Comment on Road casualties have become normal in Britain. But there is another way

byroon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Here are the 10 recommendations (there’s a lot of text surrounding these explaining and justifying them which I’ve trimmed out): A1) the Government consider the introduction of escalating penalties for repeat traffic offences. A2) the Government seek consistency by requiring re-testing for anyone wishing to drive following any period of disqualification. A3a) the Government increase the maximum sentence for dangerous driving to four years. A3b) the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) guide police forces to bail drivers whom they arrest for dangerous driving with a condition not to drive A4) the Sentencing Council revisit its 2020 guidance on the totting-up disqualification, to reinforce that exceptional hardship should only be granted in truly exceptional circumstances A5) tolerances in the enforcement of speeding be removed. B1) the development of guidance based on best practice, with the intention that it is adopted as widely as possible by Police forces. B2) the implementation of a standardised system across police forces for submission and processing of third-party reporting, based on best practice and supported by adequate resourcing. B3) the Government appoint a UK Commissioner for Road-Danger Reduction. B4) Police and Crime Commissioners should consider all crash victims as victims of crime B5) the Government launch a very extensive and ongoing communications campaign designed to increase greatly both understanding of and compliance with the changes

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