US EditionDrivers over 70 who fail eye tests face ban in road safety overhaul
ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 11 – The UK aims to reduce road casualties by cutting drink-drive limits and requiring eye tests for drivers over 70, after 1,633 deaths and 28,000 serious injuries last year.
- This autumn, the government’s road safety strategy proposes reducing the drink-drive limit to 22 micrograms and mandating eye tests for drivers over 70, ministers are said to be considering these changes.
- Recent figures show a catastrophic rise in alcohol-related deaths in England over the past four years, with drink-driving fatalities reaching a 13-year high in 2022.
- A coroner called the UK's licensing system the 'laxest in Europe' and noted the UK is one of only three European countries relying on self-reporting of visual conditions.
- The proposals would let police use roadside saliva tests to prosecute drug-driving, and ministers are considering tougher penalties for uninsured drivers and seatbelt offenders.
- A government source said ministers are considering the strategy, which will be subject to consultation this autumn, as one casualty occurs every 18 minutes.
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The drink-drive limit could be reduced and older drivers required to take mandatory eye tests as the Government looks to cut the number of road deaths.In a major overhaul of the UK’s road safety laws, ministers are also considering tougher penalties for uninsured drivers and those who fail to wear a seatbelt, according to The Times.The proposals, set to be published as part of a road safety strategy in the autumn, come amid concern about the num…
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