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Chamber and committees

Road Safety Week 2020

  • Submitted by: Clare Adamson, Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 November 2020
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Motion reference: S5M-23372

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.


Supported by: Tom Arthur, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Neil Findlay, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, John Mason, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Colin Smyth, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Sandra White