Strasbourg, 07/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - In is adoption at first reading (co-decision) on 3 July of the report by Adrian Vermeer (ELDR, Netherlands), the European Parliament has favourably welcomed the Commission's proposal to reduce the severity of injuries sustained by pedestrians in cases of collision with motor vehicles travelling at over 40 km/h. The MEPs, however, felt that this new directive should be part of a series of higher measures to be adopted by the automotive sector and the...