PRIORITISE MOBILITY
MOBILITY
SAFETY ENVIRONMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION
FIA Region I urges EU policy-makers to prioritise mobility in the new mandate. Transportation is an area with high growth potential and it is a key sector to boost jobs and innovation; it must remain a top priority for national and European policy‐makers. Following the European elections, policy‐makers must continue to dedicate sufficient time and resources to improving citizens’ daily mobility once they take up their new mandate. A concerted effort needs to be made in the areas of driving future mobility, increasing road safety and supporting affordability.
Driving future mobility To deliver its full potential, connected vehicle technology requires a large network of vehicles equipped with interoperable, communication systems. The European Parliament should make sure future legislation on ITS solutions will give priority to aspects of deployment, especially by way of a secure, standardised and open in‐vehicle telematics platform. Keeping users in mind, decision‐makers should commit to ensuring three key principles about car connectivity: full user knowledge about what data is being used, by whom and for what purpose; freedom of choice between service providers for repair and maintenance and future additional services; and non‐discriminatory access to vehicle data for independent operators. Consumers often lack accessible and consistent information on the capabilities and benefits of alternatively fuelled vehicles and this can be a major barrier for uptake of new technologies, such as electric or hydrogen fuelled vehicles. Policymakers have a role to play in ensuring a progressive roll out of the technologies, which will foster sustainable mobility.
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Increassing road d safetyy Traffic educcation should be provide ed from a yooung age, to o ensure that, even new w drivers, havve advanced d knowledge of safe driving, road rules and defeensive tactics. The most dangerous period for d drivers is thee ng people goo on to have a collision in n the first sixx months of p passing theirr first year off driving. Onee in five youn test. Europeean policymakers should d encourage Member States to put in place addditional training moduless in these crittical first months, as it co ould supportt a decrease in fatalities. End users o often lack the latest and most effecttive tools to improve the eir safety onn the road. P Policymakerss should makke a concerteed effort to in ncrease the overall awarreness of roa ad safety to aa broader au udience.
Supporrting affordabiliity Tampering with odom meters is a common c fraaud, which has important, detrimeental consequences on n motorists. No ot only do consumers c fface higher repair r and maintenance m e bills, but th his common n European m scam also h has a detrim mental impacct on road saafety. More should be done d to secuure that Member Statess acknowledgge and punish this crime.. Vehicle ma nufacturers should be en ncouraged, w whether by legislation orr voluntary co ommitment to implemen nt a technicaal to preventt tampering w with the mileeage of a carr. n is quite higgh on car ow wners. Moto orists deservve better infformation on how theirr The currentt tax burden taxes (circu ulation and rregistration ttaxes, fuel dduties, etc.) aare spent. Earmarking soome of this revenue forr road impro ovement cou uld secure th hat sufficientt funding is dedicated to maintaininng and deve eloping road d infrastructu ure. Better roads r will offfer drivers ssafer and more m dependable methoods by which h to reach a a destination.
The EU should work to o impro ove mob bility for road ussers, by:
Ensurin ng smooth d development of car coonnectivity, while fully respecting motorists’ freedom off choice and safeguarding cond ditions for eeffective competition in the afterm market Creatin ng the right conditions for the depployment o of cleaner vehicle technnologies an nd fosteringg user aw wareness via dedicated d European projects Offerin ng life‐long learning op pportunitie s for all road users, with w specificc focus on vulnerablee groupss Raisingg the awareness of end d users abouut road safe ety Keeping motoringg affordable via stricterr controls fo or odometer tamperingg Investing Europeaan funds and a earma rk taxation n revenue to properlly maintain n the road d infrastrructure to ssafeguard Europe’s groowth and high levels off road safetyy
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