Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-07-06-Speech-3-294-375"
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"Safety on all of the European Union’s roads is of unquestionable importance. Any initiative that we can take to reduce the number of fatalities and accidents on the roads should merit the greatest urgency and priority. Although I welcome the result that we could now achieve with this report, I cannot fail to regret the lengthy amount of time that has been spent on this process since 2008, once again because of an obstructive minority in the Council. With a view to the objective set of at least halving the number of fatalities on EU roads – currently at 31 000 per year – by 2020, we must be enthusiastic and determined in our compliance with traffic and citizenship rules, and in our enforcement of penalties against drivers who commit serious infractions, regardless of the Member State in which they occur: speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to wear a seatbelt, illegal use of a mobile phone, use of a forbidden lane, failure to wear a safety helmet or failure to respect traffic lights. Harmonising rules and procedures and seeking a common road safety policy seem to be in the best interests of all Europeans."@en1
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