New polling carried out by More in Common, on behalf of The Road Safety Trust, shows widespread public support for many of the reported policies being considered by the government in its upcoming Road Safety Strategy - and appetite for further road safety legislation to protect young drivers.
Unveiling the findings at the annual UKROEd/NPCC Roads Policing Conference today (Wednesday 22 October), Paul Steinberg, Director of Communications and Engagement at The Road Safety Trust, said the research demonstrates that the British public are ready for stronger action to make our roads safer.
Commissioned by the Trust and conducted by More in Common, the survey explores public attitudes towards key road safety measures, ahead of the Government’s forthcoming National Road Safety Strategy – the first such strategy in a generation.
The majority of Britons support a range of policy measures:
- Four in five (82 per cent) support mandatory eyesight tests for drivers over 70.
- 72 per cent support the introduction of a phased licensing system for new drivers..
- Majorities also back lowering the drink-drive limit (71 per cent), tougher car safety standards (68 per cent), and a ‘Vision Zero’ target of no deaths or serious injuries on the roads (64 per cent).
- 86 per cent of Britons say road safety is an important issue, spanning all ages and political groups.
- 48 per cent think too little is being done to protect young drivers, rising to 58 per cent among parents with children over the age of 16.
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