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Written question asked by Lord Bradshaw (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 6 December 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 December 2016. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Monday, 19 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Driving: Eyesight

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Think Bike Think Biker and Tiredness Kills campaigns, what plans they have to launch a campaign to encourage drivers to get their eyes tested.

Answer

The purpose of THINK! is to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. Campaign priorities are determined on this basis. They are thoroughly researched and evidenced using casualty data, road safety literature and audience insight.

Decades of road safety communications and sixteen years of THINK! campaign activity have demonstrated the importance of focusing our interventions in areas where we think communications can make the greatest difference to safe road user behaviour.

We continually evaluate priorities for the THINK! campaign, reviewing casualty statistics on an ongoing basis to ensure that our campaigns have the greatest impact on road safety. We currently have no plans to develop a campaign that encourages drivers to get their eyes tested.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3882
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Driving Eyesight Publicity Testing
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk