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ATVEA Launch Brussels, 27 May 2004

ATVEA Launch Brussels, 27 May 2004. Road Safety & Driver Licensing Herald Ruyters DG TREN, E3. Saving 20,000 lives on our roads. The European Road Safety Action Programme A shared responsibility. Road Safety in EU. Social need for mobility vs safety

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ATVEA Launch Brussels, 27 May 2004

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  1. ATVEA LaunchBrussels, 27 May 2004 Road Safety & Driver Licensing Herald Ruyters DG TREN, E3

  2. Saving 20,000 lives on our roads The European Road SafetyAction ProgrammeA shared responsibility

  3. Road Safety in EU • Social need for mobility vs safety • Traffic tripled 1970-2000 and will continue to rise • Some 40 000 persons killed(2001)&1.7 million injured / year (EUR-15) – 50 000 fatalities in EUR-25 • 160 billion € / year cost to society (EUR-15) • A shared responsibility (road user /private sector / Region / Member State / EU) • Added value if action taken at EU level

  4. The EU 50% reduction target • A political commitment • No burden sharing amongst Member States • Each Member State should strive to perform at least as well as the best-performing ones • No contradiction between “Vision Zero” and “Objective –50%” • Monitoring • Road safety performance indicators • Reporting

  5. Evolution 1990-2010progress towards the objective (global) EU-25 Objective ? EU-15

  6. Situation 2002

  7. The EU instruments • Legislation (only when necessary) • Best practice guidelines • Technical guidelines accepted by experts drafted by professionals for the use of professionals • Research and development • Studies • Framework programme research • Financial support • Road accident data and information

  8. Domains of action • User behaviour • Enforcement • Campaigns • Driving licences • Vehicle safety • Technical inspection • Passive and active safety • Infrastructure safety • Professional transport • Accidentology

  9. Road safety enforcement • Recommendation for generic enforcement in the field of road safety • Speeding, drunk driving, seatbelt wearing • Proposal for directive for controls of working and resting times of professional drivers • Best practice guideline for police checks • Awareness campaigns • EuroBOB, vulnerable road users • Upcoming seatbelt wearing campaign

  10. Driving licences • Proposal for a 3rd Driving licencedirective • Anti-fraud measures: • Only plastic card • Optional microchip • Limited administrative validity • Further harmonisation of categories • Mopeds: Am • Motorcycles: A1, A2, A • Categories B and BE • Categories C1, C1E, D1, D1E • Progressive access • Harmonised periodicity medical checks for group 2 • Requirements for driving examiners: new Annex IV

  11. Driving licences • Directive 2000/56/EC • New Annex II: • New requirements for theory test • New requirements for testing vehicles • New requirements for practical tests • New list of Community codes for car adaptations • Decision on equivalences • Mutual recognition of all licences issued by Member States: 2000/275/EC • New Decision necessary for new Member States • New driving licence model book

  12. Community Research (1) • Framework Programme – Policy related research • E.g. 5 tasks in Framework Programme 6: • Accidentology (April 2003) • Road Infrastructure audits and user interaction with infrastructure (April 2003) • Impairment due to legal & illegal drugs & medicines (June 2004) • Enforcement (June 2004) • Awareness and acceptability of road safety measures (June 2004) • Total budget 35 M euro

  13. Community Research (2) • “Operational research” to complete FP results • Policy related studies and support (e.g. policy evaluation, driver training options, best practice guidelines, support for TISPOL) • Assessments (EuroRAP, EuroNCAP, Tunnel tests) • Road safety campaigns (EuroBOB, Red Cross, seatbelt and child restraint wearing) • Operational expenditure (computer experts for the CARE database, publications e.g. driving license book, translations) • Total budget >10 M euro / year

  14. The EU Road Safety Observatory • Mission: Collect, analyse and disseminate road safety data and knowledge • A “light” form of a road safety agency • Internal Commission structure

  15. Observatory Components • Accident circumstances • The present CARE road accident database • Accident causes • Framework for independent accident investigation • Accident consequences • The present PENDANT research project • Risk exposure data • Road safety performance indicators • Knowledge • Results of research and studies

  16. The Road Safety Charter • The extension of the “shared responsibility” concept to civil society • Signatories commit themselves to concrete and measurable actions • Commission creates awareness and makes commitments public • Logo • Awards • Presentations • Reports and newsletters

  17. In conclusion, the Plan • Covers (nearly) all domains of action • As there is no miracle solution, efforts have to be made on all fronts • Shared responsibility involves all layers • Road user, industry, local and regional administrations, Member States, EU • Proposes short, medium and long term measures • From enforcement • To infrastructure measures

  18. Websites • Commission transport websitehttp://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/index_en.html • Road transport sectionhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/road/index_en.htm • CARE databasehttp://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/home/care/index_en.htm • Driving licenceshttp://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/home/drivinglicence/index_en.htm

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