Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-06-17-Speech-2-459"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-06-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"ro"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080617.42.2-459"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-06-17-Speech-2-4602
lpv:speaker	lp:Silvia-Adriana Țicău2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with India (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3 member; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-12-10--2009-02-04)3 vice-chair; TRAN (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ITRE (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partidul Social Democrat (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"In 2007, approximately 43,000 people died in the Union and approximately 1.7 million people were injured in road accidents. Therefore, every year, the population of a small-sized European town disappears from Europe and the economic costs of these accidents amount to 200 billion Euros, which represents 2% of the Community GDP. Every year, 8,000 participants in road traffic as pedestrians or cyclists die in road accidents. Every year, other approximately 300,000 people, pedestrians or cyclists, are injured in road traffic. For this reason, I ask you to take action for the protection of these categories of participants in road traffic. Europe must invest in research in the automotive industry, in new materials and the designing of safer vehicles, equipped with frontal protection systems and collision avoidance systems. The introduction of brake assist systems and other active safety technologies allow an improvement of the protection of vulnerable road users. Nevertheless, Europe must improve its road infrastructure as well. This regulation has major implications because, 6 years after its coming into force, the registration, sale or entry into service of new vehicles of category N1, which do not meet the technical requirements regarding the protection of pedestrians, shall be prohibited. I consider that this regulation depends on the specific approval systems used in the Member States. I also draw attention to the importance of the education of pedestrians and cyclists. They must know and respect the traffic rules, respect the markings, and cyclists must wear protective equipment."@en1

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