Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-10-25-Speech-4-147"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Reopening of Mont Blanc Tunnel2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011025.3.4-147"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-10-25-Speech-4-1482
lpv:speaker	lp:Sylviane H. Ainardi2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Parti communiste français (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in 1999 we had the Mont Blanc tunnel disaster. Yesterday, we had another tragedy, in the St Gotthard tunnel. This chapter of disasters is certainly not coincidental, it is the human price we pay for basing our goods transport system on HGV transport and pursuing the maximum profit, which creates terrible risks. Since the Mont Blanc tunnel was closed, the Maurienne valley has had to absorb the weight of all the traffic and is suffocating as a result. The St Gotthard tragedy will lead to even more re-routed traffic for the valley to absorb. Even in normal times there are not enough crossing points. So we need to tackle the problem of transit transport. We have to look for global solutions. In this context, reopening the Mont Blanc tunnel would mean ensuring that the correct distances between vehicles are observed, that road traffic is regulated, that partial traffic bans are observed, that ceilings on lorry numbers are imposed and observed, that the limits laid down for lorry-drivers' working hours are observed and that safety rules are continuously monitored. Finally, it would mean undertaking to develop 'piggybacking' and making immediate use of the existing transverse lines, which are under-used. We urgently need to review the entire policy of goods transport in Europe. The Union must finance adequate investment to that end. I think that in sensitive areas we should give up road goods transport, which means that, as of now, we have to mobilise the necessary resources for speeding up the development of piggybacking. The European Union must now show the political courage to make new and bold choices. Thank you."@en1

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