President's View

摘要

The road pavements we drive, cycle or walk on every day provide a critical and central function in allowing us to live our everyday lives. They connect countries, cities and urban centres, villages and communities. They provide social benefits, tourism, employment, balanced regional development, integration and accessibility. In short, they connect us. At the European level, today more than 80% of motorised inland passenger transport is using the road - not taking into account cycling and walking. More than 70% of all inland freight transport in the European Union is transported on roads; for its total journey or part of.