Rachel Maclean: Time to toughen up our road safety legislation - The Redditch Standard

Rachel Maclean: Time to toughen up our road safety legislation

Redditch Editorial 20th Feb, 2022   0

The Rachel Maclean MP column

“AS A former transport minister, I have been moved by the many personal stories of terrible road incidents and fatal collisions shared with me.

Ensuring Redditch remains a safe place to live, work, and travel in has always been a top priority of mine.

The aftermath of a road crash can be devastating for victims and their families.




The avoidability of these crashes is often striking.

I believe there is more to be done to upgrade our road safety legislation and so I have lobbied ministers to introduce several changes to current legislation including a reduction in the reporting period, a new criminal offence of failing to remain at the scene of a fatal or serious injury collision, and a change in terminology with reference to collision or crash and not accident.


I recently met with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport Baroness Vere. I was pleased to welcome her commitment to review the legislation relating to road safety and fatal collisions.

A call for evidence is scheduled for later this year and I would encourage constituents and stakeholders to share their views when it is released.

In the meantime, I will continue discussions with ministers and officials at the Department for Transport and Ministry of Justice to ensure the scope of the consultation is appropriate.

I would also like to thank Borough Councillor Lucy Harrison for her tireless campaigning on this issue.

It is because of Lucy’s work and the work of the charity RoadPeace that this issue has been pushed to the top of the agenda.”

Rachel Maclean MP

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