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Government must consider cheapest road safety strategy
Potential road safety budget reductions might cause an increase in the number of UK car crashes and push up the cost of the cheapest car insurance.
The Parliamentary Advisory Councils for Transport Safety questioned 50 road safety professionals, police representatives and academic workers, subsequent to the Comprehensive Spending Review.
The respondents said that they'd already begun to notice a fall in the number of lollipop men and women, and a rise in non-operational speed cameras, which previously played a big part in catching irresponsible car insurance holders.
The report goes on to highlight the importance of developing a clear government plan for road safety over the next 12 years.
Stephen Glaister, Director of the RAC Foundation, said, "Britain has made huge strides in cutting road deaths over recent years, but further casualty reduction is not guaranteed.
"Reduced budgets and more traffic could mean more people killed rather than less.
"To avoid this, government must prioritise road safety and send out a clear message to councils that this is an important area of policy."
A significant drop in the road accident rate and road safety improvements made during the last few years had a big impact on the cost of the cheapest car insurance. Drivers may have to pay extra money for their policies if the roads become more unsafe following the budget cuts.