The House of Commons Transport Committee wants to get to the bottom of road safety in Britain, and it is massively supported by the likes of insurance provider LV=.
“In 2017, almost 1,800 people died in road traffic accidents on the UK’s roads,” noted committee chair Lilian Greenwood MP when the inquiry was launched yesterday. “While there are far fewer fatalities than there were in 2007, that figure is still too high, and hasn’t fallen at all in the last five years.
“We want to know what should be done to bring down the number of accidents. We are keen to hear from everyone who feels our roads could be safer and has ideas on how to make it happen.”
Greenwood said these ideas could be anything from the use of technology to tackling road safety around schools. “Your input will help us to decide which issues we will investigate in more detail,” stated the MP.
Expressing the friendly society’s backing, LV= GI claims director Martin Milliner said they are “hugely supportive” of the transport inquiry. Milliner pointed out that the number of those who are fatally and seriously injured on the roads has not reduced despite cars being safer than ever.
“It’s time that we started looking at this in terms of avoidable deaths as opposed to ‘accidents’ so that the appropriate investment in much needed strategies such as graduated driving licences can happen,” he stressed.
Meanwhile road safety charity Brake has conveyed its support as well – calling the development “excellent” news and hoping that the probe will provide further insight on how to address the issue.
Those who wish to put forward their thoughts via written submissions have until April 18 to do so.
