A. whereas 95% of all traffic accidents occur on the road; whereas it is totally unacceptable that more than 42 000 deaths and over 1,7 million injuries are caused annually by road crashes across the European Union, of which several thousand give rise to severe disability, and whereas it is vital to attempt to contain this situation,
A. considérant que 95 % des accidents de la circulation se produisent sur les routes; que chaque année, plus de 42 000 victimes et plus de 1,7 million de blessés sont signalés comme conséquences des accidents de la route dans l'UE, dont plusieurs milliers provoquent de graves handicaps, situation totalement inacceptable,