15 Amendments of Gheorghe FALCĂ related to 2021/2014(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the safety behaviour of road users (such as speed, use of protective equipment like seatbelts and crash helmets, driving without alcohol and other drugs, driving, riding and walking without distraction) and its enforcement is a key in the prevention and mitigation of fatal road accidents;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the implementation of the national road safety plans and the new EU road safety policy framework requires stability in funding support and sufficient financial resources both from the Member States and the EU budget;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission to explore in close cooperation with the European Investment Bank ways to facilitate public authorities' access to appropriate financial support for improving of road safety issues such as safer and cleaner transport facilities and safer fleets;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to prioritise investments with the greatest benefit in terms of road safety, including investments in maintaining existing infrastructure and in the construction of new infrastructure; calls on Member States to acknowledge the importance of shifting transport modes to walking, cycling, and public transport as an important tool to reduce danger on the roads; welcomes, in this regard, the launch of the Safer Transport Platform initiative and calls on all interested parties to consider its use which explicitly calls for improved facilities for sustainable transport;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 64 #
5 a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to establish an expert group for the elaboration of a framework for road classification that better matches speed limit to road design and layout in line with the Safe System approach;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Notes that new forms of infrastructure, such as advanced stop lines, bike boxes, cycle streets or cycle highways offer new possibilities for safe active mobility; highlights however that the lack of harmonisation of rules of the road concerning these can create confusion and make it difficult for visitors to abide by local rules;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Member States in cooperation with the Commission to define specific safety objectives for Trans- European Networks roads in the next revision of the Trans-European Networks;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Invites industry in cooperation with civil society to develop intelligent transport systems, ensuring that the new automated services are compatible, secure and interoperable at European level;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that according to a Commission study, alcohol is estimated to be involved in around 25 % of all road fatalities, while drugs are involved in 15 % of road fatalities5 ; notes that the EU recommendation on permitted blood alcohol content dates from 2001; calls the Commission to include a zero-tolerance drink-driving limit framework in its recommendations, and to introduce an EU recommendation for zero tolerance regarding illicit psychoactive drugs and standards on roadside drug-driving enforcement; calls on the Commission to also include in the revised recommendations guidance on the fitting of alcohol interlock devices, with a special focus on repeat offenders, high- level first- time offenders and all professional drivers; _________________ 5Commission study of 18 February 2014 on the prevention of drink-driving by the use of alcohol interlock devices.
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Encourages Member States to establish a National Observatory for Road Safety to collect, process and maintain a national road safety database;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Underlines that, road safety education helps in laying the groundwork for the realisation of Vision Zero and the Safe System approach, as it prepares young people to navigate the streets safely when they are young adults, the high-risk age group between 18 and 30years old. Calls upon the EC to develop key performance indicators (KPIs) on the provision of traffic safety and mobility education in EU Member States, and to develop EU tools to design, implement and evaluate traffic safety and mobility education. Encourages all EU Member States to ensure the provision of high quality road safety education that starts at school and which is part of a continuum of lifelong learning;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that poor enforcement of road traffic rules undermines efforts to achieve Vision Zero; encourages the Member States to set annual targets for enforcement and compliance in their road safety plans and to ensure their adequate funding; underlines that only well- explained and well-publicised consistent enforcement activities can have a long- lasting effect on driving behaviour; notes that efficiency is further enhanced if the handling of fines for detected violations is largely automated;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Stresses that the correct and complete collection of data by the Member States in cooperation with international road safety organizations and their thorough analysis based on international experience will help accelerate improvements in road safety as well as the modernization of the provisions of the Road Traffic Codes in the Member States;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on the Commission to cooperate with Member States and other key stakeholders on developing a Europe- wide road safety culture;