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"Madam President, every death is tragic and unnecessary, but a death in a road accident is always an unexpected shock. In view of the frequency of such unhappy events we must do everything to further improve safety on Europe’s roads. The figure of 35 000 victims a year is absolutely astronomical, and yet we have managed to bring it down in recent years. Even one tragic accident is a lot, and I therefore very much applaud the proposal of the Fellow Member who calls on the Commission to adopt a target of zero mortality.
The Commission’s commitment to reduce fatalities on the roads by half over 10 years may be ambitious, and we would all be pleased if it was achieved, but it is also rather dubious from an ethical standpoint. In the long term we should try to prevent any unnecessary death. We will not achieve that just through regulations, however, but mainly through behaviour on the roads. The main problem is aggressive drivers. The Commission should therefore consider measures that are both restrictive and educational, in order to eliminate such behaviour."@en1
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