Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-09-27-Speech-2-432-750"
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"The greater part of Europe’s road network is designed to cater for the typical dimensions of modern heavy goods vehicles. The Commission favours ‘gigaliners’, however. ‘Gigaliners’ are up to 25 metres in length and weigh up to 60 tonnes. These giants impair the field of vision of other drivers and the overtaking distances on national roads are increased dramatically. Furthermore, much greater damage – both to people and vehicles – is to be expected when collisions occur. The EU’s plans to halve the number of fatal road accidents by 2020 thus seems like a distant dream. It is important that these ‘gigaliners’ should be banned from our roads. As the report does not deal with this danger, I have voted against it."@en1
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