The Police Foundation has published a new ‘The Future of Roads Policing’ report to help end avoidable casualties on the road.

The report argues that there needs to be a greater accountability for road safety and that police and crime commissioners should be required to set out a road safety plan in their areas

The report sets out five key recommendations to government, the police and the public to support the critical mission of improving road safety and working towards a future where there are no deaths on UK roads.

In the report, The Police Foundation argues that there needs to be a greater accountability for road safety and that police and crime commissioners should be required to set out a road safety plan in their areas.

It also calls for a new Road Safety Commissioner, who would act as a champion for road safety across the government and beyond.

DriveTech, which supported the report, has welcomed its publication.

Charlie Norman, managing director at DriveTech, said: “Deaths on our roads are avoidable. However, they will only be avoided when there is a national plan where everyone works together to ensure the safety of all road users. The five recommendations shared by The Police Foundation, will go a long way to reducing the number of road deaths each year, we now need to ensure that these recommendations are implemented and followed.”

Edmund King, president at DriveTech parent company, the AA, summarised what needs to happen for our roads to be safe.

“We need more cops in cars. Drivers have a high level of acceptance for speed cameras. Other problems such as drink driving, tailgating, etc cannot be caught by cameras, so we need police on the roads for this. We need five-star drivers in five-star cars on five-star roads. Most importantly – we need serious leadership.”

To download the report, click here.