Activities of Elena KOUNTOURA related to 2021/2014(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 – Recommendations on next steps towards "Vision Zero" (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 – Recommendations on next steps towards ‘Vision Zero’
Amendments (16)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas less car use in cities and urban areas, combined with safer environments for pedestrians and cyclists, improve road safety and air quality, reduce CO2 emissions and congestion and help develop a more active and healthy lifestyle;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that, although road safety is a shared responsibility among all actors and authorities concerned at EU, national and local level, the EU should exercise a strong leadership, in order to ensure that road safety remains a priority in road transport, contributing to closing the road safety gap between Member States and remaining a global leader in this domain;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that a proactive assessment of the EU road network will be a useful tool to assess the in-built safety of roads and to target investment; welcomes, in this regard, the risk mapping and safety rating of motorways and primary roads introduced in the recently revised EU infrastructure safety rules4 and calls on the Member States to designate as many primary roads in their territory as possible to increase the road safety potential of the new directive; calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree as soon as possible on a methodology to carry out systematic network-wide road assessments including elements important for safety of active roads users, as mandated in the revision of the above- mentioned act; calls on the Commission and the Member States to speed up the work on the specifications at EU level for the performance of road signs and markings in order to prepare the way for a higher level of automation in vehicles and on quality requirements for walking and cycling infrastructure in order to address the insufficient level of safety of active road users; _________________ 4Directive (EU) 2019/1936 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 amending Directive 2008/96/EC on road infrastructure safety management, OJ L 305, 26.11.2019, p. 1.
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that, according to the late revision of the EU infrastructure safety rules, the Commission is bound to consider revising the Directive 2004/54/EC on minimum safety requirements for tunnels by 2021 and to consider adopting a new legislative proposal on minimum safety requirements for bridges; calls on the Commission to further improve safe use of tunnels by, inter alia, organising awareness raising campaigns and by conducting relevant studies;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls upon the EC to develop crash test dummies standards representative of more aspects of variability such as age, gender, size and stature for users inside and outside of the vehicle;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission to mandate Anti-Lock Braking systems for all category of motorcycles in the upcoming revision of the type-approval of L-category vehicles;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Notes that, driving or riding whilst using a mobile phone and other electronic devices significantly impairs driving ability and plays a role in 10-30% of road collisions; calls on Member States to introduce effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties, including non financial penalties, for mobile phone use, raise awareness of the risks and improve enforcement;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that the Driving Licence Directive established a harmonised EU licence model and introduced minimum requirements for obtaining licences; notes that the directive will need to be kept up- to-date regarding new technological developments in vehicle and infrastructure technology and vehicle automation; calls on the Commission to consider mandatory standards for examinations and minimum training delivered by professional instructors, as well as introducing a graduated licencing and life-long learning system that encourages novice drivers to gain more experience while limiting certain high-risk activities such as driving at night and with passengerin higher-order skills such as traffic in sight, self- assessment, and hazard perception, while limiting certain high-risk activities such as driving at night and with passengers; highlights that driver training shall include knowledge of Advance Driving Assistance Systems, as well as the new safety aspects coming from the deployment of alternative fuel vehicles (e.g., issues coming from batteries from electric vehicles and learning how to react in the cases of accident); believes that restrictions to training in automatic gears should be lifted, after the successful completion of the driving test, to promote the uptake of alternative fuels vehicles; notes with concern that cases of irregular issuing of driving licences have been reported in several Member States and calls on the Commission to monitor this issue;
Amendment 141 #
14 a. Calls on the European commission to make sure that the EU Directive 89/391/EEC on health and safety of workers which requires every employer in Europe to undertake a risk assessment according to the principle of prevention is applied for driving or riding for work; calls furthermore on the EC and Member States to work towards consistent levels of enforcement of working time across the EU; calls Member States to support efforts to tackle fraudulent use of tachographs including equipping enforcement officers with knowledge and equipment and improving use of data sharing arrangements between agencies within Member States;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Calls on the Commission to assess making theoretical and practical training and tests mandatory to obtain a driving licence for all categories of Powered Two- Wheelers;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of the home delivery sector and specifically the use of vans, powered two-wheelers and bicycles; calls on the Commission to consider introducing a requirement for van drivers to undergo professional driver training and proposing a regulation on working hours and rest periods forto extend the existing Union acquis on road transport to van drivers; calls on the Commission to assess the introduction of a recommendation on the safety of delivery personnel, including requirements for employers and companies to ensure the provision and use of safety equipment and safe vehicles;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal, without prejudice to Regulation(EU) 2020/1054, for the recording and documentation of working time in accordance with CJEU ruling of 14 May 2019 in case C-55/18 for drivers engaged in operations and vehicles that are not covered by Regulation (EU) 2020/1054;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the importance of fasat and effective post-crash care in significantly reducing the consequences of injuryand complete post-crash response includes, in addition to medical care and rehabilitation, thorough crash investigation to identify causes & measures to prevent recurrence, criminal and civil proceedings whenever appropriate and support and recognition for the victims; calls on the Member States, in this context, to establish closer collaboration between their road safety authorities and the health sector, to make it mandatory to build emergency lanes and to enforce their correct use to speed up rescue operations; calls on the Commission to consider making first aid training compulsory in the future revision of the Driving Licence Directive;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that external factors and emerging societal trends present unprecedented challenges to road safety under the EU strategy to 2030 and beyond; notes that the EU should pave the way for connected and automated vehicles to be rolled out in due time and should assess the possible risks of combining such vehicles with traditional vehicles in mixed traffic and vulnerable road users; calls, therefore, on the Commission to fully assess the impact of increased automated vehicles on reducing safer, more environmentally friendly modes (walking, cycling, public transport, train etc.), as well as the impact on urban areas of automated vehicles;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Highlights the importance of the annual World Day of Remembrance for road traffic victims, each third Sunday of November, adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 60/5 on 26th October 2005, as an appropriate acknowledgement for victims of road traffic crashes and their families;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is of the view that in order to properly implement the next steps in the EU road safety policy under the overarching Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, some new capacities are needed in the field of road safety, in particular with respect to the coordination, monitoring and evaluation functions and technical support for the overall strategy; calls on the Commission in this regard to explore options to further support safe rpresent a proposal for a European Road tTransport under an existing agency or another bodAgency;