Government 'cannot claim credit for drop in road deaths'

The Department for Transport's (DfT) announcement that the number of people killed on UK roads, including those with modified car policies, fell below 3,000 last year has been welcomed by the Association of British Drivers (ABD).

However, the organisation insists that more could be done to reduce the total even further.

It states advances in car design have played a significant part in reducing the death toll and adds manufacturers deserve praise for this.

The ABD claims that to reduce the numbers of people killed further requires road safety policy to focus on aspects of dangerous road use.

Most accidents occur when vehicles are traveling slowly near a junction and are not related to speeding, it adds.

Brian Gregory, the ABD chairman, said: "The DfT cannot claim any responsibility for this reduction. For decades they have resisted advice to improve road user training and to tackle dangerous driving, recklessness and car theft."

The ABD was founded in 1992 by Mr Gregory and a group of fellow drivers from across the UK.

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