Government plans may lead to banning over-70s who fail eyesight tests. Proposed measures include lowering the drink-drive limit and enforcing stricter penalties for uninsured driving and not wearing seatbelts. Despite cautious optimism for safer roads, the absence of restrictions on inexperienced drivers with peer passengers is seen as a flaw. Traffic incidents resulted in 1,633 fatalities and nearly 28,000 serious injuries last year, prompting calls for modernized and proactive road safety strategies to tackle stagnant road death figures since 2010.
Motoring groups advocate for stricter road safety laws, including mandatory eyesight tests for older drivers, while pushing for measures to protect younger drivers and passengers.
Current proposals under consideration include lowering the drink-drive limit and introducing tougher penalties for uninsured driving and not wearing seatbelts, prompted by stagnant road safety statistics.
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