Press Release: New EU rules for safer and greener lorries: European Parliament endorses Commission proposal

On 15 April 2014, the European Parliament endorsed the European Commission's legislative proposal for new EU rules for safer and greener lorries. Vice-President Siim Kallas, in charge of transport, said: 'I am pleased with this vote which supports the Commission's goal to make road transport cleaner and safer, allowing innovative designs for the greener trucks of the future'.

The proposal will allow cabs with a rounded shape and aerodynamic flaps at the back of the trailer.

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ESO: Background information: New EU rules for safer and more environmental lorries http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-new-eu-rules-for-safer-and-more-environmental-lorries/

BBC News, 15.04.14: MEPs approve rules for safer lorry designs in EU http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27032476

European Parliament: Press Release, 02.04.14: MEPs back law to curb harmful traffic noise http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20140331IPR41178/

EurActiv, 16.04.14: Parliament approves safer trucks http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/parliament-approves-safer-trucks-301583

ESO: Background information: Weights and dimensions of road vehicles in the EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/weights-and-dimensions-of-road-vehicles-in-the-eu/

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