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• Drivers will be consulted in December on the government's
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review of road traffic offences for bad driving, which began last week.
The review will cover all levels of bad driving and develop radical proposals for changes to the prosecution and punishment for this type of crime.
Home Office minister Baroness Scotland says: The impact of serious bad driving Is often underestimated. This kind of crime can be devastating for victims and their families, and a significant threat to the security of our communities. It Is vital the criminal justice system reflects the needs of the victims of these crimes as much as it provides for the trial and sentencing of offenders."
Most recent government figures show there were 313,309 casualties in road traffic accidents in 2001—a fall of 2% on the year before—and 3,405 deaths, a 1% rise on 2000.
The review will look at ways of updating the law on serious driving offences, particularly where death or injury results. Included in the scope of the review are careless driving, dangerous driving, causing death by careless driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and causing death by dangerous driving.
Also to be considered will be the role of manslaughter in dealing with serious cases of bad driving that result in death. These will take into account government proposals for changes to the law on corporate manslaughter.