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Call for an EU-wide zero alcohol limit for professional commercial drivers

The European Parliament Transport and Tourism Committee adopted in November 2006 a report stating that there there should be an EU-wide zero alcohol limit for new drivers and as well as for professional commercial vehicle or bus drivers involved in passenger transport.

According to the report, this is needed if the EU wants to seriously reduce the 40 000 recorded road fatalities every year.

The own initiative report drafted by Ewa Hedkvist Petersen (PES, SE) responds to the mid-term review of the Road Safety Action Programme.

In this respect, it also adopted a range of measures which aim to improve road safety in all Member States - among them, the suggestion to commission a study on harmonising road signs. However, MEPs voted against amendments calling for the establishment of a European Road Safety Agency and the introduction of EU-wide speed limits.

The report shall be adopted by the European Parliament during the winter 2007.

Related articles

- EU Alcohol strategy

- EPHA section on alcohol

- Combating alcohol-related harm in Europe - evidence of effective and cost-effective measures

- The VOICE project

Last modified on February 4 2007.

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