Overview

• Ministers expect to publish the detailed road safety strategy this autumn, marking the first comprehensive update since 2006.
• Drivers over 70 would face compulsory eye tests every three years and licence revocation for failures.
• The legal drink-drive limit in England and Wales is due to drop from 35 µg to 22 µg of alcohol per 100 ml of breath.
• Enforcement measures would include penalty points for seatbelt breaches, tougher sanctions for uninsured drivers and roadside saliva tests to prosecute drug-driving.
• The package aims to reverse stagnant casualty figures after last year’s 1,633 deaths and nearly 28,000 serious injuries on Britain’s roads.