Dropping the drink-drive limit, offering remove guidelines on driverless cars and trucks as well as continuing chauffeur advancement are just a few of the proposals put ahead by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for deliver security (PACTS) as well as the Institute for advanced Motorists (IAM) in their respective road security manifestos.
With this week marking national road security Week, as well as the next general election due in may 2015, the two bodies have put ahead what they believe political celebrations as well as the future government ought to be focusing on to make the UK’s roads even safer.
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PACTS is putting much of its focus on a UK-wide reducing of the present blood-alcohol limit from 80mg/100ml to 50mg/100ml. “Reducing the drink-drive limit would be a high concern for us,” a spokesperson said. “Scotland as well as northern Ireland look like they will do it. That leaves England, Wales as well as Malta as the only European countries with such a high limit.” PACTS believes that this might save at least 40 lives per year.
Also on the body’s manifesto is a return to national targets on decreasing the number of road deaths as well as casualties per year – scrapped under the present Government. “Targets are not a magic solution, however it’s a statement of intent,” the spokesperson explained. “It provides regional authorities something to work towards as well as assists galvanise resources, as road security currently struggles to contend with other issues, such as kid welfare.” PACTS likewise wants the government to embrace Single/Double summertime Time – putting the UK one hour ahead of GMT in winter season as well as two hours ahead in summer. It declares this might save 50 lives a year.
Meanwhile, even more education for all chauffeurs is at the heart of IAM’s agenda. “We want chauffeurs to take their driving to a higher level,” a spokesperson told us.
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