Activities of Sepp KUSSTATSCHER related to 2007/2259(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards Europe-wide Safer, Cleaner and Efficient Mobility: The First Intelligent Car Report (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Title
Title
The First IntelligSafer, Cleaner and Efficient Car Report
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas control instruments and information displays in vehicles can, if they are too numerous or too complicated, impair driver concentration and increase the risk of road accidents; carefully planned design of display panels that are clear and easy to use is therefore essential,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas technological safety systems often promote a greater sense of safety and may thus result in drivers driving in a less responsible fashion; it is therefore necessary to stress the primary importance of giving drivers proper training and harnessing their intelligence,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to urge driving schools and similar bodies to provide accident simulation training, since the number of road accident fatalities can be reduced above all by active behaviour to prevent accidents occurring and by first aid. Training bodies should teach correct responses to emergency situations;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that there is potential for reducing CO2 emissions through simple measures that have been known about for a long time, such as reduced-weight seats or tyres, engine heat accumulators or brake energy regeneration, but that many vehicles do not have these features incorporated; therefore calls on the Member States and the Commission to insist on incorporation of these technically simpler measures in every car;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the car industry to take into account fresh car safety features when designing new vehicles and to provide for devices to measure and display energy consumption and environmental data such as real CO2 and particulate emissions;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Invites the Commission to develop methodology for measuring the impact of ICTs on CO2 emissions or to coordinate and disseminate existing findings;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Looks forward to future reports on the development of the Intelligent Car ISafer, Cleaner and Efficient Car Initiative and to measures to reduce speed and alcohol consumption amongst drivers, which can help to boost the effectiveness of this initiative;