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DG TREN announces next European Road Safety Day
The Directorate General for Energy and Transport has set the next European Road Safety Day. This second European-wide event dedicated to road safety will be held on 13 October 2008. The main event will take place in Paris. Member States will organise events at national level. And Vice-President of the European Commission Jacques Barrot, Commissioner in charge of Transport, will make the key-note speech.
European Road Safety Days are intended to raise awareness, give visibility to best local practices and European policies and offer all those involved the opportunity to work towards more road safety in a truly European and global community.
The first European Road Safety Day in 2007 was devoted to young people. It focussed on the subjects of alcohol and drugs in traffic, training and education. The second road safety day will address the subject of "Road Safety in our Cities" following the recommendation of the Commission Green Paper "Towards a new culture for urban mobility", adopted on 25 September 2007, that suggested that one of the European road safety days could focus on urban areas.
During the 2007 European road safety day, Vice-President of the European Commission Jacques Barrot, Commissioner in charge of Transport, said: “My aim is that these European Road Safety Days should give an extra boost to the efforts we are all making to improve road safety".
The debate will revolve around three main themes: road users (car drivers, PTW riders, cyclists, pedestrians) and their different needs, the infrastructure and education. What are the state of the art and the main issues to be dealt with amongst the different users in cities? Can a better design of the cities help improving all users to live together safely? And how can education, good campaigning, prevention and enforcement increase the understanding between users?
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ACEM'S POSITION ON GREEN PAPER ON URBAN MOBILITY
OPEN LETTER ON EUROPEAN INFRASTRUCTURE DIRECTIVE
MAIDS AND TRACE-PROJECT
ACEM actively supports the "shared responsibility" spirit of the European Road Safety Charter's 50% casualties reduction in the EU by 2010. By signing the Charter in 2004 ACEM members have committed themselves to the progressive introduction of advanced braking systems and advertising guidelines. ACEM also finances, implements and participates to road safety projects aimed at contributing to curbing road accidents.