Saving lives: boosting car safety in the EU - Plenary debate & vote

The European Parliament wants to reduce the death toll on roads by making driver assistance systems a must in every new vehicle in the EU
Improving road safety, one car at a time © European Parliament

The TRAN own-initiative report on the deploying of a range of new safety measures in road transport was voted with a vast majority in the November plenary in Strasbourg: 593 votes in favour, 39 against and 53 abstentions. The report assesses the efficiency and appropriateness of measures for achieving the EU goals on the reduction of the number of fatalities on EU roads.