30.11.2021 // Press
70 years of periodical technical inspections in Germany
... 30 November 2021 - Since 1 December 1951, the periodical technical inspection of motor vehicles has been mandatory for all vehicle owners in Germany. Since then, TÜV experts have been inspecting ...
#roadsafety#periodical technical inspection#tüvreport
14.07.2021 // Press
Great majority in favour of compulsory helmets for cyclists
... Berlin, 14 July 2021 - 71 percent of German citizens are in favour of making helmets compulsory, while only 28 percent are against it. That is the result of a representative Forsa survey among 1,004 ...
#roadsafety#mobility#bicycle traffic
28.01.2020 // Position Paper
Improving the Safety of Cyclists
... More and more people want to use the diverse opportunities provided by modern mobility. Easily reachable and combinable means of transportation strengthen bus, train, bike, and foot traffic. ...
#position#roadsafety#bicycle traffic
18.12.2019 // Position Paper
Remote Access to Vehicle Data for ensuring Road Safety and Environmental Protection
... Digitalisation is increasingly shaping the environment of people and companies. The Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to connect everything with everything else, including in the mobility ...
#position#roadsafety#autonomous driving#data protection
25.03.2019 // Position Paper
Exploit the potential of automated driving to increase road safety
... Many vehicles on the roads are already equipped with powerful driver assistance systems. They assist vehicle users with specific driving-related tasks, e.g. lane-keeping or emergency braking. ...
#position#european elections#roadsafety#automated driving
25.03.2019 // Position Paper
Implement the Vision Zero strategy: reduce the number of road deaths and serious injuries
... The EU Commission’s Vision Zero strategy aims to bring the number of road deaths in Europe down to zero by the year 2050. In the Valletta Declaration of 2017, the European Council also resolved to ...
#position#european elections#roadsafety#vision zero