Activities of Benoît LUTGEN related to 2021/2014(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 – Recommendations on next steps towards "Vision Zero" (debate)
Amendments (26)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas according to a Commission study, only 8% of fatalities occur on motorways, while 37% occur in urban areas and 55% on non-motorway rural roads (https://goo.gl/TtzP54);
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas more than 11.800 children and youngsters aged 0-17 years old have been killed in road traffic collisions over the last ten years in the European Union;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, although they account for only 2% of the total number of kilometres travelled, powered two- wheelers account for 17% of the total number of road fatalities; whereas there are significant disparities between countries; whereas the EU should give priority to taking further action to improve their safety in the next decade;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the safety behaviour of road users (such as speed, use of protective equipment like seatbelts and crash helmets, driving without alcohol and other drugs, driving, riding and walking without distraction) and its enforcement is a key in the prevention and mitigation of fatal road accidents;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas each category of road user should be made more aware of the shortcomings of users of types of vehicle other than their own;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the implementation of the national road safety plans and the new EU road safety policy framework requires stability in funding support and sufficient financial resources both from the Member States and the EU budget;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission to explore in close cooperation with the European Investment Bank ways to facilitate public authorities' access to appropriate financial support for improving of road safety issues such as safer and cleaner transport facilities and safer fleets;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to extend key performance indicators for every vehicle type, including powered two- wheelers, and every type of driver;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on all Member States to earmark an adequate part of their national budget to support the creation of National Road Safety Fund as a mechanism for receiving the sums from the fines of the Road Traffic Code, which, coupled with EU funds, should make it possible to implement their national road safety programmes and the new 2021-2030 EU Road Safety Policy Framework;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to prioritise investments with the greatest benefit in terms of road safety, giving priority to work in accident black spots, including investments in maintaining existing infrastructure and in the construction of new infrastructure, particularly in rural areas; welcomes, in this regard, the launch of the Safer Transport Platform initiative and calls on all interested parties to consider its use;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that a proactive assessment of the EU road network will be a useful tool to assess the in-built safety of roads and to target investment; welcomes, in this regard, the risk mapping and safety rating of motorways and primary roads introduced in the recently revised EU infrastructure safety rules4 and calls on the Member States to designate as many primary roads in their territory as possible to increase the road safety potential of the new directive; calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree as soon as possible on a methodology to carry out systematic network-wide road assessments including elements important for safety of active roads users, as mandated in the revision of the above- mentioned act; cCalls on the Commission and the Member States to speed up the work on the specifications at EU level for the performance of road signs and markings in order to prepare the way for a higher level of automation in vehicles and on quality requirements for walking and cycling infrastructure in order to address the insufficient level of safety of active road users; _________________ 4Directive (EU) 2019/1936 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 amending Directive 2008/96/EC on road infrastructure safety management, OJ L 305, 26.11.2019, p. 1.
Amendment 64 #
5 a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to establish an expert group for the elaboration of a framework for road classification that better matches speed limit to road design and layout in line with the Safe System approach;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Notes that new forms of infrastructure, such as advanced stop lines, bike boxes, cycle streets or cycle highways offer new possibilities for safe active mobility; highlights however that the lack of harmonisation of rules of the road concerning these can create confusion and make it difficult for visitors to abide by local rules;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Member States in cooperation with the Commission to define specific safety objectives for Trans- European Networks roads in the next revision of the Trans-European Networks;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to revise future passenger-car standards to make the vehicles in question lighter, sensibly powerful and more fluid in their design by establishing a regulatory framework which imposes restrictions on their mass, power and speed and the size of their frontal area, four factors which can make vehicles more dangerous, but which are also areas of design in which many technological advances beneficial for road safety are being made;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Encourages Member States to establish a National Observatory for Road Safety to collect, process and maintain a national road safety database;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce training in the cognitive skill of hazard perception for drivers and riders, expand formal training to cover driving and riding style as well as skills and encourage more accompanied driving to help gain experience. Further, calls upon the Commission to introduce further harmonisation of minimum standards for driving and riding trainers including periodic training, hazard perception training, stricter minimum education and communication skills;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Deplores that, more than 11.800 children and youngsters aged 0-17 years old have been killed in road traffic collisions over the last ten years in the European Union. In 2019, 889 children and youngsters died. 39% were car passengers, 25% pedestrians, 16% drivers of powered two-wheelers (PTW), and 10%were cyclists during the years 2016- 2018. Notes that mortality increases steeply at 13. Notes that in addition to vehicle safety measures, infrastructure engineering and enforcement, traffic safety and mobility education has an important role to play in making Europe’s roads safer;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Underlines that, road safety education helps in laying the groundwork for the realisation of Vision Zero and the Safe System approach, as it prepares young people to navigate the streets safely when they are young adults, the high-risk age group between 18 and 30years old. Calls upon the EC to develop key performance indicators (KPIs) on the provision of traffic safety and mobility education in EU Member States, and to develop EU tools to design, implement and evaluate traffic safety and mobility education. Encourages all EU Member States to ensure the provision of high quality road safety education that starts at school and which is part of a continuum of lifelong learning;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that poor enforcement of road traffic rules undermines efforts to achieve Vision Zero; encourages the Member States to set annual targets for enforcement and compliance in their road safety plans and to ensure their adequate funding; underlines that only well- explained and well-publicised consistent enforcement activities can have a long- lasting effect on driving behaviour; notes that efficiency is further enhanced if the handling of fines for detected violations is largely automated;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Stresses that the correct and complete collection of data by the Member States in cooperation with international road safety organizations and their thorough analysis based on international experience will help accelerate improvements in road safety as well as the modernization of the provisions of the Road Traffic Codes in the Member States;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Encourages Member States to continue developing measures to ensure post-collision care, early rehabilitation and social reintegration of road traffic accident victims, in cooperation with the relevant public policy stakeholders, in particular with those representing road traffic victims;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls on the Member States to implement effective horizontal policies based on real data which can solve the issue of coordination and the achievement of specific objectives across distinct policy areas, where different public bodies or authorities are usually involved;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on the Commission to cooperate with Member States and other key stakeholders on developing a Europe- wide road safety culture;