“ Policy Orientations Road Safety 2011-2020

Impact for Registration Authorities”

Fleur PullenEReg Secretariat

“ Policy Orientations Road Safety 2011-2020

Impact for Registration Authorities”

Fleur PullenEReg Secretariat

In 2009, around 35,000 people died in traffic accidents

Every year...

That is more than the total number of employees of the European Commission...

Road deathsHalving the overall

number of road deaths in the European Union by 2020 starting from 2010

InjuriesEstablishment of a

target for reducing road traffic severe injuries

National targetsSpecific national objectives could be established in line with the common objective

Targets

A strategy for injuries and

first aid

A strategy for injuries and

first aid

Improvement of the safety of vulnerable

road users

Improvement of the safety of vulnerable

road users

Establishment of a structured and coherent cooperation framework

which draws on best practices

across Member States

Establishment of a structured and coherent cooperation framework

which draws on best practices

across Member States

actions

Strategic objectives Focus areas Impact Attention

1Improve education and training of road users

– Pre-test learning– The driving licence test– Post-licence training

Medium Especially important for Driving Licence Units

2Increase enforcement of road rules

– Cross-border exchange of information– Enforcement campaigns– Vehicle technology to assist enforcement– National enforcement objectives

High Important development for PTI-units. Possible use of EUCARIS for data exchange

3Safer road infrastructure

– European funds– Exchange of best practices

Low No special attention needed

Strategic objectives

Strategic objectives Focus areas Impact Attention

4Safer vehicles

– Harmonisation and strengthening of EU legislation on roadworthiness tests and on technical roadside inspections

– A mutual recognition of vehicle inspections

High Important for PTI units and links to the Vehicle Administrative Platform

5Promote the use of modern technology to increase road safety

– Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)

– ITS Action Plan and proposed ITS Directive

– eCall

High With regard to eCall Link to EUCARIS. New ITS developments will be followed

Strategic objectives

Strategic objectives Focus areas Impact Attention

6Improve emergency and post-injuries services

– Reducing the number of injuries

– A global strategy of action

Medium No direct special attention needed

7Protect vulnerable road users

– Powered-two-wheelers (PTW’s)

– Pedestrians, cyclists

– Elderly people and people with disabilities

Medium No direct special attention needed

Strategic objectives

EReg Secretariat and Chairman will actively follow the issues, especially those with high and medium impact

Where necessary issues will be embedded into EReg activities

EReg will publish an EReg Fact sheet & Newsletter article

High impact issues may be base for new EReg Topic Groups

EReg is open for meetings with the Commission to explore possibilities to work together on these issues

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