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Road safety is everyone's business
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Many young people lose their lives each year through drink and drug driving. In 2001, the EU commission set itself the ambitious objective of halving the number of fatalities on European roads by 2010 (from 50 0000 to 25 000). Progress to date is substantial - more than 8 000 more lives were saved in 2005 than in 2001 - but more must be done to achieve the goal.
The first European road safety day aims to inform young and old alike, and to let them bear witness.
The first European road safety day aims to inform young and old alike, and to let them bear witness.
In a Europe where traffic is increasingly heavy, road safety affects us all. To remind
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us of that, from now on there's going to be a European Road Safety Day every year.
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The aim is to invest as much energy as possible in reducing the death toll from road accidents
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throughout the European Union.
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On the upside, the number of lives saved every year since 2001 has gone up markedly in line
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with forecasts. In 2006, 12,000 lives were saved.
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On the downside, even if the number of victims is lower, there are still nearly 38,000 people
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killed on Europe's roads each year. Some countries have a death toll three times higher than
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others. So how realistically can the target of saving 25,000 lives a year be achieved?
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First continue to address the big three – speed, alcohol or drugs, and not wearing a seatbelt,
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which remain the principal causes of accidents.
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Although behaviour is changing, the battle is far from won. Alcohol and drugs still claim
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too many victims, particularly young people at weekends.
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There are still a lot of parents who don't keep an eye on their children to make sure
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they always wear a seatbelt. Because in an accident at 50 km an hour, a child of 30 kilos
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transforms into a projectile weighing more than a tonne.
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And excessive speed is moreover often linked with not respecting safe distances between cars.
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Alongside the awareness campaigns, the European Commission wants to see tougher roadside checks
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as well as sanctions which really have teeth. It's calling particularly for more international
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cooperation, so the defences committed abroad have a better follow-up.
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The second issue is that of vulnerable users, such as motorcyclists. To escape the traffic
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jams, increasing numbers of people are swapping cars for motorcycles. As a consequence, the
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number of motorcyclists killed on the roads is not going down. So how can this issue be
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addressed?
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In Paris, for the President of Club 14, an international association for motorcyclists,
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there is a priority.
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The progressive motorbike licence has already been agreed at European level. So it will
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be gradually introduced by member states over the next few years in the progress of the
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harmonisation of driving licences. There are many aspects to look at when considering motorcycle
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safety. How can they be made more visible in traffic? How can the road network or the
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highway code be better understood?
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The European Commission wants to see tougher roadside checks as well as sanctions which
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really have teeth. To escape the traffic jams, increasing numbers of people are swapping
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cars for motorcycles. To escape the traffic jams, increasing numbers of people are swapping
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cars for motorcycles. To escape the traffic jams, increasing numbers of people are swapping
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cars for motorcycles.
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safety factor is the road infrastructure and the vehicles themselves. Both are constantly
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improving. The simple replacement of road intersections with roundabouts reduces the
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risk of serious accidents. But there are still large numbers of black spots. So the Commission
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is also proposing a mandatory safety audit of all known danger areas. On the manufacturing
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side there's been undeniable progress. New developments include the fact that ABS must
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soon be fitted on all road motorbikes while for cars the next revolution is ESC, electronic
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stability control. A system offered by many manufacturers but which should be used more
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widely even in small cars.
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It corrects the speed on the wheels and it helps you to stay inside the turn. It basically
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corrects your error when you are coming into a turn in a speed which is inappropriate.
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That's basically what it is.
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The car of the future will offer more and more of this sort of technology for avoiding
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accidents. But drivers need to invest more in this security system rather than in purely
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aesthetic or comfort options. And above all they should not lapse into a false sense of
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security.
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We can help the driver to avoid to make errors or to correct some of the errors. But it's
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totally impossible to make sure that all the errors are either avoided or corrected by
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technologies. It must be done by the drivers. The ultimate responsibility will always be
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with the driver.
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For heavy goods vehicles the commission wants to make blind spot mirrors mandatory, even
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on existing trucks, as this is something which causes many serious accidents.
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In general, more and more public and private organisations are also getting involved in
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the fight for better road safety. For example, by signing the European Road Safety Charter.
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Businesses, institutions and associations are making concrete commitments towards improving
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safety and safety of the road.
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The European Road Safety Charter is the most important road safety law in the world. It
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already had more than 700 signatories, representing more than 25 million people.
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The city of Cologne, for example. It's carrying out an awareness campaign for young people,
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school children and the elderly, while also making road safety a common theme in all its
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urban planning.
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That's why we have introduced a road safety audit here in Cologne. That means that every
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plan that is created by us or created by engineer offices, undergoes a so-called road safety
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audit, where the planning is checked for its quality in terms of road safety.
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Cologne is planning to install speed bumps in all areas around schools, and also in the
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next three years. So safer roads are possible.
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But saving 25,000 lives every year doesn't just happen through tough legislation. What's
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needed most of all is a profound change of mentality, and for everyone to get involved.
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Because after all, road safety is everybody's business.
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