Transport Committee to investigate Road Safety Strategy
The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry into the government’s new Road Safety Strategy.
The Road Safety Strategy, released last month, aims to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads.
It has four main planks: road users, technology, data and innovation, and infrastructure.
The new inquiry will examine the proposals made in the Road Safety Strategy and consider whether the targets are both ambitious enough and achievable.
It will also consider issues such as speed level management, road design and safety on rural roads.
The right direction
Chair of the transport committee Ruth Cadbury said: “The number of people dying on our roads recently has plateaued after some years of steady decline, with too many people killed and seriously injured in preventable incidents.
“After a long wait for action to address this, the Transport Committee is pleased to see the government stepping up with a new strategy. Now we want to explore whether ministers are heading in the right direction to really make a difference.
“Do we have the right level of ambition and the right arrangements in place to realise it? Should more be done to ensure that learner drivers are setting off on the right path, and how do we reduce deaths and serious injuries involving older drivers while still maintaining their independence?
“These are some of the questions that the Transport Committee’s inquiry will touch upon as we consider a range of perspectives. We will then make recommendations to the government to best ensure that the Road Safety Strategy achieves its aims and works for all road users.”
