Standards for pedestrian protection could be at risk
23 road safety organisations write to Dr. Juan Carlos Muñoz in advance of ITF Summit
Road safety should not be compromised as a result of automotive trade negotiations. Ahead of the International Transport Forum (ITF) Summit of transport minsters next week in Germany, the road safety community has written to Dr. Juan Carlos Muñoz, who holds the current presidency, with a call to action on levelling up vehicle safety standards. Global NCAP is proud to be a signatory.
We strongly believe that it is better to level up than to level down vehicle standards. This would both improve road safety and international trade in automobiles. We respectfully ask ITF Transport Ministers to support the following actions:
1) Encourage their colleague Trade Ministers to refrain from including vehicle safety standards in negotiations over tariffs and trade;
2) Engage with the UN World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations to support multilateral cooperation on improved vehicle safety; and
3) Ensure that recent progress in global automotive standards is reinforced rather than undermined.
Read the full letter here.
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