Overview
- The package brands the vehicle-technology pledge as Dev’s Law and will require autonomous emergency braking in all new vehicles alongside 17 other safety features such as lane-keeping assistance.
- The government will establish a Road Safety Investigation Branch to study collision patterns and inform prevention.
- Ministers set targets to cut deaths and serious injuries by 65% by 2035, with a 70% goal for children under 16.
- Measures also focus on behaviour and resilience, including tougher action on drink and drug driving, improved learner training, and mandatory eye tests for older motorists.
- Enforcement will target illegal “ghost” number plates, uninsured vehicles and cars without a valid MOT, with officials and campaigners saying the strategy could save thousands of lives.