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"en.20030114.3.2-110"2
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Decisions on safety are usually preceded by fatal accidents. Other considerations are all given priority until regulation becomes unavoidable, and then the emphasis is on freedom for business, limiting costs and free competition. Yet everyone knew beforehand that allowing professional drivers to drive too long would result in accidents. Unfortunately that has never stopped people in this industry from being allowed to work for longer consecutive periods than in other industries where less harm can be caused. Businesses want to avoid taking on a second driver and avoid waiting times at all costs, as these measures cost money. What is more, drivers want to be protected against overworking and overtiredness, but they also want to get home quickly after a long trip. Self-employed drivers even believe that they are exempt from the regulations, and businesses who want to exploit this have sold their lorries to their drivers. If we give in to such counterforces, honest hauliers and the railways will be driven out of business. Getting all lorries and courier services that drive within the EU, even those driven by self-employed drivers or those from outside the EU, to comply with the standard of not less than 12 hours’ rest a day and working not more than 9 hours a day and 90 hours over two weeks is therefore an important step in the right direction."@en1
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