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DfT remains on target to cut road deaths
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THE NUMBER OF people killed or injured on Britain's roads has fallen 17% over the past three years, according to the Department for Transport. Its review of its road safety strategy, launched in March 2000, also reveals that there has been a 33% reduction in the number of children killed and seriously
injured. The government remains on target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured in road accidents by 40% by 2010. The Dn.' says that a number of steps have been taken to achieve these results. These include banning the use of handheld mobile phones; the introduction of hazard perception to the driving test; and
addressing the needs of professional drivers with trainingsuch as the Young LGV Drivers Scheme. Road Safety Minister David Jamieson says:"I am delighted with the progress we are making But we are not complacent. Road safety is everyone's responsibility and we need to make all road users aware of how they can contribute to mak
ing our roads safer for everyone."
• Across the world, more than a million people are killed and 50 million are injured every year in road accidents, according to the World Health Organisation.
It estimates that these figures will increase by 65% over the next 20 years unless there is anew commitment to prevention.