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<p>The Government believes that any form of dangerous or inconsiderate driving behaviour
is a serious road safety issue. All available research shows a link between excessive
speed and the risk of collisions.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement of road traffic laws is
for the police. Last autumn the Department for Transport launched a Call for Evidence,
part of a wider roads policing review, a thorough examination of roads policing of
roads policing in England and Wales and its relevance to road safety. Responses to
the Call for Evidence will inform the action plan that is being developed by the roads
policing review governance board. This is jointly chaired by officials from the Home
Office and the Department for Transport. The Call for Evidence closed in October and
we are planning to publish our response later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Road Safety
Statement, ‘A Lifetime of Road Safety’, published in July 2019, describes many actions
that will contribute towards safer driving and riding all round. By improving the
training of new drivers, exposing them to a better understanding of hazards on the
road and explaining road safety message through ‘THINK!’ campaigns, we aim to produce
novice drivers with a better understanding of the importance of sensible speeds.</p><p>
</p><p>The Department has allocated £500 million for the period 2020/21 to 2021/22
to local highways authorities in England, outside of London, through the Integrated
Transport Block for small scale transport schemes, including road safety measures.
The Integrated Transport Block is not ring-fenced, allowing authorities to spend their
allocations according to their own priorities. It is therefore for each authority
to decide how it allocates its resources and which transport improvement projects
to support.</p><p> </p>
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