Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-03-13-Speech-1-109"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Technical roadside inspection of commercial vehicles2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000313.6.1-109"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-13-Speech-1-1102
lpv:speaker	lp:Ari Vatanen2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (Finland) (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (1999-11-11--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner de Palacio, the purpose of the proposal the Commission made in 1998 is to replace the directive concerning annual inspections of commercial vehicles. The motion proposes the introduction of spot checks, as vehicles have to be deemed roadworthy between tests too. These spot tests may be carried out at the roadside, at ports and harbours or where trucks are parked. This is, then, a matter of improving road safety in the EU, which is vital. The damage caused by lorries in traffic accidents is, more often than not, considerable and the state of vehicles is very patchy in different parts of Europe, so pan-European legislation and strict compliance with it will be of benefit to each and every person on the road. A major cause of concern in the European Union area is the poor state of the trucks coming from Eastern Europe. They need to be dealt with strictly. Being from East Karelia, I know that even if they had one light and the wheel brakes on one side working, it would be something. The Council’s common position will improve road safety considerably, and the directive should enter into force as soon as possible. In establishing penal systems, however, it is important to realise that penalties must on no account be targeted at the Member State, but the driver or company involved. Enlightenment is a good thing, but, unfortunately, only proper penalties have an effect on hypocrites. Road safety is a serious matter. I recall a tragic accident in Helsinki a few weeks ago in which a wheel that had come off a lorry killed a small child. We can never assume too much responsibility when it comes to human life."@en1

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