Activities of Keith TAYLOR related to 2010/2235(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European road safety (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on European road safety 2011-2020 PDF (227 KB) DOC (149 KB)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Asks the Commission to undertake more action to promote a modal shift away from private car use toward safer and more environmentally benign transport, such as walking, cycling and public transport;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that particular attention must be paid to the proper implementation and more effective enforcement of existing laws and measures; points out, at the same time, that the scope for legislative measures at EU level has not yet been exhausted;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the Commission to present, based on its 'Handbook on estimation of external costs in the transport sector', calculations and methodologies on how to internalise external costs from road accidents, not covered by insurances, and to make sure that future legislation on road safety recognises and integrates these costs;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regards high-quality, comparable data covering all road users including cyclists and pedestrians, as a prerequisite for a successful road safety policy;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that greater importance should be attached to the concept of ongoing lifelong learning starting at school including cycling, walking, using public transport, in the area of road transport as well;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages Member States to introduce Graduated Driver Licensing systems and special demerit point systems;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for an obligatory eye test for all drivers of category A and B every 10 years and for drivers, older then 65 years, every 5 years; calls for an obligatory medical check for all drivers, older then 80 years, to identify physical and mental ability to continue driving;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to propose EU legislation on a 0.0 BAC limit for drivers, with more effective enforcement;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Encourages the Commission to propose speed limits of 30 kmh in urban areas, with the possibility for local authorities to introduce other limits for particular cases, and of 120 kmh on highways, with more efficient enforcement;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to propose EU legislation to prohibit driving whilst under the influence of drugs, with effective enforcement;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission to encourage guidelines for promoting best practice in traffic calming measures, based on physical and optical innovation, i.a. applying EU co-financed research and development projects, on traffic calming in favour of reduction of accidents, noise and air pollution reduction;
Amendment 173 #
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 professionaldo more to ensure that these periods are respected, in order to, inter alia, help prevent fatigue-related accidents caused by HGV drivers;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recommends that, as a first step, the fitting of alcolocks to all commercial passenger and goods transport vehicles should be made compulsory;
Amendment 239 #
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 compulsory;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Urges the Commission to speed up its evaluation of 2007/38/EC and to revise it in order to align it with technological advancement with the latest indirect vision equipment requirements for newly registered trucks so as to ensure an optimum level of safety and to propose retrofitting of existing trucks with similar better equipment;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Invites the Commission, the Member States and the Local Authorities to promote "bike-pooling" and "safe routes to school" schemes to increase the safety of children;