22 Amendments of Kateřina KONEČNÁ related to 2017/2085(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the move towards completely driver-free vehicles is progressing rapidly, so that a review of the General Safety Regulation needs to be submitted by the Commission no later than January 2018, any further delay is not acceptable anymore;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the Commission to set a percentage for the numbers of vehicles of classes M1 and N1 to be checked, and also to focus on their definition and harmonisation across the EU, and
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Observes that, in 43% of cases, fatal road accidents in urban areas occur to pedestrians and cyclists, and calls on Member States to take greater account of the more vulnerable road users in building and maintaining roads, for example by building more cycle pathsinfrastructure, or expanding themexisting infrastructure;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Although the delay to the revision of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 (type- approval requirements for motor vehicles) is a result of its many provisions, conditions and technical specifications, etc., the revision must be carried out thoroughly and in such a way that takes proper account of its enforceability in practice, harmonisation across all participating Member States and the provisions of the UNECE;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Observes that 46% of road fatalities are vulnerable road users. Fatalities among this group are decreasing much slower than other road users.1a Calls on the Commission to mandate new active and passive vehicle safety technologies for all vehicles to tackle this problem; _________________ 1ahttp://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_MEMO-17-675_en.htm
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Observes that 15% of road fatalities involve HGVs while they account for only 5% of the vehicles on the road.Calls on the Commission to accelerate mandatory introduction of ambitious differentiated direct vision standards, intelligent speed assistance and AEBS with cyclist and pedestrian detection for HGVs2a _________________ 2ahttp://www.cadenadesuministro.es/wp- content/uploads/2017/05/Informe-de- seguridad-de-Volvo.pdf p.16
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. The Commission should ensure that a harmonised approach is taken so that the relevant provisions are not implemented under different conditions in different countries, which would make international transport and the situation of drivers considerably more complicated;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Stresses that close attention should be paid to improving road traffic safety on all three levels - infrastructure, vehicles and drivers - and effective measures should be taken in the area of active and passive safety;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that some 95% of all accidents are due to human error and that therefore it should be compulsory to incorporate driver assistance systems which promote safety where their benefits are clearly proven, a requirement that should apply only to those driver assistance systems which improve road safety significantly, as demonstrated by scientific evidence, which have a favourable cost- benefit ratio and which have attained market maturity.
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to coordinate the adoption of standards with the UNECE so as to achieve international consistency and at the same time limit to a minimum exemptions from the requirement to install driver assistance systems, in order to improve road safety across the board; stresses, in addition, that manufacturers should create clear information materials to help drivers better understand the various driver- assistence systems and their functionalities;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points out that, in view of the widespread use of automatic driver assistance systems, driving schools should incorporate issues relating to the operation of these systems and how to act if they cease to function into their learner training;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to make it compulsory to install automatic emergency braking assistants with cyclist and pedestrian recognition in cars, light commercial vehicles, buses, coaches and especially heavy goods vehicles, as they have strong potential to prevent accidents due to autonomous powerful braking and the resultant shorter stopping distance;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the compulsory installation of overridable intelligent speed assistants to indicate speed limits, systems for cars and non- overridable systems in urban zones for vans, trucks, buses and coaches and calls on Member States to ensure that road signs are kept in excellent condition, and that road markings are clearly legible;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that increasingCalls on the Commission to work on a Direct Vision standard that provides manufacturers with clear mandatory specifications for the immediate field of direct vision in heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches, andto reducinge the blind spot can help significantlyd to improve the road safety of such vehicles, and; calls on the Commission to mandate ambitious and differentiated direct vision standards as from 2022 for all categories, including mandating low entry cabins for urban trucks as from 2022; calls on the Commission to make it compulsory to install cameras and turning assistant systems, while observing that such measures should accord with Directive (EU) 2015/719 and should not result in any extension of the time limits for implementation laid down there;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that devices to operate alcohol-sensitive immobilisers and systems to recognise the state of the driver should be provided, and recommends the use of alcohol interlocks for drivers who have been convicted of drunk driving, as a rehabilitation measure; points out that the reliability and inviolability of these systems must be developed, and that this is particularly important for bus and heavy goods vehicle drivers;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Observes that tyre pressure has significant implications for road safety and fuel consumption, and calls therefore on the Commission to make it compulsory to install tyre pressure monitoring systems, which should come with a safety net that should be able to recognise and alert drivers at least to a critical air pressure of less than 1.5 bar; calls on the Commission to transpose the TPMS amendments aimed at delivering in real world conditions agreed at UNECE in 2016 into EU law, 2018 for new types and 2019 for all new cars; urges the Commission to ensure the TPMS requirements apply to all aftermarket tyres, including winter tyres, and include a compulsory safety net against incorrect calibration; calls on the Commission to make direct TPMS systems mandatory for vans, buses and heavy good vehicles by 2020 for new types and 2022 for all vehicles;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission, from 2019, to extend the eCall installation requirement to motorcycles, heavy goods vehicles and buses and coaches; stresses, however, that the system should be extended to other groups of vehicles only after an in-depth analysis has been carried out into the benefits it has brought to the vehicles already fitted with it;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls on the Commission to update the testing requirements for motor vehicle passive safety systems to include all Vulnerable Road User frontal impacts including cyclists;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for accurate, reliable EU-wide accident statistics, including statistics on the causes of accidents, exposure data, and listing of injuries and accident victims, and observes that an accident database could be very helpful in this connection, in which context the data must be kept anonymous and used only for purposes of accident research;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. The Commission should assess the potential risk of accidents related to billboards and advertisements alongside roads and motorways;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26 b. Stresses that the Directive (EU) 2015/719 – Weights & Dimensions of HGVs – has great potential to improve truck safety.The Commission missed the deadline from 27 May 2017.Calls on the Commission to present its assessment by the end of 2017 and accelerate the work on this Directive;