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"The Commission agrees that the number of road deaths annually EU-wide still remains unacceptably high.
In 2009, around 35 000 people died on the roads of the EU which corresponds to the size of a small town.
However, the Commission does not agree with the opinion of the honourable Member that the third European Road Safety Action programme 2001-2009 has failed. Also, the initial target was not met. It led to the strong mobilisation of all parties involved. During this period, 78 000 lives were saved in the European Union and in all, 2 million victims were saved.
Beyond the figures, the benefit in terms of pain and of personal and family tragedies avoided is incalculable. In the recently adopted ‘policy orientations for road safety 2011-2020’, the Commission proposed to continue with the target of halving the number of road deaths within the European Union, starting from the results obtained in 2010.
To achieve this target, greater efficiency will be required from EU and national road safety policies. This involves a strong political commitment by all Member States, in particular, those with poor safety records which should be reflected in the development of comprehensive national road safety strategies drawing on practices which have been shown to be successful elsewhere. It will also require special efforts to reduce road accidents in areas where progress has been slower, such as motorcyclists’ safety or the safety of rural roads.
Technological developments, in particular, so-called intelligent transport systems, will also play an important role.
As regards the specific issue of the prevention of road accidents involving children, in particular in school buses, it should be noted that very significant progress has been achieved during the past decade with a decrease of 70% in the number of fatalities involving children younger than 15 years of age.
The Commission is fully aware, however, of the need to ensure a high level of protection of children who are a particularly vulnerable category of users."@en1
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