ROAD SAFETY WEEK 2018

That this House welcomes National Road Safety Week 2018 running from 19 to 25 November 2018 co-ordinated by Brake, the road safety charity; further welcomes the fact that thousands of community groups, schools, emergency services, hospitals, voluntary sector organisations and leading companies will be holding events as part of the week to raise awareness about road safety; notes that cyclists and motorcyclists are amongst the most vulnerable road users and combined made up a quarter of all road deaths in 2017; further notes the importance of 2018's theme Bike Smart; and supports the efforts of Road Safety Week to raise awareness about how everyone, from policy makers to drivers and riders themselves, can protect the safety of cyclists and motorcyclists.