MARCH 05 Safety Monitor NUMBER ETSC’s Newsletter on Transport Safety Policy Developments in the EU 58

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EU Monitor 2 Where is the Commission’s Driving license 2 Installation of seat belts 2 road infrastructure safety package? Driving and rest times 3 3rd Road Safety Action Programme 3 For many, ’s roads are Europe’s arteries, pumping Cars 21 3 people and goods into peripheral regions and back. But Daytime running lights 3 are these lifelines safe, are they kept and audited well, Cross-border enforcement 4 does the EU really care about how safe the roads it fi- Police co-operation 4 nances are? EuroRAP Results 4 Seat belt campaign 4 Research news 4 For the time being there can only be one answer this question - no. Because apart from a claim to “encourage Country news 5 the improvement of road infrastructure” in the 3rd Road Traffic law 5 Safety Action Programme the has Safety cameras 5 not come forth with the technical guidelines and har- Police enforcement 6 monised road safety engineering procedure it promised Europe’s road users. Maritime and Inland Waterway Safety

EU Monitor 6 If the European Union is, as it seems, not capable to River Traffic Information Services 6 achieve its Transport White Paper objective of moving Seafarers’ certificates 6 road transport to safer modes, it should at least ensure Seafarers’ training 7 that European road infrastructure is providing for a Civil liability for pollution at sea 7 safer distribution of goods and people. The way forward Consultation on EU maritime policy 7 would be an infrastructure safety package that really de- serves its name. Aviation Safety

EU Monitor 7 This package should require Member States to carry out Air Traffic Controller License 7 safety audits and safety impact assessments for EU-fund- Passenger information 8 ed infrastructure. It should also include guidelines in the fields of urban safety management, speed reduction, Railway Safety low cost measures and safety audits. It should encour- age Member States to take pride in their roads and im- EU Monitor 8 plement Best Practices. Europe’s road users will certainly Working time for cross-borders drivers 8 appreciate that their “arteries” are well-kept and looked Train drivers’ certification 8 after and thus may also be more willing to pay the price European Rail Traffic Management 9 System (ERMTS) for using them.

ETSC News 9 Jörg Beckmann Events Diary 11 ETSC Executive Director MARCH 05 MARCH EU MONITOR Road Safety ently contradictorystudiesonthisquestion. appar two of results the to reference made and tion this type of seats could provide adequate to crash protec fitted belts seat whether discussed MEPs coaches. and busses certain in seats side-facing Commission-pro on ban posed the rejected EPP) (, Koch Dieter rapporteur proposal, the of reading first in As is the only text that has caused controversy in the past. Directive 74/408/EEC). Among the three proposals, this seats, their anchorages and head restraints (amending to relating Directive draft the 2005 March 16 on gain NEWS. texts haveautomaticrepercussionsonthetwoothers. be must treated in parallel proposals because modifications in one of the three All 77/541/EEC). (Directive road installation belt seat and 76/115/EEC) (Directive ages lating to seats (Directive 74/408/EEC), seat belt anchor re Directives Council existing three amending implies This vehicles. motor all in seats all in compulsory belts technical requirements making the installation of seat possible, the this Commission has proposed changes to the make To coaches. and trucks including vehicles, motor all of occupants to belts seat of use obligatory safetythe extends that force into come will 2003/20/EC) tive BACKGROUND. Installation ofseatbelts the strengthening thereby licences, motorcycle to cess ac gradual the regulates also Directive The reduced. be not should age of years 65 over people of licences driving of validity the that voted MEPs dossier, the on the to Contrary licences. Commission’s proposal, and other in line with all ETSC’s position for years 20 and licences driving paper all of exchange the for years 10 driving licence. European Parliament decided to introduce a deadline of a for Directive new the approved NEWS. nition ofdrivinglicencesamongMemberStates. procedures, and to guarantee complete mutual recog renewal and categories licence harmonise to aims tive BACKGROUND. Driving licence The Parliament’s Transport Committee discussed On 23 February 2005, the European Parliament European the 2005, February 23 On The proposed new driving licence Direc n a 20, nw ietv (Direc Directive new a 2006, May In ------2 ETSC positionpaper:19/11/2004 EP 1streading:23/02/2005 EP report:19/01/2005 Council generalapproach:07/10/2004 First proposal:21/10/2003 in June2005. position common a adopt possibly and April, in again STEPS. FUTURE apply foranewlicenceinanotherMemberState. to able be not will State Member one in restrictions driving to subject persons so-called tourism”, prevent licence “driving To motorcyclists. young of safety EP draftreport:24/02/2005 Council position:24/01/2005 EP 1streading:17/12/2003 EP report:25/11/2003 First proposal:20/06/2003 on allthreeproposals19April2005. FUTURE STEPS. vehicles M3 and with nostandingpassengers. M2 for allowed be possible, as far as not, therefore should seats side-facing that cluded con It seats. side-facing in protection sufficient offer can belt safety of type no that found has which 1997) Vehicles Motor in Passengers of Safety the Enhance ( research UK previous of results the Coaches and Buses in Arrangements ( mission by the Cranfield Impact Centre for the European Com conducted study Another seats. side-facing of cupants oc on collision frontal a of impact the mitigating of means appropriate an are belts lap that tests crash of er (DTC report 211BNA09, 2001) concludes on the basis One study carried out by the Swiss Dynamic Test Cent Safety Consideration of Longitudinal Seating Longitudinal of Consideration Safety The TRAN Committee is expected to vote h Cucl il ics te proposal the discuss will Council The (in French) SAFETY MONITO Study to Further to Study 20) supports 2001) , © ETSC 2005 ETSC R - - - - ,

- road safety- - - ETSC 2005 © ETSC’s response ETSC’s SAFETY MONITOR and 03 20 . EP draft report draft EP The European Parliament will vote on T&E press release new Regulation, and the compulsory fitting of lorries with a digital tachograph should be postponed new to 5 August 2006. The Council had set a deadline of 5 August 2005. FUTURE STEPS. the report at its plenary session of 11-14 April 2005. The Parliament’s rapporteur, Helmuth Markov (GUE/ NGL, Germany) will start informal talks with Council representatives in the hope of avoiding a conciliation procedure. First proposal: 12/10/2001 EP report: 05/11/2003 EP 1st reading: 14/01/2003 Modified proposal: 11/08/ Council agreement: 11/06/2004 Council position: 09/12/2005 EP draft report: 12/01/2005 3 and

- - - - ETSC ). The and . Safety Monitor 50 DG Enterprise website In a new proposal for a Regulation The Parliament’s Transport Committee passed MARCH 05 year. The Commissioner asked the Parliament for “a little bit of patience” so the Commission can well prepare this and other measures to enhance road safety across Europe. In his response to a question by MEP Ewa Hedkvist Petersen (, ESP), Transport Commissioner Jacques Bar Jacques Commissioner Transport ESP), (Sweden, Petersen Hedkvist Ewa MEP by question a to response his In rot has confirmed his intention to continue examining the scope for a Directive on daytime running lights until after the mid-term review of the Road Safety Action Programme, which is expected in the second half of this Transport & Environment have criticised the group for its “unbalanced membership” and “lack of expertise” to deliver its mandate. See Daytime running lights Stakeholders are invited to formulate their views on the most this appropriate end. The consultation regulatory will run until framework 15 April 2005 to and will achieve be followed by a hearing on 26 April 2005. The and ETSC year. this of end the by recommendations its present will 2005, January 13 on up set group, high-level In response to widespread criticism over limited participation, including the ETSC and T&E joint press release of 13th January, the European Commission has now launched a stakeholder consultation to worldwide the improve to assist how on recommendations generate to is Group” level “High this the of remit The group. “Cars 21” competitiveness of the European whilst ensuring safety and environmental standards. to the 3rd Road Safety Action Programme Cars 21 mentation of Best Practice should be a major priority of the EU’s road safety policy. They also expressed doubts about the necessity of creating a European Road Safety Agency, saying the establishment of a European Road amend and report the pass will Committee TRAN The sufficient. was Commission the within Observatory Safety See 2005. May for foreseen is plenary in Adoption 2005. mid-April in ments dresses all pillars of road safety - user behaviour, road infrastructures and vehicle safety - can lead to significant and lasting results. In the discussion, MEPs agreed that traffic behaviour was a major problem and that existing traffic law should be enforced more effectively. A number of MEPs stressed that the exchange and the imple 3rd Road Safety Action Programme 3rd Road Safety Action Programme The 2005. March 16 on Committee TRAN the to presented was RSAP 3rd the on report Parliament European The report by Ari Vatanen (, EPP) welcomes the Commission Communication and the ambitious objective of halving the number of road fatalities by 2010. It underlines that only an integrated systems approach that ad Brief news among others, that should be at least 21 drivers years old. Vehicles used by cour of passenger rier and vehicles express services should not come under the roadside checks and inspections serv express and of courrier drivers, of age minimum the transport firms, ices and the deadline for the introduction of digital tachographs. The Transport Committee demanded, disagreed with the Council’s common position on number of points. Key issues were rest times and driv a ing hours, penalties for violations of the new rules, March this year. NEWS. the modified proposal on 15 March 2005. MEPs adopted by the European Parliament in the first read ing of a previous draft (see proposal now links to the Regulation to the Working Time Directive (2002/15/EC), which comes into force in BACKGROUND. on driving and rest the times, Commission tabled included 47 in out of August 69 amendments 2003, Driving and rest times Driving MARCH 05 MARCH

2005 inBrussels.See March 21 on stakeholders with workshop a during discussed was It Union. European the in instructors driving MERIT the on consultation for published been has instructors driving for requirements minimum on paper working A lands andIreland/UK.See Nether , in 2005 of autumn the during place take will demonstrations final and 2003, in initiated was project The advice. speed intelligent and detection obstacle tolling, virtual are developed being uses Other on). calls, and it will help to avoid accidents by notifying the driver of incidents ahead (tailbacks, changes and emergency so out send automatically to vehicles allow will system the completed, Once (EGNOS). Navigation Service Geostationary Overlay European the on based satellite via vehicles monitoring for system a is Satellite) by Assisted Management Road (Active ARMAS demonstrator. project a of implementation and design the started The Research news Germany, ,Portugal,,SpainandSweden.See roadto 12. Launched in the in 2004, the campaign now extends to , the , , 4 aged for children fun more seatbelt a wearing which makes toy, a gadget, “Armadillo” “Goochem” or the on dren. The “Euchires 2005” campaign is supported by the European Commission with 1.4 million euros. It centres chil by belts seat of use widespread more the encourage to campaign a launched have countries European Ten Seat beltcampaign cludes inits con EuroRAP roads,” lane ‘2+1’ and barriers crash of provision widespread more the including management, safetyand design road of terms in Sweden from learn to lessons are there that clear is have “It safer. far be to shown been roads similar applied, first was rating EuroRAP the where Sweden, In rate. collision motorway the times six about is which rate, collision highest the far by have carriageways single ordinary that appears ratings both Comparison shows that the Irish risk rate is similar to that of the UK, which is one of the lowest in Europe. From latest results for the UK road network and published, for the first time, a risk-rate map for the island of Ireland. EuroRAP, EuroNCAP’s sister programme to assess the safety of road infrastructure, launched on 9 March 2005 its EuroRAP results the See transport. rail and water road, including modes, transport different for responsible authorities judicial and inspectorates forces, police between co-operation international and inter-modal increase to ways propose will a Directive to improve transport safety and security on the Trans-European Transport Networks. The Commission In its Work Programme for 2005, the European Commission has announced a Communication and a proposal for Police co-operation is invoked. non-recognition for grounds the of one unless formality, further without executed and recognised penalty that an authority will be able to transmit a financial penalty direct to an authority in another Member 2007, State from and that have means This years. two coming the within provisions the transpose to have States Member law. executed be across will EU Member States, euros whether they 70 are issued for from criminal offences penalties or infringements financial of law, including Decision, traffic Framework the Under text. the approving finally a political agreement on the issue as early as May 2003, but had to overcome parliamentary reservations before reached had Ministers The (2003). 24) (COPEN Penalties Financial to Recognition Mutual of Principle the of tion On 24 February 2005, European Justice Ministers formally adopted a Council Framework Decision on the Applica Cross-border enforcement policies. excellent an published has ment govern French The measure. simple this of favour in are respondents of 52% daytime, during headlights their use to 2004 October since recommended been have motorists where France, in that shown has survey recent A Commission WorkProgramme ARMAS project’s website. The paper will serve as a basis for a future EU Directive on minimum requirements for requirements minimum on Directive EU future a for basis a as serve will paper The website. project’s project on satellite-based road management has now moved into its second development phase and press release MERIT website . ARMAS website website . . on this matter, including an overview of other European countries’ European other of overview an including matter, this on . 4 European Commissionpressrelease SAFETY MONITOR SAFETY . © ETSC 2005 ETSC ------road safety- - ETSC 2005 © SAFETY MONITOR . . is undergoing a first road safety assess safety road first a undergoing is has been changed from miles per hour to KfV website France government to promise to look into the issue UK and Ireland Slovenian government website 5 . Austrian Transport Ministry Go Metric website . have conducted a comprehensive review of existing literature on speed camera effec have shown that on this type of road, good for 91% of Ireland’s road network, the risk UK , there are plans to introduce a penalty point system. The system will be rather different from different rather be will system The system. point penalty a introduce to plans are there , , a new Road Safety Act came into effect on the 1 January 2005 introducing changes to the pen Act came into effect on the 1 January , a new Road Safety EuroRAP results will introduce a penalty point system for driving offences from 1 July 2005. The system will allow for Netherlands DfT consultation page Slovenia MARCH 05 Researchers from the tiveness. They found that fatality reductions calculated for camera sites ranged from 17% to 71%. The review At the end of 2004, there were about 290 cameras set up in France. This figure is expected to rise to around 900 around to rise to expected is figure This France. in up set cameras 290 about were there 2004, of end the At by the end of this year. Most of the new cameras are planned to be installed on national and rural roads, and only 11% on motorways. successful in reducing both speeds and accidents for all types of traffic, even though the system cannot yet be used to enforce lorry and motorbike speeds. At camera sites, speeds decreased radically, resulting in a drop in decreased by 50%. accidents of about 85%, while on the whole of the motorway network, fatalities Safety cameras in scheme camera speed new the inception, its since on year One ment. First results of a study carried out by the National Road Safety Observatory indicate that the scheme is of a fatal collision is highest. See kilometres per hour. As a result of these changes, speed limits on rural national roads (which carriageway), are on motorways and in built-up areas have mostly seen a slight increase. The speed limit for dual rural regional 20%. of reduction a representing mph), (50 km/h 80 to mph 60 from changed been however has roads local and Recent of 75 road fatalities per year. See Since 20 January 2005, the measurement of speed limits in within two years, he or she will face specific measures their such as lose driver-improvement will or they re-education courses, years, de two within offence third a of case In offence. the of severity and nature the on pending driving licence for at least three months. The Austrian Road Safety Board (KfV) is relieved to reduction see a to lead will system this new the that expects KfV discussion. measure of years ten to close after introduced finally time second the for offence traffic same the commits driver a If offenders. risk high and repeat of control better In the In what other countries have in that there will be only two levels (“two strikes and you’re out”). After one serious offence, drivers will receive a “yellow card”, after two serious offences a “red card”, meaning they drink driving, speeding and causing a serious accident. their licence. Serious offences will include will loose fewer deaths and 230 fewer serious injuries on British roads per year based on the 2003 road casualty figures. See The ongoing debate on the new Road Safety Bill has led the of lowering the drink driving limit from 0.8 to 0.5mg/ml. As a first step, roadside surveys will be carried out and the alcohol levels of drivers involved in accidents recorded. Professor Richard Allsop of the Centre for Transport Studies at University College London estimates that a lowering of the current BAC level could lead to about 65 five main tasks: run road safety campaigns, conduct research, violations run minor driver on improvement act courses new and a co-ordinate by accompanied also are changes new These Programme. Safety Road National the of January 2005. See which also came into force at the start level already in force for professional drivers is extended to other groups such as drivers transporting children. to other groups such as drivers transporting for professional drivers is extended level already in force have will agency The safety. road for agency public new a of establishment the foresees Act Safety Road new The alty system, driver training and legal blood alcohol level. Radar jamming devices which interrupt police speed Radar jamming devices which interrupt training and legal blood alcohol level. alty system, driver as well as tougher sanctions are introduced banned. To improve traffic behaviour, checks have also been is introduced A two-phase driver training model for drivers with penalty points. rehabilitation programmes blood alcohol their first driving test. A 0.0mg/ml a second course two years after whereby drivers complete Traffic law In COUNTRY NEWS COUNTRY MARCH 05 MARCH ity (619 of 642 votes cast). Parliament requested that requested major Parliament cast). votes large 642 of (619 ity a by proposal Commission the proved NEWS. the certificatesthemselves. or process certification the involving fraud prevent to ways into looks also It States. Member by issued cates certifi seafarers’ of recognition mutual the simplify BACKGROUND. Seafarers’ certificates EU MONITOR Maritime andInlandWaterwaySafety and controls, 50% supporttheintroductionofscreeningdevices.See alcohol more support Austrians of 70% that however shows 2002 from survey A years. 33 every The risk of being tested for drink driving is very low in Austria. There is on average one check per Austrian citizen in everyroadsidecheck. applied be therefore should instruments new The annually. lives 100 and 50 between save could devices these multiply controls by ten without increasing human resources. According to KfV, the efficient implementation of A pilot conducted by the Austrian Road Safety Board (KfV) has shown that the use of screening devices can help In Police enforcement See evidence. the of quality the improve to ways suggested and research existing the of limitations the up flagged f rlmnr wr crid u b itrainl or international by out carried work preliminary of account take specifications technical and guidelines RIS the that positioning. requested mainly MEPs satellite that, than Other of use the and issues erability interop system, number vessel European uniform a include meeting this at agreed aspects practical and Technical 2005. 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MARCH 05 Committee introduced a few amendments including extended timelines for transposition as some Member States feel the Directive is too problematic and bur densome. BACKGROUND. monised EU licensing system and common standards for the training of air traffic controllers. The TRAN Air Traffic Controller Licence an integrated EU maritime policy. See be led by Mr Borg and consist of six other Commissioners with sea-related portfolios: Enterprise Commissioner Günther Verheugen, Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot, Environment Commissioner gional Policy Commissioner Stavros Danuta Hübner, Research Dimas, Commissioner Janez Potocnik, Re and Energy Commissioner for proposals make then will Commission the exercise, consultation extensive an of basis the On Piebalgs. Andris a future European maritime policy. The goal is to better coordinate the EU’s various - and occasionally conflicting occasionally and - various EU’s the coordinate better to is goal The policy. maritime European future a be will force task special a step, first a As transport. and energy tourism, fisheries, including activities, sea-based - will group The policies. sea-related EU’s the integrating on paper consultation a mid-2006 by formulate to up set be followed up by a legislative proposal. See be followed up by a legislative proposal. Consultation on EU maritime policy on process consultation broad a of launch the announced Borg Joe Commissioner Fisheries EU 2003, March 2 On provide technical assistance in pursuing polluters, notably be means of satellite tracking and surveillance. Parlia surveillance. and tracking satellite of means be notably polluters, pursuing in assistance technical provide of setting up a to undertake a feasibility study to look into the issue ment also asked the European Commission European coastguard service dedicated to pollution prevention and response. This study should, if appropriate, In adopting the Directive, the European Parliament specified the chain of responsibility to ensure that all those responsible for pollution, including captain, owner, operator, manager, charterer and classification company, can be prosecuted, at least in respect of inland and territorial waters. Other amendments provide for ropean the Eu Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) working with the Member States to develop technical solutions and in a separate Council Framework Decision on which the Parliament does not have to be consulted. This Decision This consulted. be to have not does Parliament the which on Decision Framework Council separate a in was agreed in December 2004, after , Cyprus and Malta had achieved a considerable weakening of the original proposal. lution committed with intent, recklessly or as a inappropriate result was of Treaty) serious the negligence of criminal 80§2 offences. (article The basis Council legal had text’s the that claiming 2004 June in notion this rejected for including criminal matters. National governments preferred to settle all issues concerning criminal offences Civil liability for pollution at sea Civil liability for pollution In its vote on a European Directive on ship-source pol ship-source regard to pollution, not decided finally has Parliament European the 2002, in coast Spanish the off tanker which was tabled after the loss of the Prestige Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). This Convention lays down minimum requirements for the for requirements minimum down lays Convention This (STCW). Seafarers for Watchkeeping and Certification training and qualifications of masters, officers, ratings and other personnel on board passenger ships. See seafarers’ training on minimum standards for mission Directive 2005/23/EC Brief news Seafarers’ training Training, of Standards on Convention IMO amended the law EU into incorporated has Commission European The

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Evaluation criteria include bans or re An reasons. safety evaluation system will be set up to for establish the safety carrier second the boarding against decide they if trip, their of beginning the and reservation the of time carrier the the between case change should in reimbursed be to not right however the will have They airline. this of record safety the as well as with, travel will they airline the about ing a package holiday will have a right to be informed NEWS. a carriertheychoosetotravelwith. of safety of level the as well as identity the of formed in well are passengers ensure to aims 2005 February BACKGROUND. 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Community the provisions such out set have (CER) and Railways European (ETF) Federation Workers Transport European the 2004, agree January in signed ment an In activities. professional certain for sions railwayprovi specific more for scope explicit provides but tor sec rail the to also applies 2003/88/EC) (Directive time BACKGROUND. Working timeforcross-borderdrivers safety The European Commission has presented a pro Under the Commission’s draft, passengers book The existing EU legislation on working on legislation EU existing The nw rf Rglto tbe o 16 on tabled Regulation draft new A ------8 First proposal:16/02/2005 from theexampleofaviationsector. sengers travelling by coach or sea, drawing inspiration pas of rights the also reinforce to regulation further STEPS. FUTURE dubious safety records. with airlines Eu including the Commission by ropean published be will blacklist a companies, unsafe on passengers inform To airport. Community a at checks during detected defects serious as well as strictions issued by a Member State on safety grounds, EP firstreading:08/03/2005 EP report:02/02/2004 First proposal:12/07/2004 the modifiedproposalatitsnextmeetinginApril. STEPS. FUTURE First proposal:08/02/2005 submit itsopinion. social agreements, but has nevertheless been asked to Parliament does not the have a say on the transposition of under European The dialogue. stipulated social European the as of rules only, Ministers of Council STEPS. FUTURE promptly tothesector’srequirements. more respond to flexibility greater introduces also it though Directive, existing the than generous more is The Council is likely to vote in favour of favour in vote to likely is Council The h dat a t b aotd y the by adopted be to has draft The The Commission is expected to present to expected is Commission The SAFETY MONITOR SAFETY © ETSC 2005 ETSC ------etsc- news- - ETSC 2005 © SAFETY MONITOR Transport Safety Lunches 9 website. ” (Droga i Bezpieczenstwo) was created in 1998 and aims at mak ETSC . Road and Safety ETSC website . MARCH 05 ternational organisation CORTE. The Polish organisation “ ETSC Members New members Two organisations have joined ETSC’s Main Council: “Road and Safety” from Poland and the -based in new Communications Officer. In March 2005, Graziella Jost joined the office as a trainee. new Communications Officer. In March 2005, Graziella Jost joined the office page New staff members ETSC’s as work started Crettaz Jolanda 2005, February In colleagues. new two welcomed has Secretariat ETSC The The next Transport Safety Lunch will deal with the issue of seat belt reminders. It will take place on the 3 May 2005 in Brussels. For information on topics, dates and registration, please visit the society, despite higher reliability and technical improvements of most recent alcolocks. But as Jörg Beckmann, not solution, a as seen be should interlocks alcohol of introduction “the out, pointed ETSC of Director Executive a problem. Alcolocks effectively cut the risk of drink driving accidents but still lack the strong political support available on ETSC’s website. needed to create wider public acceptance”. The full report of the lunch is European Transport Safety Lunch A panel of experts gathered on 2 March 2005 to discuss the introduction of alcohol interlocks in Europe at ET SC’s first Transport Safety Lunch. The debate demonstrated the existence of important psychological barriers in roNCAP will speak at ETSC’s 7th European Transport Safety Lecture on 2 June 2005 in Copenhagen (Denmark). Mr Tingvall will look into the “Europe and its road safety vision - how far to zero?”. More information will be available shortly on European Transport Safety Lecture - 2 June 2005 in Copenhagen European Transport Safety Lecture Prof Claes Tingvall, Director of Traffic Safety at the Swedish National Road Administration and Chairman of Eu how to effectively improve the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and users of motorised two wheelers. The paper is the where Europe Central and Eastern Southern, of countries those in situation safety the studying of result the road risk is higher than the European average (the so-called “SEC Belt” countries). It is available from the ETSC Secretariat or can be downloaded from Policy Paper on vulnerable road users On 25 February 2005, ETSC published a report on strengthening the safety of vulnerable on road recommendations 60 users. than In more make the Europe re across from experts safety transport independent leading port, ETSC Secretariat isting systems to be phased out as soon as possible. The EU system should be operable on 20,000 km of priority years 25 within network rail European entire the on and years, 12 to 10 within lines network rail trans-European from now. ETSC News enhance network safety. enhance network safety. extra generating ground, the from information this sending systems different 20 than more are there Currently, costs and an increased risk of breakdowns. The MoU sets out a strategy of coordinated migration, with the ex signed a Memorandum of Understanding on setting up a European Rail Traffic Management System (ERMTS) train, the to ground the from information transmit will system European The network. European the of part on where an on-board computer uses it to calculate the maximum authorised speed and then automatically slows significantly thus and lines, railway conventional and high-speed to suited be will It necessary. if train the down European Rail Traffic Management System (ERMTS) System Rail Traffic Management European have undertakings) and managers infrastructure (manufacturers, industry rail the and Commission European The MARCH 05 MARCH

as anintegralaspectoflocalpolicingandcommunitysafety.See treated is policing roads that provided casualties road reducing to significantly contribute can policing ty-based etschas published a four page briefing on Community Policing and Road Safety. The paper concludes that communi the 2005, February 10 on conference a Following energy, environment,health,naturaldisasters,andthecollapseofbuildings.See nuclear industry, defence, transport, including sectors of range broad a in incidents and accidents disasters, for responsibility the carries organisation new the sector, transport the in incidents and accidents of causes the ing sation called membersAll ongoing activities of the former Road SafetyDaywilltakeplaceonthethirdSaturdayinJuneeveryyearfromnow.See result, a variety of actions and measures are being organised for that day across Germany. It is planned that the a As proposal. the welcomed warmly partners and members DVR 2005. June 18 on Day Safety Road national a The the EuropeanCommissionwillpresentbestinitiativeslaunchedbycompaniesormarkets. This States. Member various the in insurers by undertaken initiatives safety road current of overview an compiling commitment to related directly was It 2004. June 25 on held was Committee, Insurance Motor the of session plenary a ers’ behaviour. The meeting was the second in a series of CEA meetings to discuss road safety. The first meeting, the presentation, CEA and ETSC used the opportunity to identify future cooperation possibilities to improve driv ty on 14 March 2005 in Paris. ETSC was invited to present its work objectives and programme for 2005. Following The Members’ activities See Transport, theSwedishRoadAdministration(SRA)andVehicleOperatorServicesAgency(VOSA). of Department Irish the Police, National Danish the include members founding Its equipment. and technologies solutions to improve road safety. It also collaborates with the automotive industry to develop new enforcement European the in involved actors all technical or legislative either developing and issues enforcement of awareness raising at aims with It transport. road also but bodies regulatory with consultation mutual for platform a offers CORTE transport. road of field the in law European of enforcement the with entrusted agencies mental CORTE members includemorethan200experts,associatesandfriends.See Its awareness. public increases actively and abroad, and Poland in both out carried are that research scientific of findings and information disseminates Safety” and “Road issue, this with dealing authorities public the with closely Cooperating public. wider the and politicians both at targeted activities through safer roads Polish ing

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