21 Amendments of István UJHELYI related to 2017/2085(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/758 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system based on the 112 service and amending Directive 2007/46/EC,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the move towards completely driver-free vehicles is progressing rapidly and that road safety generally is an urgent issue, so that a review of the General Safety Regulation needs tomust be submitted by the Commission no later than January 2018, and that in any event any further delay would be unacceptable;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists need better protection and therefore, the European Commission should present the review of the Pedestrian Protection Regulation within next six months;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that according to the European Commission statistics, around 25 % of the overall annual traffic fatalities in the EU are caused by the alcohol consumption, and therefore welcomes the zero tolerance policy for drink driving in some Member States;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Given that local authorities have a key interest in ensuring the safety of cyclists, calls on the Commission to take further action at EU level over and above the availability of existing funding schemes in order to facilitate widespread improvements to cycling infrastructure, and to provide technical guidance regarding the development of soft traffic infrastructures to help ensure an effective and harmonised approach;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Observes that nearly half of all pedestrians and cyclists killed on the roads are aged over 65, and in almost all European countries road accidents are the major cause of death among young people, and therefore calls on Member States to make it possible for older people and young drivers to use the roads safely by developing programmes to avert age- specific risks of accidents;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Observes that, in 43% of cases, fatal road accidents in urban areas occur to pedestrians and cyclists, and calls on Member States to take greater account of the more vulnerable road users in building and maintaining roads, for example by building more cyclesafe cycle or pedestrian paths, or expanding them;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Observes that many drivers are not aware of the necessity and how to form a corridor for emergency vehicle access on motorways in order to allow rescue teams to reach the scene of accident and therefore calls on the European Commission to launch a European awareness campaign and urge the Member States to agree on uniform rules on the formation of such corridors;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Bearing in mind that the Valletta declaration on improving road safety has been issued by the Maltese presidency on 29 March 2017, urges the European Commission to include new targets of halving the number of serious injuries on roads in the EU in their new road safety strategy for the decade 2020-2030;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that some 952% of all accidents are due to human error or interaction of human error with vehicle and/or infrastructure and that therefore it should be compulsory to incorporate driver assistance systems which promote safety, a requirement that should apply only to those driver assistance systems which improve road safety significantly, as demonstrated by scientific evidence, which have a favourable cost- benefit ratio and which have attained market maturity.;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the compulsory installation of overridable intelligent speed assistants to indicate speed limits, systems for cars and non- overridable systems in urban zones for vans, trucks, buses and coaches and calls on Member States to ensure that road signs are kept in excellent condition, and that road markings are clearly legible;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the compulsory installation of overridable intelligent speed assistants to indicate speed limits, and calls on Member States to ensure that road signs are kept in excellent condition, and that road markings are clearly legible; Emphasises that for proper working of this intelligent assistant, it is necessary to have updated online road maps with current speed limit indications;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that, due to its relevance to road safety, a lane departure warning system that not only warns but also actively intervenes, albeit without preventing drivers from acting directly, should be made compulsory; Notes that for using this warning system it is necessary that road markings are kept in condition which can be clearly recognizable;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that increasing the immediate field ofdirect vision in heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and reducing theor eliminating blind spots can help significantly to improve the road safety of such vehicles, and; calls on the Commission to mandate ambitious and differentiated direct vision standards as from 2022 for all categories; calls on the Commission to make it compulsory to install cameras and turning assistant systems, while observing that such measures should accord with Directive (EU) 2015/719 and should not result in any extension of the time limits for implementation laid down there;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls for safer front-end design of heavy goods vehicles related to better vision of pedestrians and cyclists as well as for barriers to avoid collisions and mitigate consequences of collisions;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Recommends that further action should be taken by the Commission in relation to the in-vehicle Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) that can react to quick deflation in seconds rather than minutes;this is a major safety concern on improving tyre-related safety and along with harmonised European standard for winter tyres, more effort to enforce existing rules on tread depth should be considered;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Observes that tyre pressure has significant implications for road safety and fuel consumption, and calls therefore on the Commission to make it compulsory to install tyre pressure monitoring systems, which should come with a safety net that should be able to recognise and aler;calls on the Commission to transpose the TPMS amendments aimed at drelivers at least to a critical air pressure of less than 1.5 bing in real world conditions agreed at UNECE in 2016 into EU law, 2018 for new types and 2019 for all new cars;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Observes that tyre pressure has significant implications for road safety and fuel consumption, and calls therefore on the Commission to make it compulsory to install direct tyre pressure monitoring systems, which should come with a safety net that should be able to recognise and alert drivers at least to a critical air pressure of less than 1.5 bar;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Calls for updating of the testing requirements for motor vehicle active and passive safety systems, which would take into account not only pedestrians but also cyclists;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Calls for better fire safety rules for buses and coaches with different type of power, including the CNG powered buses, to maximize the protection of passengers safety;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Stresses that Directive (EU) 2015/719 on weights & Dimensions of HGVs has great potential to improve truck safety, and notes that the Commission has missed the deadline of 27 May 2017 under that Directive for assessing the need to adopt or amend any technical requirements for type-approval of aerodynamic devices laid down within that framework, and therefore calls on the Commission to present its assessment immediately and accelerate the work on this Directive;