[ParlTrack]

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Lucy ANDERSON, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabella DE MONTE, Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) It is the strategic objective of the Union to halve the number of road deaths by 2020 compared to 2010 and to move close to zero fatalities by 2050 ("Vision Zero")13 . However, progress towards achieving these objectives has stalled in recent years. Significant and urgent efforts and measures are needed to save lives and to avoid serious injuries on European Roads. _________________ 13 Communication from the Commission "Towards a European road safety area: policy orientations on road safety 2011-2020" (COM(2010) 389 final)

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Lucy ANDERSON, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabella DE MONTE, Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) According to the Safe System approach, death and serious injury in road accidents is largely preventable. It should be a shared responsibility at all levels to ensure that road crashes do not lead to serious or fatal injuries. In particular, well- designed and properly maintained roads should reduce the probability of road traffic accidents, whilst "“forgiving"” roads (roads laid out in an intelligent way to ensure that driving errors do not immediately have serious consequences) should reduce the severity of accidents. Guidelines with precise technical characteristics for the provision and maintenance of “forgiving roadsides” building on the experience of all Member States should be developed by the Commission.

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Lucy ANDERSON, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabella DE MONTE, Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) A large proportion of road accidents occur on a small proportion of roads where traffic volumes and speeds are high and where there is a wide range of traffic travelling at different speeds. Therefore the ~~limited~~ extension of the scope of Directive 2008/96/EC to rural roads, to motorways and primary roads beyond the TEN-T network should contribute significantly to the improvement of road infrastructure safety across the Union and the same high level of safety to all road users.

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Lucy ANDERSON, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabella DE MONTE, Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12

(12) Vulnerable road users accounted for 46% of road fatalities in the Union in 2016. Ensuring that the interests of these users are taken into account in all RISM procedures and the development of quality requirements for pedestrian and cycling infrastructure should therefore improve their safety on the road.

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Lucy ANDERSON, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabella DE MONTE, Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) The design and maintenance of road markings and road signs is an important element in ensuring road infrastructure safety, especially in light of the development of vehicles equipped with driver assistance systems or higher levels of automation. In particular, it is necessary to ensure that road markings and signs are visible under all circumstances and that they can be easily and reliably recognised by such vehicles and all road users.

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabella DE MONTE, Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) High-quality road signs and markings are crucial to support drivers as well as connected and automated vehicles; Minimum performance requirements for road markings and roads signs should be met to facilitate the roll-out of connected and automated mobility systems; a harmonised approach within the Union in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals of 1968 would be preferable.

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabella DE MONTE, Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16

(16) Since the objective of this Directive, namely the establishment of procedures to ensure a consistently high level of road safety throughout the trans- European network and the network of rural roads, of motorways and primary roads across the Union cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather, as improvement is necessary throughout the Union in order to ensure convergence towards higher standards of road infrastructure safety, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. As a result of action at Union level, travel throughout the Union should become safer which in turn should improve the functioning of the internal market and support the objective of economic, social and territorial cohesion.

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, David Maria SASSOLI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part

(1) in Article 1, paragraphs 1 to 34 are replaced by the following:

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, David Maria SASSOLI, Inés AYALA SENDER, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Directive 2008/96/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2

2. This Directive shall apply to cover all roads which are part of the trans- European network, toall motorways, a~~nd to~~ll primary roads~~, whether they are at the design stage, under construction or in opera~~ and all main rural and main urban roads not covered by the primary road network definition.

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabella DE MONTE, Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Directive 2008/96/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2

2. This Directive shall apply to roads which are part of the trans-European network, to rural roads, motorways and to primary roads, whether they are at the design stage, under construction or in operation.

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, David Maria SASSOLI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Inés AYALA SENDER, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Directive 2008/96/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 3

3. This Directive shall also apply to roads and to road infrastructure projects not covered by paragraph 2 which are situated outside and inside urban areas and are completed using Union funding in whole or in part.

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, David Maria SASSOLI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)

Directive 2008/96/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 4

(1a) In Article 1 Paragraph 4 is deleted;

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Francisco ASSIS, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabella DE MONTE, Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Directive 2008/96/EC
Article 2 – point 2 b

2b. ‘primary road’ means a road that is not a motorway but connects major cities or regions, or both~~, and is defined as a primary road in the EuroRegionalMap produced by the National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies of Europe~~;

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Francisco ASSIS, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabella DE MONTE, Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Directive 2008/96/EC
Article 2 – point 2 b a (new)

2ba. ´rural road´ means a road outside urban areas that are not motorways or unpaved roads; 1a _________________ 1a Definition OECD, 1999

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, David Maria SASSOLI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Inés AYALA SENDER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Directive 2008/96/EC
Article 2 – point 2 c

2c. ‘network-wide road assessment’ means an assessment of the safety of the road network within the scope of this Directive in order to benchmark high accident concentration sections, accident and impact severity risk;

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Lucy ANDERSON, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabella DE MONTE, Ismail ERTUG, Inés AYALA SENDER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Directive 2008/96/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 6 (new)

(2a) In Article 4 the following paragraph 6 is added: 6. The Commission shall set up guidelines with precise technical characteristics for the provision and maintenance of “forgiving roadsides” (roads laid out in an intelligent way to ensure that driving errors do not immediately have serious consequences) building on the experience of all Member States and promote them amongst auditors and transport planners. The Commission shall provide technical and financial assistance to support Member States in the implementation of the guidelines.

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Lucy ANDERSON, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabella DE MONTE, Ismail ERTUG, Inés AYALA SENDER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)

Directive 2008/96/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 6 b (new)

(2b) In Article 4 the following paragraph 7 is added: 6b. The Commission shall set up guidelines for applying progressively the concepts of “self-explaining” and “self enforcing roads” (roads that are designed for specific purpose or function, e.g. speed limits) in the procedures of road safety infrastructure management.

2018/10/29
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, David Maria SASSOLI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Inés AYALA SENDER, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV