Last week, the Police and Crime Commissioner welcomed partners from the Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership to Trident College to share their thoughts on the Government’s Road Safety Strategy consultations.

Earlier this year, the long-awaited document was published with a series of consultations currently open for anyone to have their say on the proposals.

The event on Thursday 5 March bought together partners with experience in road safety to hear inputs from experts and share their views on some of the questions put forward by the Government.

The inputs and topics covered were:

• Warwickshire Police’s enforcement on our roads, by Chief Inspector Jem Mountford
• Minimum learning periods for novice drivers, from driving instructor Claire Hancock and Knowledgeablee Instructor Training’s Lee Jowett
• Mandatory eye tests for those aged 70 and above, led by Road Safety and Older Drivers Consultant Rob Heard
• Lowering the permitted blood alcohol level, from Lisa Erlandsen from the Alcohol Health Alliance
• Reforms to motorcycletraining, testing and licencing, with Craig Carey-Clinch from the National Motorcyclists Council and Paul Morgan from the British Motorcyclists Federation

The views shared following these inputs from Warwickshire agencies are being collated to inform the partnership’s consultation response, with the support of Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership Co-Ordinator Fay Cannon.

Reflecting on the event, the Commissioner said: “My thanks go to all of those who took time out of their day to attend this event and share their views on the many topics put forth from the Government’s strategy.

“As Chair of the Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership and APCC Co-Lead for Road Safety, I am committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s voice is heard within this consultation to influence the policy makers, so that this strategy can deliver on making our roads safer for everyone.”