Issued 25th May 2005
FEMA: Road Safety Draft Report
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Issued 25th May 2005
FEMA: Road Safety Draft Report |
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A new approach to motorcyclists safety
The European Parliament Transport Committee is presently discussing the Road
Traffic Safety Report that would make recommendations on how to improve Road
Safety to the EU Commission and the Member States.
FEMA welcomes the recommendations contained in the Draft Report, according to
which "only an integrated systems approach that addresses all pillars of road
safety –the driver, his vehicle and the infrastructure- can lead to significant
and lasting results". The Federation fully supports the view expressed by
Rapporteur MEP Mr Vatanen that Road safety, in all three pillars in general, and
Infrastructure in particular, must be thought and developed considering the
needs of all road users including the more vulnerable ones, namely
motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians.
FEMA believes that the 3rd Road Safety Action Programme could offer
opportunities to achieve improvements in safety also for the users of Powered
Two-Wheelers (PTWs: motorcycles and scooters), but only by using a balanced
approach and appropriate statistical data. To this end, the Federation is in
contact with the EU Commission in order to identify, evaluate and discuss
possible measures to improve road safety of PTWs. FEMA is also taking an active
part in EU research on passive safety and on improving the quality,
affordability and availability of pre-license training with EC co-funded project
Initial Rider Training.
Antonio Perlot, Secretary General of FEMA, said: "FEMA welcomes the European
Parliament initiative: the Federation is committed to contribute to the
identification of safety solutions taking into account the specific needs of
motorcycles and their users. To that end it has also devised the European Agenda
for Motorcycle Safety."
ENDS
Issued by Filippo Marino
Campaigns Officer
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FEMA - Federation of European Motorcyclists' Associations
Rue des Champs 62, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)2 736 9047 / Fax: +32 (0)2 736 9401
www.fema.ridersrights.org