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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Liz Blackman (Labour), on Monday, 14 July 1997, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 29 members in total.

ROAD DEATHS

That this House acknowledges the fact that the chance of death of someone on the roads is 1 in 125 and the chance of winning ??10 on the National Lottery is 1 in 53, and that 90 per cent. of crashes on the roads are caused by human error and, therefore, that many of the 3,500 deaths that occur on our roads annually could be prevented; and, to this end calls on the Government to be tough on road crime and to start implementing the widely endorsed recommendation of the road safety group, Brake, and many support organisations, that the Home Office make road policing a core policy duty.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

ROAD DEATHS (242A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Peter Bottomley (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Tuesday, 15 July 1997. It has been signed by 1 members in total.
leave out from 'Government' to end and add 'to recognise that the cut in fatalities from the peak of over 8,000 a year owes more to vehicle and road engineering together with a reduction in drink driving than to punitive measures.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
242 
242A1 
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Death Accidents Roads Police patrolling
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk