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Temporary exemptions to Regulation (EU) No 561/2006 due to the effects of the corona virus: EU Member States

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The IRU and ATA are closely monitoring the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation.

This includes national and international updates on the transport of passengers and goods in affected regions of the world. 

The latest transport news, guidance and FAQs on the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Please find in the document attached the updated situation on national/international transport of passengers and goods in affected regions of the world. Download the PDF on the Country Information.

 

Trixi-Spiegel: Simple idea that saves lives

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Inventor of the Trixi mirror: simple idea that saves lives

In Munich, 6,000 Trixi mirrors could soon be installed at over 1,100 intersections. Truck accidents at the intersections are said to be reduced. Spiegel invented Ulrich Willburger. His daughter was the victim of a turning accident.

It’s been 25 years since Ulrich Willburger from Seehausen invented the Trixi mirror. Trixi, named after his daughter Beatrix, who had recently had a serious accident. The 13-year-old was on her bike when she was hit and overrun by a concrete mixer turning right.

She survived seriously injured, but has been paralyzed on one side since then. A typical blind spot accident, it was said at the time by an official body, explains Willburger: “Both the experts and the police explained to us: This is repeated stereotypically, there is nothing you can do about it. I didn’t want to leave it like that. ”

https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/erfinder-der-trixi-spiegel-simple-idee-die-leben-rettet,RiZIZ2G

Ein Trixi-Spiegel an einer Münchner Straßenkreuzung

 

Germany updates road traffic law with new rules on lorry turning speed, legal passing distance for bicycles and new cycling zones

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A wide range of new traffic safety measures has been agreed by the German parliament as part of an update to the country’s traffic law.

Drivers who park in cycle lanes or follow emergency vehicles through an emergency corridor will now face higher fines, and, for the latter, the possibility of a driving ban. Read more

VOLVO -Tower

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Oh, those crazy men and women in Gothenburg, Sweden is at it again. The folks at Volvo Trucks have a new promotional video to rival the ones they have made in the past … and that takes some doing.

Keep in mind, this is the same company that gave the world action star Jean-Claude Van Damme doing the splits with one foot each on two moving trucks.

The company explains the video this way: Read more

Nine EU countries voice opposition to EU ‘Mobility Package’

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The number of countries opposing the EU mobility package grew from six to nine on Tuesday (18 February) when the transport ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Cyprus, Malta and Estonia made their positions clear in Brussels.

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European Commission welcomes Stockholm Declaration on Road Safety

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This week government delegates from more than 80 countries are discussing how to step up ambition and improve global road safety in the next decade.

During the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Stockholm, Swedish Minister for Infrastructure Tomas Eneroth presented the Stockholm Declaration, stressing the need for continued, ambition in particular by working towards a new global fatality reduction target, as the current target expires this year.

European Commission welcomes Stockholm Declaration on Road Safety

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This week government delegates from more than 80 countries are discussing how to step up ambition and improve global road safety in the next decade.

During the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Stockholm, Swedish Minister for Infrastructure Tomas Eneroth presented the Stockholm Declaration, stressing the need for continued, ambition in particular by working towards a new global fatality reduction target, as the current target expires this year.

Call for applications for the selection of members of the sub-groups “Road markings & road signs” and “Methodology on road safety assessments & safety ratings”

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PDF iconCall for applications

Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities: Calls for applications

Call for applications for the selection of members of the sub-groups “Road markings & road signs” and “Methodology on road safety assessments & safety ratings”

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PDF iconCall for applications

Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities: Calls for applications

Diesel Pump

How Electric Vehicles Are Changing Our Transport Models

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The internal combustion engine has its origins in a burst of invention and innovation that began more than two centuries ago, and it still drives much of our transport. But this energy system – in cars, trucks, ships and aeroplanes – is now facing a serious rival in electric motors. And as electric vehicles become more and more widely used, they are changing the very nature of our transport models. Read more