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Brake Slams Move To Some Road Safety Laws
Tue, 14 Jun 2011

A leading road safety charity has criticised the government over a new move which it claims belittles existing road safety laws .

Brake said it is "appalled" by the introduction of the government’s Red Tape Challenge, which asks the public to suggest which transport regulation should be scrapped.

The initiative allows people to question everything from wearing seatbelts and speed limits on motorways and rural roads to the mandatory wearing of helmets for young horse riders.

However, Brake says it is concerned by the blasé approach the Government is taking to removing life-saving rules, and argues that tighter regulation is needed in key areas.

Julie Townsend, Brake’s campaigns director, said: "As a charity that supports people suffering unimaginable heartbreak that results from a road death or serious injury, we are appalled by the message that this sends out."

"The suggestion that life-preserving road safety regulation is merely 'red tape' belittles the importance of saving lives on our roads, and is an insult to the bereaved and injured victims whose lives are turned upside down by these preventable tragedies. It is akin to questioning child protection law, or any laws that prohibit violent, life-threatening behaviour."

She continued: "It is telling that many of the comments appearing on the Government’s site are calling for more regulation to protect vulnerable road users in particular."

"We should be focusing our energies on how we can best develop road safety regulation to stop the daily carnage, which very commonly affects the young, and which is a very significant social and economic burden."
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