DriveTech supports The Police Foundation to stop deaths on the road
Friday, 25 February, 2022
- The Police Foundation launches landmark The Future of Roads Policing report
- Report reveals five key recommendations to support road safety
- DriveTech says road deaths are avoidable
DriveTech, the UK’s leading provider of driver training, is proud to support The Police Foundation’s latest report ‘The Future of Roads Policing’ to put an end to avoidable casualties on the road.
Produced by Dr Rick Muir and Ruth Halkon, the report sets out five key recommendations to government, the police and the public to support the critical mission of improving road safety and working towards a future where there are no deaths on UK roads.
In the report, The Police Foundation argues that there needs to be a greater accountability for road safety and police and crime commissioners should be required to set out a road safety plan in their areas. The foundation also calls for a new Road Safety Commissioner who would act as a champion for road safety across the government and beyond.
Charlie Norman, managing director at DriveTech, comments: “Deaths on our roads are avoidable. However, they will only be avoided when there is a national plan where everyone works together to ensure the safety of all road users. The five recommendations shared by The Police Foundation, will go a long way to reducing the number of road deaths each year, we now need to ensure that these recommendations are implemented and followed.”
Edmund King, President of the AA, summarised what needs to happen for our roads to be safe, adding: “We need more cops in cars. Drivers have a high level of acceptance for speed cameras. Other problems such as drink driving, tailgating, etc cannot be caught by cameras, so we need police on the roads for this. We need 5 star drivers in 5 star cars on 5 star roads. Most importantly – we need serious leadership.”
To download the report, visit: www.drivetech.co.uk/new-report-launched-the-future-of-roads-policing/
For more information on The Police Foundation, visit www.police-foundation.org.uk, or for more information on DriveTech, visit: www.drivetech.co.uk.
