21 Amendments of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2010/2235(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. Whereas the data available concerning the causes of accidents and injuries is crucial to improve road safety as showed, amongst others, by the VERONICA projects,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Proposes that the office of EU Road Safety Coordinator should be created by 2014; calls on the Commission to set up a cooperation forum where prosecutors, law enforcement authorities, victims associations and road safety monitoring centres can exchange information on best practices and cooperate more closely on improving implementation of road safety legislation, at both national and transnational levels;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that every EU citizen not only has a right to safe road transport, but above all also has a duty to contribute to road safety by means of his or her own behaviour; considers that the public authorities and the EU have a moral and political obligation to adopt measures and actions to tackle this social problem;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to draw up a best practice manual on medical care of the injured at the scene of traffic accidents to ensure they receive faster and more effective medical treatment, which is a key factor in the survival of the most seriously injured;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the development of a genuine EU road safety monitoring centre whose task it would be to collate data from existing databases and the knowledge gained through the implementation of EU projects such as SafetyNet, VERONICA or DaCoTa and make it available to everyone in a readily comprehensible, annually updated form;
Amendment 71 #
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; calls for a periodic check on fitness to drive, which should include a medical check-up and especially a sight test, to be made mandatory;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls, in the context of driver training, for greater attention to be paid to the main causes of road deaths and serious injuries, such as speeding, driving while drunk or under the influence of drugs or certain medications that affect driving ability, failure to wear a seat belt or other protective equipment andsuch as helmets for users of two-wheel vehicles, the use of mobile communications devices while driving and tiredness;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers that proper signs and markings, of both infrastructure and vehicles, are crucial to maintaining a high level of road safety; calls on the Member States and the Commission to examine ways of increasing visibility through innovative methods such as, for example, using intelligent road markings that display safety distances and the direction of travel, reflectors around the sides of the boxes of heavy goods vehicles and vans, use of recycled road surface materials that have less of an impact in falls, of road surfaces that show the user flaws in the road, etc.;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to propose the necessary mandatory legislative measures concerning speed limits, alcohol limits (in line with Parliament’s recommendation of 0.5 mg/ml for adults and 0.2mg/ml for new drivers) and the use of seat belts;
Amendment 113 #
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, 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 and helmets;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Welcomes the adoption of the Council's Position on the cross border enforcement of traffic penalties Directive which represents a further step to improve road safety with a clear EU added value; takes note of the written declarations of the Commission and several Member States at the December Council meeting; however, regrets that, as a result of the change of legal base, it will not apply to all Member States and EU citizens. Expresses concern that the Council's Position reduces significantly the scope of the Directive, and urges Council to reach a satisfactory agreement in second reading, including provisions facilitating the cross border enforcement of traffic law, EU wide road safety guidelines and the required information for drivers;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the introduction of monitoring equipment by means of which speeding offences by motorcyclists and other road users can be systematically detected and punished;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Wholeheartedly supports the Commission’s proposal to make EU funding available as a matter of principle only to infrastructure projects which comply with EU directives on road safety and tunnel safety; calls in this respect for efforts in border sectors to be concentrated in particular on reducing the number of highly dangerous sections, accident black spots and level crossings;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay greater attention to road design, to support the implementation of cost-effective measures already available and to encourage research that will enable policymakers to understand better how road infrastructure should develop to improve road safety and to accommodate the specific needs of an ageing population and vulnerable road users;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is focusing its attention on the most vulnerable user groups (two- wheel vehicle users, pedestrians, etc.) where accident figures are still too high; calls on the Member States, the Commission and the industry to bear these kinds of users in mind when designing road infrastructure and equipment so that roads built are safe for all users;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Points out that the standard guard rails used on European roads are a death trap for motorcyclists, and calls on the Member States to take prompt action (including replacing the existing guard rails) to refit dangerous stretches of road with rails with upper and lower elements as well as with other alternative road barrier systems, in accordance with Standard EN 1317, in order to lessen the repercussions of accidents for all road users;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify and implement suitable measures to prevent accidents on rural roads and, in rural areas and in tunnels, and to reduce the damage they cause;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal to introduce speed limiters in light commercial vehicles; calls also, given the widespread fitting of voluntary speed limiters in private cars, for a campaign to publicise the advantages of these devices as regards observing better the speed limits and travelling in greater safety;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to draw up a proposal to fit vehicles with “Event Data Recording” and ‘intelligent speed assistance systems’ which incorporates a timetable, details of an approval procedure and a description of the requisite road infrastructure;
Amendment 251 #
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, road maintenance workers, cyclists, children and elderly people, as an integral aspect of road safety; recommends the use of road safety barriers with smooth surfaces and establishing special lanes for vulnerable users;