PEDESTRIAN SAFETY DIRECTVE
September 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLSWIFT agreement has been reached in Brussels over a directive - proposed this Spring - which will impose safety standards on auto-manufacturers to ensure their vehicles cause less injuries and fewer deaths in accidents with pedestrians. The Council of Ministers and the European Parliament have struck a deal over the shape of the legislation, which will compel manufacturers to bring in new designs - for instance to bonnets and bumpers - aimed at significantly reducing collision impacts for cars and light vans travelling at speeds up to 40 kph ...
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