parking area with toilet facilities

truck stop | truck rest area

crew rest area [ in flight rest facility | crew rest facility | flight relief facility ]

rest area rest stop

fresh air,rest,half-upright position

rest area [ roadside rest area | wayside stop ]

leisure time | rest time | time off

deterioration or destruction of breeding sites or resting places.

B. whereas under Article 9 of that law drivers may not stay inside their vehicles during normal weekly rest periods, failure to comply being punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a EUR 300 000 fine for the owners of the road haulage firm concerned; whereas these provisions will be severely damaging in terms both of security, as hauliers might have to leave loaded vehicles unattended, and of road safety, given that it is difficult to find suitable parking places for heavy goods vehicles; whereas, leaving that point aside, Article 8(8) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 on driving and rest periods stipulates that ‘where a driver chooses ...[+++]to do this, daily rest periods and reduced weekly rest periods away from base may be taken in a vehicle, as long as it has suitable sleeping facilities for each driver and the vehicle is stationary’;

Within the animal enclosure, as appropriate to the species, a solid, comfortable resting area for all animals shall be provided.

10. Calls on the Commission, when drawing up the abovementioned official impact assessment, to take account of the difficult working conditions experienced by lorry drivers travelling through Europe arising from inadequate access to proper rest areas despite the fact that Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 implicitly recognises the importance of a sufficient number of safe and secure rest areas for professional drivers along the Union's motorway network; calls, therefore, on the Commission to follow up the pilot project on safe and secure parking areas launched by the European Parliament, taking account of the measures recommende ...[+++]d in the European Economic and Social Committee's opinion on 'European Road Safety Policy and Professional Drivers – Safe and secured parking places ;