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“The worst I’ve ever seen.” Dr Dieter tetzner, DMt tunnel expert, after the test of Segesta tunnel No ventilation, no emergency phones, no video surveillance. With such abysmal safety features the 40-year-old Paci 2 tunnel in southern italy scored almost zero points and came last in the eurotaP 2007 test. Proof that the days of tunnels being empty black holes has not yet come to an end. “We know how bad we are.” Mauro antonio, surveyor, Segesta tunnel, tested “very poor” in 2006 the history of european tunnel testing already began back in 1999 when aDaC was able to present to the press the latest test results from all of europe just two days after the inferno in tauern tunnel, which included the tube in which the disaster had occurred. the success in the media was outstanding because the aDaC inspectors were the only neutral experts to have inspected tauern tunnel just a short time before the accident. Henceforth, tests were conducted annually and by 2004, a total of 150 tunnels had been tested. the results were published in the form of ratings. this transparency triggered something completely unknown in the field of european infrastructures: competition among road tunnels whose safety standards were suddenly visible and comparable for all.
early in 2005 a new chapter for the clubs began with eurotaP, which had the backing of the european Commission. this three-year mammoth programme combined another 150 tunnel checks with intensive education and training for motorists on how to behave correctly in tunnels. today, eurotaP is synonymous with tunnel safety throughout europe, represented by 12 motoring clubs from 11 countries: the aa (Great britain), aCi (italy), aDaC (Germany), aMZS 6 | 7 (Slovenia), aNWb (the Netherlands), HaK (Croatia), Naf (Norway), ÖaMtC (austria), RaCC and RaCe (Spain), tCb (belgium), tCS (Switzerland) and the european bureau of the fia (fédération internationale de l’automobile) in brussels. the partner clubs represent and defend the interests of around 34 million motorists.
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