US EditionDrivers Face Major Rule Shake up as over 70s Could Be Banned if They Fail Test - Liverpool Echo
ENGLAND AND WALES, AUG 11 – Proposals include compulsory eye tests every three years for drivers over 70 with bans for failures, amid stable annual road deaths of over 1,600 in England and Wales.
- This autumn, the government will publish a road safety strategy including tougher penalties for uninsured driving and failing to wear a seatbelt.
- Last year, RAC head of policy Simon Williams warned that road deaths on Britain’s roads have plateaued, with 1,633 fatalities and nearly 28,000 serious injuries.
- In a proposed change, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said that motorists over 70 could face bans if they fail compulsory eye tests, which would occur every three years in England and Wales.
- Amid the proposed changes, BBC Breakfast branded the biggest shake up of our driving laws in over 20 years, and AA president Edmund King supported a bold approach to road safety.
- With drink-driving deaths at a 13-year high in 2022, 1,600 people die annually, costing the NHS more than £2bn per year.
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Minister defends proposals to ban over 70s from driving if they fail n
Wes Streeting has defended plans to make over 70s take compulsory eye tests every three years – which could see them banned from driving if they fail, it is understood. Ministers are considering “tougher” measures to tackle road deaths and injuries in England and Wales, which they believe have “remained stubbornly high under successive Conservative governments”. Under the new proposals, first reported by The Times, the drink-drive limit would be…
Over 70s Face Driving Ban If They Fail New Compulsory Eye Tests - Great Yorkshire Radio
Ministers are said to be considering “tougher” measures to tackle road deaths and injuries in England and Wales, which they believe have “remained stubbornly high under successive Conservative governments”. Under the new proposals, first reported by The Times, the drink-drive limit would be lowered to match the current rules in Scotland. Currently, the drink-drive limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath in England and Wal…
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