“ Policy Orientations Road Safety Impact for Registration Authorities” Fleur Pullen EReg Secretariat “ Policy Orientations Road Safety Impact for Registration Authorities” Fleur Pullen EReg 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 deaths Halving the overall number of road deaths in the European Union by 2020 starting from 2010 Injuries Establishment of a target for reducing road traffic severe injuries National targets Specific national objectives could be established in line with the common objective Targets

A strategy for injuries and first aid Improvement of the safety of vulnerable road users Establishment of a structured and coherent cooperation framework which draws on best practices across Member States actions

Strategic objectivesFocus areasImpactAttention 1 Improve education and training of road users – Pre-test learning – The driving licence test – Post-licence training Medium Especially important for Driving Licence Units 2 Increase 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 3 Safer road infrastructure – European funds – Exchange of best practices Low No special attention needed Strategic objectives

Focus areasImpactAttention 4 Safer 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 5 Promote 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

Focus areasImpactAttention 6 Improve emergency and post-injuries services – Reducing the number of injuries – A global strategy of action Medium No direct special attention needed 7 Protect 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 Recommendations

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