More than four out of five of UK drivers would back the use of speed cameras to target speeding drivers outside schools, but drivers are less accepting of a clampdown on motorway speeding.
IAM Roadsmart
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Axeing the annual autumn clock change would save lives while also cutting costs to the economy, according to IAM RoadSmart.
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Excessive speeding is now seen as acceptable on the motorway and on residential roads by many drivers – prompting renewed calls for major action.
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Fleets should use funds from the Government’s Apprenticeship Levy to provide driver training, keeping young workers safer and potentially saving lives.
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IAM RoadSmart has been helping with motorcycle instructor training for Avon and Somerset Police during lockdown.
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The Health and Safety Executive is being urged to bring the safety of those who drive for work higher up its priority list – part of a seven-point manifesto published by IAM RoadSmart as it urges politicians to address road safety.
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The issue of deaths of young people in car crashes has been “swept under the carpet” by successive governments despite road crashes being the biggest killer of young people today.
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IAM RoadSmart maintains that Graduated Driving Licences must spearhead a comprehensive series of changes to save then lives of young drivers, as another set of disappointing statistics emerge from today’s (25 July) government road casualty announcement.
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Government plans to explore a possible night-time ban on new drivers could actually stop such drivers from gaining valuable behind-the-wheel experience.