Motion · S5M-23372 · 16 Nov 2020

Road Safety Week 2020

Lodged by Clare Adamson (Scottish National Party) Standard Motion 17 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises that 16 November marks the start of Road Safety Week 2020; notes that this annual event to raise awareness of road safety was started in 1997 by Brake, which is a road safety charity that works to prevent road death or injury, campaigns to make streets and communities safer and supports the victims of road crashes; acknowledges that the theme for 2020 is No Need To Speed; understands that speed contributes to one in five fatal crashes in the UK and that someone is injured on a UK road every four minutes, with vehicle speed playing a part in every crash; commends Road Safety Week for promoting steps that everyone can take to stop needless road deaths and injuries year-round; supports the thousands of schools, organisations and communities that are involved in the event each year; welcomes this year's event, and hopes that it will inspire communities to take action on road safety through promoting lifesaving messages during the week and beyond.

Supporters (17)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.