15 Amendments of Peter van DALEN related to 2010/2235(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas it is vital to have data available on the causes of accidents in order to improve road safety, as demonstrated, inter alia, by the VERONICA projects,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its view that a complementary, long-term strategy is needed which goes beyond the period covered by the communication under consideration here and has the objective of preventing alls many road deaths (‘Vision Zero’); as possible; calls on the Commission to develop the central features of such a strategy and to present them within the next three years;
Amendment 59 #
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 andorganisers of projects such as SafetyNet, VERONICA or DaCoTa to cooperate as much as possible, pool their knowledge gained through the implementation of EU projects such as SafetyNet or DaCoTa and make it available to everyo, process the data obtained in a readily comprehensible, annually updated form manner, update their databases annually and make them available to everyone;
Amendment 73 #
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; stresses that Member States are free to determine for themselves whether and how to employ this concept in their national legislation;
Amendment 79 #
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, such as speeding, driving while drunk or under the influence of drugs, failure to wear a seat belt or other protective equipment and the use of mobile communications devices while driving, and for ample attention to be devoted to anticipating traffic situations;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recommends, as a reintegration measure,Observes that the fitting of alcolocks to the vehicles of road users who are known to drink and drive may be an appropriate reintegration measure;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for determined efforts toon the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe to make serious progress with the harmoniseation of road signs and road traffic rules by 2013;
Amendment 115 #
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, particularly if in the Member State concerned the rate of offending is higher than the European average in the case of such an offence;
Amendment 162 #
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 reduce the damage they cause;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises the importance of observing driving and rest periods, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to make a sufficient number of safe parking areas which meet minimum social standards available to professional HGV drivers; calls on the Commission in this context also to make serious progress with harmonising the interpretation of driving hours and rest periods, thus increasing legal certainty for drivers on Europe’s roads and reducing the stress suffered by law enforcers, which will increase road safety on Europe’s road;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recommends that the fitting of alcolocks to all commercial passenger and goods transport vehiclesvehicles of people who have committed drinking and driving offences in the past should be made compulsory;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to draw up a proposal to fit vehicles with ‘intelligent speed assistance systems’ which incorporates a timetable, details of an approval procedure and a description of the requisite road infrastructure; calls on the Commission to submit with this proposal an extensive analysis of the cost of the proposal;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal by the end of 2012 for equipping cars with an Event Data Recording system, including a timetable and a detailed approval procedure;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls for the carrying of warning jackets for all vehicle occupants and the wearing of warning jackets by cyclists, as a means of improving their visibility, to be made compulsoryMember States, at the minimum, to require one vehicle occupant to carry a warning jacket and urges cyclists in all Member States to have front and back lights in working order;