ACPO comment on Department for Transport announcement on road safety

Chief Constable Phil Gormley, ACPO lead for Roads Policing said,

“ACPO roads policing portfolio welcomes this important document from the Department for Transport. The proposals outlined will help us build on the significant reduction in the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads that has been achieved over recent years, by increasing road safety.

“The raft of measures it has introduced is far reaching and innovative. The addition of the alternative option of issuing fixed penalty notices for careless driving offences allows operational officers to effectively deal with lower level careless and anti-social driving in a proportionate and efficient way, enabling them to spend more time on high visibility patrols. This will allow us to target the type of driving that causes frustration to a vast majority of the motoring public.

“We look forward to working with all involved to develop the proposals outlined, maintaining our place as a world leader in road safety.”

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