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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9297
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport

Commission should force all car manufacturers to include seatbelt warning systems in all new cars, says ETSC

Brussels, 30/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - Just over half (56%) of all new private cars sold within the EU in 2005 were equipped with an electronic device reminding the driver to fasten his or her seat belt, according to a recent study. This is good but not enough, says the European Transports Safety Council, which is behind the study. Although Sweden, Luxembourg and Germany are at the top of the class (with 70%, 64% and 63% respectively), the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Italy and...

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