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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9805

17 December 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Commission proposes action plan for intelligent transport systems

Brussels, 16/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 16 December, the European Commission adopted an action plan for the deployment and use of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in road transport. The Commission is hoping that the use of these information and communication technologies will help reduce road congestion by 10% (estimated costs of between 0.9% and 1.5% of GDP) and reduce related accidents by 5,000 and subsequently make road transport more fluid, environmentally-friendly and...

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