VAN MAN WRONG TARGET MR DARLING
25 January 2006 - Safe Speed

DfT announces a welcome £1.3 million pound spend on driver education - butdirects it at the wrong target.

Our White Van Men have an enviable safety record and pose the lowest risk to
pedestrians according to the Department for Transport''s (DfT''s) own figures.

Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign
(www.safespeed.org.uk) said: ''I fail to understand why road safety policy is
not properly driven by the evidence. White van man poses less risk to
pedestrians than even cyclists and is one of the very safest road user
groups.''

''The risk to pedestrians posed by buses is ten times greater.''

''White van man is amongst the worst for speeding but amongst the safest in
terms of crashes. That should really prove to the DfT that they are barking up
the wrong tree once again.''

''Education initiatives are always welcome, but why oh why can''t we land them
where they are most needed?''

www.safespeed.org.uk

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