CI What is the opinion regarding the use of recording devices on commercial vehicles within the Common Market?
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AAlthough progress has been slow in
moving towards the desired harmonization of social provisions in road transport, a first meeting with government experts for the establishment of Community rules on the installation of a mechanical monitoring device on road vehicles (a recording tachometer) took place in Brussels recently, as provided for in Article 16 of the proposed Council regulation on road transport harmonization.
The main subject of discussion was the information to be supplied by the mechanical device, namely speed, distances, running and stopping time of vehicle (differentiating in the latter case between the crew's working time and resting time), change of driver when there are two drivers and opening of the device (for inserting and taking out the recording sheet, breakdowns, etc.).
With regard to scope of application, the experts were agreed that in the interest of road safety and social progress the regulations should provide for a much wider use of the recording tachometer than is at present the case in a number of Member States.