Whether you’re driving to watch the latest movie release or cruising through Europe on holiday, do it safely.
Our Road Safety Package will:
▶ ️introduce a new EU-wide digital driving licence
▶ ️️reinforce zero tolerance for drink-driving
▶ strengthen cross-border enforcement
▶ ️prepare drivers for micro-mobility
▶ ensure young and novice drivers get valuable driving experience.
@EU_Commission
> Finally, the permitted mass of a ‘B' category vehicle will be adjusted for alternatively fuelled vehicles, since battery-carrying zero-emission vehicles can be heavier.
Yes, I'm sure traffic safety will benefit massively from allowing tanks that weigh 3.5 tons when empty and can accelerate 0 to 100 in 2.9 seconds. Great job!
@EU_Commission This will contribute exactly nothing for zero deaths on the road.
“Accidents” are prevented by buildings systems that reduce error-proneness and the consequences of an error that makes through all layers of safety.
Blaming humans for erring and trying to legislate human error out of humans has never worked and is a distraction from politicians who are unable to replace a polluting, dangerous mobility system (driving) by a safer and cleaner one (transit).
Everyone check out this podcast episode. (By Not Just Bikes) It is about micro mobilty basically.
Micro mobility has its advantages but I doubt that it alone will solve the problem that is the car.
The Urbanist Agenda: The Big Problem with Small Vehicles (with Alan Fisher)
@EU_Commission The primary danger on our roads is caused by cars. If you want to reduce danger then you must reduce the number of cars, but none of what you've stated above has that aim.
What will you do to reduce the number of cars ?
@EU_Commission hmmm.. “zero tolerance” never actually works. I worry that undermines this. Of course no one should be having any sort of alcoholic drink then driving, but given many other foods and drinks can trigger a non-zero reading on a breath test how will this be realistically implemented?
If there is an accepted level in breath test the it’s not “zero tolerance”, meaning your pitch here is a little misleading.
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