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Whilst the volume of road traffic has trebled in the last three decades, the number of deaths has halved. Nevertheless, road accidents remain the biggest killer among the under-50s. Strong action must therefore be taken to promote road safety.
Mr Vatanen’s report, which has my full support, welcomes the implementation of the 3rd Road Safety Action Programme, which targets halving the number of deaths on Europe’s roads by 2010.
The report also highlights the key role that the European Road Safety Agency and an EU Road Safety Framework with performance indicators could play in achieving the objectives of the 3rd Road Safety Action Plan.
Accordingly, in the short term, drivers’ behaviour should improve with the implementation of legislation, monitoring campaigns, training and education.
In the long term, technological initiatives (electronic safety) and the increasing integration of electronic devices in ‘intelligent vehicles’ will help to meet these objectives.
Lastly, road infrastructure should be improved and adapted to current traffic levels."@en1
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