16 March 2020
Committee to relaunch work on young and novice drivers
Young drivers aged 17-24 account for seven percent of the UK's driving licence holders but are involved in 20% of fatal and serious collisions.
Inquiry relaunched
Concerned about these high collision and casualty rates, the Transport Select Committee returns to its inquiry to scrutinise the Government's actions to reduce the risks of young and novice drivers being involved in a road traffic collision.
This inquiry was first launched at the end of the last Parliament. The Committee received almost 60 pieces of written evidence from road safety campaigners, driving organisations, police representatives and individual members of the public, some with first-hand experience of this issue. The Committee thanks all those who contributed and will include this evidence in the revived inquiry.
Terms of reference
The Committee invites written evidence on the reasons why young and novice drivers are at a higher risk of being involved in a road traffic collision, and what the Government can do to reduce these risks. This could include the use of telematic devices, proposals for a system of probation or Graduated Driver Licensing, or changes to training and testing for new drivers.
Oral evidence
The first public evidence session scheduled to take place on Wednesday 25 March, with evidence from the RAC Foundation; road safety charity, Brake; and TRL, a global centre for innovation in transport and mobility, has now been postponed. A new date will be announced in due course.
(This call for written evidence has now closed.)