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ChapterI.Roadaccidentriskmanagement
1.2.“Engineering”roadsafetydeterminants
meengineeringapproachhighlightsmechanicalorphysicalaccidentscaus-
es,suchasdefectivehighwayandroadjunctiondesignordefectivevehicles
designs.Mechanicalaspects(suchasvehicleconstructionorprotection-e.g.
sheetmetalqualityandspeedbumps)mayaddtotheriskintramc.
Intherecentyears,socalledpassivesafetyhasincreased,mostlythanks
tocarmanufacturers(bothpassengercarryingvehiclesandgoodsvehicles)
workingondesignimprovementsaimingatpassengersandthirdpersons
safety.misprogresshasbeenachievedthankstoEUregulationsaswellas
eńortsoftheindustry(basedonlawsofthemarket)suchasNCAPinitiative
basedoncrashtests(NewCarAssessmentProgram)whichensurehighlevelof
safetyfornewpassengercarryingvehicles.Createdtoavoidcaraccidents,ac-
tivesafetyfeaturesusecontemporaryinformationtechnologytoimprovethe
vehicleitselfaswellascommunicationwithothervehiclesandinfrastructure.
E-safety43initiativeisachancetodevelopthesetechnologies.E-Callproject
(caraccidentswarningprocedure)servesacceleratingtheeńortsaimingat
post-accidentprotection.Basedontheprincipleofsubsidiarity,theactionsof
theEUlegislatorexpresslawharmonisationaimingateliminatingthesecaus-
esofaccidentswhichrelevantlyincreasetheriskoffatalaccidents.Statistics
surveysexpresslyindicatethatnotusingseatbeltsisoneofsuchcauses.Hence
theEUintroducedthelegalrequirementtouseseatbeltsincertainmeansof
locomotionwhereveravailable44.Roadinfrastructuremayindeedmakefor
accidentsreduction.meroad(morepreciselytheroadinfrastructure)should
influencethedriversandindicateproperbehaviour.meMemberStates,road
administrationandinfrastructuremanagersareresponsiblefordeveloping
andmaintainingroadsafety.However,therearesomeparticularissues(such
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E-safety,firstpillaroftheIntelligentCarInitiative,isajointinitiativeofEuropean
Commission,theindustryandotherpartners.Itspurposeistoimprovethedevelop-
ment,implementationandapplicationofIntelligentVehicleSafetySystemswhichuse
informationandcommunicationstechnologytoimprovesafetyandreducethenumber
ofaccidentsonEuropeanroads.
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Directive2003/20/ECoftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncilof8April2003
amendingCouncilDirective91/671/EEContheapproximationofthelawsoftheMem-
berStatesrelatingtocompulsoryuseofsafetybeltsinvehiclesoflessthan3.5tonnes
(OJEUL115of09May2003,p.63;OJEUPolishspecialedition,chapter7,Vol.7,p.277).
