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10/12/04 |
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The European Commission has been called upon to make greater use of ITS technology in order to meet the EU's target of a 50% reduction in road traffic casualties by 2010.
The Brussels-based European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) claims that
EU road safety target cannot be reached without increased enforcement of traffic laws and is urging Europe's Transport Ministers to promote the use of technology including alcolocks, Intelligent Speed Adaptation systems and the protocols set down in the recently completed VERA2 project on cross border enforcement. Such action would, says the ETSC, result in the saving of an annual 14,000 lives and 680,000 serious injuries on European roads.
"France has shown that improving checks and procedures to follow up offences do make a difference," said ETSC Executive Director Jörg Beckmann. "It is a question of political will whether or not this can be achieved. If Member States are serious about fighting road carnage they must ensure that basic safety rules on speed, alcohol and safety belts are heeded"
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Further information, contact:
1. Franziska Achterberg (information@etsc.be) or
2. Ellen
Townsend (programme@etsc.be), both on Tel. + 32 (0) 2 230 4106.
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