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One cannot but endorse the objective of reducing the number of road traffic accident victims, which is very high (43 000 deaths per year in the European Union).
I fear, however, that in order to achieve this, priority will be given, once again, to poorly targeted crackdowns, in place of training and information. I fear that there will not be enough attention paid, either, to the specific characteristics of certain countries which, on account of being popular destinations – tourist or otherwise – or of being transit countries, are forced to manage substantial traffic flows that by definition increase the risk of accidents, but where those who are penalised the most are the citizens.
When all is said and done, I fear that the mistakes made in my country will be repeated, whereby drivers often have the impression that they are being persecuted over trivial matters while the criminals are prospering and that the government measures are designed less to guarantee their safety than to make them pay systematic fines, while the only alternative proposed to the freedom offered by a car is to take public transport, which is impractical, too expensive and often plagued by crime."@en1
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