Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-11-13-Speech-2-329"
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"Madam President, as the Commissioner will be aware, the European Transport Safety Council publishes on a regular basis very useful reports in relation to road safety standards statistics and the general performance of various countries. It shows quite clearly that the countries of Eastern Europe, and, unfortunately, my own country Ireland, lag way down at the bottom of the list. Would the Commissioner agree that the major problem is that accidents which are designated as accidents are not accidents at all? They are, in fact, a result of excessive speed, a result of poor road standards, and a result, in many cases, of excessive alcohol. We know that there is a common European driving licence coming in 2013, so I would like to ask the Commissioner whether there is any prospect that this common European driving licence could in fact be front-loaded and be brought on more quickly. Secondly, would the Commissioner agree that when somebody goes from one Member State to another Member State as a driver and they have a valid driving licence, should they not be obliged to take a theory test in relation to the rules of the road, signage and various other elements within the particular country that they are now residing in?"@en1
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