10. Considers the level of dependence upon oil, particularly imported oil, to be of great concern; recalls that this dependency is almost total in the transport sector and that this sector must therefore be tackled as a priority; considers it urgent, therefore, that the Commission should submit proposals for sustained, long-term improvements in energy efficiency and conservation in the transport sector in order to achieve (a) twice as fuel-efficient cars and vans, (b) use of clean renewable fuels, (c) incentives for a continuation of the transition to second-generation biofuels, (d) a transfer of traffic from road and air to rail and w ...[+++]ater, (e) more rail electrification, and (f) more public transport;

Heavy duty vehicles include buses and most utility vehicles, such as refuse collection lorries.

Lorries from all countries should be treated in the same way.

The increasingly dangerous working conditions faced by armoured car guards and the threats to public safety associated with robbery attempts should be addressed through the passage of national legislation requiring more effective training, more guards making pickups and more careful planning of when those pickups take place.

Member States are required to set up separate collection schemes from households; consumers have the right to dispose of their waste free of charge and producers are responsible for taking the waste from central collection points and ensuring that it is properly treated through recovery and re-use.

The draft Directive covers various types of equipment which are normally used in the open air, be it on construction sites (e.g. tower cranes, excavators, loaders), in road works (e.g. hand-held concrete breakers and picks, compactors) , in gardening (lawn mowers and trimmers, chain saws, leaf blowers, shredders), but also equipment mounted on vehicles (e.g. on garbage trucks).