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Roads: Safety

Question for Department for Transport

UIN 902851, tabled on 9 May 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve road safety.

Answered on

16 May 2024

Although by global standards, roads in the UK are very safe, every road death and injury is a tragedy for the families involved and we are working on a number of measures to keep our roads and road users safe. This Government has updated The Highway Code to improve road safety for people walking, cycling and riding horses, tightened up the law to target the most dangerous drivers and closed the loophole in the offence of driving while using a mobile.

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