Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-09-26-Speech-1-195-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-09-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European road safety (short presentation)2
dcterms:Language	"et"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110926.21.1-195-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-09-26-Speech-1-197-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Vilja Savisaar-toomast2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Eesti Keskerakond (2009-07-14--2012-05-13)3 member; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; ALDE (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	". Traffic safety in Europe is an extremely important topic, considering that in 2009 over 35 000 people died and more than 1 500 000 were injured in road accidents in the European Union. Although statistical data show that traffic deaths have fallen more than 30% in the last 10 years, that figure is nevertheless below the set target of 50%. In addition to saving lives, the improvement of traffic safety is also accompanied by social savings, because the social cost of traffic accidents in 2009 was assessed at EUR 130 billion. This is a considerable amount; in comparison, it is a quarter of the amount required to fund the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism. Returning to the topic of traffic safety, one must take into consideration that of traffic accidents ending in death: 55% take place on rural roads, 36% in urban settlements, and 6% on motorways. This is important information from the point of view of continuing the reduction of traffic deaths and for the development of legislation and various initiative programmes. This report fully supports the objective of reducing the total number of deaths from traffic accidents in the EU by half by the year 2020, and demands that new clear and measurable objectives be set for the same period: to reduce by 60% traffic deaths of children under the age of 14; to reduce deaths of pedestrians and cyclists in traffic accidents by 50%; and to reduce life-threatening injuries by 40%. In order to achieve the above-mentioned objectives, we need common and harmonised rules, since the transport sector is notably international. I request that you all support this report. Thank you!"@en1

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