Dead Slow campaign

That this House commends the Dead Slow campaign to secure better equine road safety; notes that horse riders and carriage drivers are under increasing threat of injury and death whilst travelling along the highway; commends the British Horse Society (BHS) for their work with Road Safety Wales and the Welsh Government on various access and equestrian road safety issues; highlights that the BHS are currently working on better education for equestrians with a Ride Safe training scheme while the British Driving Society are promoting a safe carriage drivers scheme; further notes that the Highway Code was modified in 2022 to include guidance for motorists to pass horses at no more than 10mph and to make sure to leave at least two meters distance; also notes that 3,118 incidents were reported to the BHS in 2024, 81% of which occurred due to a vehicle passing by too fast or too closely; and calls on the Government to reinforce the behavioural messages and to make the public aware of the urgent importance of driving carefully around horses.