ETSC - European Transport Safety Council
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The European Transport Safety Council is the independent voice for road safety in Europe.
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We are calling for a stop to "Mutual Recognition" of these dangerous standards. Trade deals shouldn't come at the cost of lives on our streets.
Read more about the risks here:
etsc.eu/accepting-us...
Read more about the risks here:
etsc.eu/accepting-us...
Accepting US car standards would risk European lives, warn cities and civil society
Opening the EU market to vehicles certified under US standards would weaken the protections that save lives in Europe, say more than 80 civil society organisations and the administrations of Amsterdam...
etsc.eu
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
We are calling for a stop to "Mutual Recognition" of these dangerous standards. Trade deals shouldn't come at the cost of lives on our streets.
Read more about the risks here:
etsc.eu/accepting-us...
Read more about the risks here:
etsc.eu/accepting-us...
Europe has spent years working toward #VisionZero - the goal of eliminating road deaths.
Accepting these vehicles via trade loopholes undermines that progress. We cannot trade away the safety of vulnerable road users for the sake of easier import rules.
Accepting these vehicles via trade loopholes undermines that progress. We cannot trade away the safety of vulnerable road users for the sake of easier import rules.
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Europe has spent years working toward #VisionZero - the goal of eliminating road deaths.
Accepting these vehicles via trade loopholes undermines that progress. We cannot trade away the safety of vulnerable road users for the sake of easier import rules.
Accepting these vehicles via trade loopholes undermines that progress. We cannot trade away the safety of vulnerable road users for the sake of easier import rules.
These "light trucks" have massive frontal blind spots.
In dense European cities, this is lethal. A child or cyclist directly in front of a raised hood is effectively invisible to the driver.
These vehicles are incompatible with our urban spaces.
In dense European cities, this is lethal. A child or cyclist directly in front of a raised hood is effectively invisible to the driver.
These vehicles are incompatible with our urban spaces.
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
These "light trucks" have massive frontal blind spots.
In dense European cities, this is lethal. A child or cyclist directly in front of a raised hood is effectively invisible to the driver.
These vehicles are incompatible with our urban spaces.
In dense European cities, this is lethal. A child or cyclist directly in front of a raised hood is effectively invisible to the driver.
These vehicles are incompatible with our urban spaces.
The core issue? US vehicle safety standards are fundamentally different from the EU’s - and significantly weaker.
They pay almost no attention to the safety of people outside the car.
❌ No pedestrian protection standards
❌ Aggressive front-end designs
❌ Weaker tech requirements
They pay almost no attention to the safety of people outside the car.
❌ No pedestrian protection standards
❌ Aggressive front-end designs
❌ Weaker tech requirements
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The core issue? US vehicle safety standards are fundamentally different from the EU’s - and significantly weaker.
They pay almost no attention to the safety of people outside the car.
❌ No pedestrian protection standards
❌ Aggressive front-end designs
❌ Weaker tech requirements
They pay almost no attention to the safety of people outside the car.
❌ No pedestrian protection standards
❌ Aggressive front-end designs
❌ Weaker tech requirements