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Working Together to Build a Safer Road System – British Road Safety Statement

21st Dec 2015

The Department for Transport have released the Working Together to Build a Safer Road System – British Road Safety Statement. The statement sets out a number of priorities and actions to cover road safety policy as governed by the Department for Transport within Britain.

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The Department for Transport have today released the Working Together to Build a Safer Road System – British Road Safety Statement.

The statement sets out a number of priorities and actions to cover road safety policy as governed by the Department for Transport within Britain.

Actions include:

• Learner drivers will be offered the opportunity to take motorway driving lessons;

• Funding for police forces in England and Wales to target drug drivers;

• £50 million grant over 4 years to support Bikeability cycle training in schools;

• Increased fines and penalty points for driving whilst using hand held mobile phones.

The Government intend to run a series of consultations on specific road safety issues including:

• changes to improve cycle safety to ensure sideguards are not removed from HGVs;

• Proposals for safer motorcycling including strengthening of Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) for learner motorcyclists

There will also be a £2 million research programme launched to identify the best possible driver education, training and behaviour-change interventions for learner and novice drivers.

To view the full British Road Safety Statement click here.