MPs demand more action to cut road deaths

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• Fleet News Online

MPs have demanded tougher action to tackle road safety calling it the “major public health problem of our age.”

The Commons Transport Committee called for lower speed limits and a tougher enforcement of drink-driving laws.

In its latest report it also suggested the government should use fiscal and financial incentives to encourage the take-up of safety technology – a move welcomed by the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA).

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