Activities of Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH related to 2017/2085(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Saving lives: boosting car safety in the EU (debate) DE
Reports (1)
REPORT on saving lives: boosting car safety in the EU PDF (346 KB) DOC (77 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas every year around 25 500 people die on Europe’s roads and some 135 000 people are seriously injured, so that more – and more effective – measures are needed if the vision zero goal of ‘no fatalities’ is to be achieved;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas road safety depends on three factors: the vehicle, the infrastructure and the behaviour of the driver and therefore measures in all three areas are necessary to increase road safety;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the installation of driver assistance systems in vehicles for persons of restrictwith reduced mobility and the elderly enables their safe, active participation in road traffic;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the Member States to step up exchanges of tried and tbested proceduractices, particularly regarding smart enforcement strategies, and to introduce penalties which will act as a deterrent;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to set common standards for the creation of corridors for emergency vehicle access and calls on the Member States to set dissuasive penalties for drivers not respecting the existant national rules on the corridors for emergency vehicle access and to launch corresponding campaigns;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Points out that the equipment compulsory to be carried in a vehicle differs from one Member State to the other and calls on the Commission therefore to draw up an EU-wide binding list of subjects falling under the carrying requirement;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Asks the Commission to create minimum performance requirements for tyres including at least their rolling resistance, wet grip and noise emission;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that some 95% of all accidents are due to human error 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 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Stresses the need for reliable position and time information from the EU satelite navigation programs GALILEO and EGNOS for some of the driving assistance systems and calls therefore for the full deployment of GALILEO and the swift implementation of the space strategy;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to make it compulsory to install automatic emergency braking assistants with cyclist and pedestrian recognidetection in cars, light commercial vehicles, buses, coaches and heavy goods vehicles, as they have strong potential to prevent accidents due to autonomous powerful braking and the resultant shorter stopping distance;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that, in order to improve road safety, the deceleration of vehicles should be rendered easier for other road users to perceive by means of clear signal lights on vehicles, and expects the compulsory use of an emergency braking indicatordisplay in the form of a winkrapidly flashing brake light;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that, due to its relevance to road safety, a lane departure warning systemkeeping assistance that not only warns but also actively intervenes, albeit without preventing drivers from acting directly, should be made compulsory;
Amendment 175 #
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 the blind spot can help significantly to improve the road safety of such vehicles, and calls on the Commission to make it compulsory to install cameras, sensors 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 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that devices to operate alcohol-sensitive immobilisers and systems to recognise the state of the driverpreconditions to install alcohol interlock devices and systems to detect driver distraction and drowsiness should be provided, and recommends the use of alcohol interlocks for drivers who have been convicted of drunk driving, as a rehabilitation measure;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers it necessary to make it compulsory to install intelligent seatbelt reminder systems for back seats tooall front seats for all vehicles and for rear seats for M 1 and N 1 vehicles;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for accurate, reliable EU-wide accident statistics, including statistics on the causes of accidents and listing of injuries and accident victims, and observes that an accidevent database recorder could be very helpful in this connection, in which context the data must be kept anonymous and used only for purposes of accident research;