That this House notes that the number of secondary school students who walk to school has declined from 61 per cent. in 1975 to 53 per cent. today; further notes that the morning school run causes 20 per cent. of rush hour traffic; believes that there are greener and healthier ways of travelling to school than driving; welcomes the Government's 'THINK!' campaign to promote road safety and its commitment to cutting child deaths and serious injuries by 50 per cent.; and encourages all secondary schools to join the 1000 who are already taking part in the RAC's Grass Routes Challenge which seeks to encourage pupils to development their own safer, greener and healthier school travel plans.

That this House notes that the number of secondary school students who walk to school has declined from 61 per cent. in 1975 to 53 per cent. today; further notes that the morning school run causes 20 per cent. of rush hour traffic; believes that there are greener and healthier...

That this House congratulates Brake, the road safety organisation, on its success in raising the profile of road safety by encouraging 6,000 schools and companies to run road safety initiatives in Road Safety Week 2000; welcomes the Government's 'THINK!' campaign, which aims to co-ordinate road safety initiatives by various organisations but believes that more can be done in the field of road safety education, enforcement and engineering to save the 70 lives lost each week on United Kingdom roads; and urges the Government to invest more money in such measures in order to meet its challenging casualty reduction targets of 40 per cent. in the number of people killed or seriously injured and 50 per cent. in the number of children killed and seriously injured in road accidents as soon as possible.

That this House congratulates Brake, the road safety organisation, on its success in raising the profile of road safety by encouraging 6,000 schools and companies to run road safety initiatives in Road Safety Week 2000; welcomes the Government's 'THINK!' campaign, which aims to co-ordinate road safety initiatives by various organisations...

That this House acknowledges that country lanes are an important feature of the countryside; expresses concern that traffic on rural roads is forecast to grow by more than 50 per cent. over the next 25 years; recognises that the car will continue to be the main form of transport despite the Government's welcome investment in rural public transport and promotion of cycling and walking; welcomes its recognition that speeding traffic can create an intimidating environment for local residents, walkers, cyclists and riders; and calls for legislation to lower speed limits on country lanes, the introduction of speed restrictions in all villages and new powers for local authorities to designate quiet lanes where residents, walkers cyclists and horse riders have legal priority over motorists.

That this House acknowledges that country lanes are an important feature of the countryside; expresses concern that traffic on rural roads is forecast to grow by more than 50 per cent. over the next 25 years; recognises that the car will continue to be the main form of transport despite...

That this House recognises that a significant proportion of all road accidents resulting in death or serious injury is caused by sleepiness; notes the human misery caused by fatal road accidents, which cost around one million pounds each; further notes at least 1 per cent. of the United Kingdom adult population has a medical cause for sleepiness; acknowledges the Royal College of Physicians' observation that untreated sleep apnoea sufferers may have driving impairments comparable with other drivers well over the legal alcohol limit; acknowledges that sleep apnoea is readily treatable with a machine costing ??300 which lasts 10 years; welcomes the launch of the British Sleep Foundation whose aims are to increase the public and professional understanding of sleep-related disorders, to reduce the incidence of driving accidents and other health and safety problems related to insufficient sleep and untreated sleep disorders and to advocate public policy change which promotes education, research and NHS treatment; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to fully support the aims of the British Sleep Foundation.

That this House recognises that a significant proportion of all road accidents resulting in death or serious injury is caused by sleepiness; notes the human misery caused by fatal road accidents, which cost around one million pounds each; further notes at least 1 per cent. of the United Kingdom adult...