encourage innovation and investment within the EU, stimulate the competitiveness of our industries and help generate employment;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers that improved safety features have already proved to be an additional asset for the European automotive industry, gaining it recognition as the producer of the world’s safest vehicles, bearing in mind that consumer safety, far from being a burden, is a quality guarantee for European products;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to consider the inclusion in future proposals of mandatory tyre pressure monitoring systems, fire extinguishers, hammers/window glass breakers and seatbelt cutters, in all vehicles;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Maintains that the EU and its research centres should play a leading role in the development of autonomous vehicles, which will revolutionise the automobile sector, especially in terms of road safety, being expected to save thousands of lives every year, as well as contributing to the digitalisation of the Internal Market.