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UK tightens road safety rules

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The UK government unveiled a road‑safety strategy proposing a lower drink‑drive limit, mandatory eye tests for older drivers and automatic emergency braking, aiming to cut thousands of deaths by 2035.

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‘Bigger than me’: road safety campaigner whose son died in collision welcomes new UK rules

Meera Naran, whose son inspired ‘Dev’s Law’, said the measures proposed by the government would save lives Government signals tougher motoring rules to reduce casualties on Britain’s roads For Meera Naran, the new road safety strategy is a long-awaited milestone after years of campaigning since her eight-year-old son Dev was killed in a motorway collision in 2018. As ministers unveiled plans to cut thousands of deaths by 2035, they paid tribute to campaigners, Naran in particular, whose son is commemorated with a pledge to mandate safety technology in new vehicles as “Dev’s Law”. Continue reading. . .

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Government signals tougher motoring rules to reduce casualties on Britain’s roads

Eye-tests for older drivers, compulsory braking technology in new cars and a crackdown on drink-driving among new proposals ‘Bigger than me’: road safety campaigner whose son died in collision welcomes new UK rules Tougher rules on drink-driving, eye tests for older motorists and automatic emergency braking in new cars will be mandated by the government in an attempt to significantly reduce casualties on Britain’s roads. The first road safety strategy in more than a decade aims to save thousands of lives with a range of measures, from training and technology to stiffer penalties for offenders. Continue reading. . .

Government signals tougher motoring rules to reduce casualties on Britain’s roads
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Safety strategy proposes mandatory eye tests for drivers over 70 and a lower drink-driving limit in England

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