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Road Safety Bill [Lords]

That intervention is helpful. Perhaps we can examine the definition of dangerous driving, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years, to see whether we can plug that gap. Hon. Members on both sides of the House have raised examples, and there is clearly a problem. We are concerned in principle that the sentence will depend on the effect of the action, which could be capricious. As I have said, a fit young man hit at 30 mph in a town might survive because of an effective intervention—a doctor or nurse might be nearby or the ambulance might be very quick—but the same impact would kill a person in the country. In such cases, someone will go to jail and someone will not.