Transmits list of legal instruments administered by the Working Party on Road Traffic Safety; includes information on signatures, accessions and ratifications.
The WP.1 Ad Hoc Group of Legal Experts considered the issues of compatibility of proposed new vehicle systems with the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic; a proposal for road signs for the transport of dangerous goods through tunnels and its consistency with the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals and the European Agreement supplementing it and the Consolidated Resolution on Road Signs and Signals; different provisions for driving permits in the 1949 and 1968 Road Traffic Conventions; definitions of mopeds and motorcycles; and other issues.
Proposes amendments to the 1968 Convention on Road Traffic and to the 1971 European Agreement, with regard to the permissible maximum blood alcohol level for drivers.
Concerns position of the Russian Federation regarding amendments proposed by the Group of Legal Experts at its meeting in Luxembourg, 18-19 June 2001, on questions relating to the use of blue markings, priority at roundabouts, behaviour at pedestrian crossings, and incorporation of the distinguishing sign into the registration plate.
In resolution A/RES/60/5, the United Nations General Assembly encouraged Member States to adhere to the UN Conventions on Road Signs and Signals and on Road Traffic in order to ensure a high level of road safety in their countries, and also encouraged them to strive to reduce road traffic injuries and mortality in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. This publication contains consolidated versions of the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, the European Agreement supplementing the Convention, and its additional protocol, incorporating all the amendments that have been prepared and adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Working Party on Road Traffic Safety in order to make their safety provisions more stringent.