Road safety campaigners and motoring institutions have described new figures over child road accident victims as “truly shocking”.
The response has been to fresh data which suggests the number of children who are killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads has risen by 22%. The figures come from a comparison between the period of July to September 2016 and 2015.
In describing the figures as “truly shocking”, RAC safety spokesman, Pete Williams stated: “We need to understand as a matter of priority why these increases have occurred and take action to save young lives before more are lost.”
President of the AA, Edmund King stated: “The one worrying fact that shines through is that vulnerable road users consistently account for three-fifths of all killed or seriously injured incidents.”
The Department for Transport implied the data should be viewed with some caution as police forces were changing the way certain incidents were recorded.
Figures also showed deaths and serious injuries cause by drink driving had risen as a whole by 6%, when compared with the previous year.
Neil Greig, director of policy and research at road safety charity IAM RoadSmart, said the lack of progress in reducing alcohol-related casualties suggests there is “a hard core of drivers” who insist on drink-driving.
He added: “The only way to catch those who ignore the limit is through intelligence-led high-profile policing, so investment in roads policing must be protected.”
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