Young Driver Safety

EDM number 1025 in 2013-14, proposed by Barry Sheerman on 29/01/2014.
Categorised under the topic of Roads.

That this House notes with grave concern that almost a quarter of the road crashes resulting in death or serious injury in 2012 involved a driver under 24 years and that young, newly-qualified drivers are disproportionately involved in crashes, particularly catastrophic crashes involving multiple passengers, which has pushed up insurance premiums for young drivers; further notes the research by TRL, commissioned by the Government, which found that a graduated approach to young driver licensing could prevent 230 deaths and save

This motion has been signed by a total of 30 MPs.