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Car daytime running lights
A while ago I mentioned that the EU were trying to make things even
more dangerous for cyclists by introducing these things. I contacted my MEP, who has discovered that this idea is being pushed by parts of the UN, no doubt the same sort of people who are pushing bike helmets. http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/un_collaboration/unrs2_appendices.pdf is something which mentions both things. However, the UN is so inpenetrable that it is difficult to know what is going on and then lobby about it. I suggest others take this up with their MEP. Here is most of the reply I got from my MEP. ================================================== ================== This is an idea which is soon likely to be given approval not by the European Union, but by the United Nations. In anticipation of this the European Union has started its own research as to how the idea could be taken on board in the EU. The European Commission has done this by launching a consultation with all groups involved in road transport. The consultation is still on going. The Department for Transport has taken part in this and made it clear the UK is opposed to the idea. For my part I am against DRLs for many reasons. Firstly, making cars run with headlights on will increase fuel consumption. This makes no sense at a time when we should be seriously trying to combat climate change. It will also increase costs for motorists. Daytime running lights on cars will also distract attention from vulnerable road users such as cyclists, motorbikes and pedestrians putting them at greater risk. This would compromise road safety rather than improve it. Finally, it makes no sense to have an EU law which would require drivers in Cyprus to drive with head lights on in the same way as a driver in Sweden for example. It is not yet guaranteed that this consultation will result in an EU law. However, I will continue to raise objections to this idea in European Parliament discussions on road safety. ================================================== ================== -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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