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<p>The Department has no current plans to reintroduce national road safety targets.</p><p>There
is no robust academic evidence to indicate that the setting of any targets in the
UK would contribute to progress in road casualty reduction. In fact there has been
a stalling of progress in road casualty reductions across many economically advanced
countries, including in countries with targets (e.g. Sweden and the Netherlands).</p><p>The
2015 Road Safety statement sets out the Department for Transport’s overall principles
and priorities in relation to British road safety. Local authorities, the police and
other bodies are free to set their own road safety targets if they wish.</p>
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