Road safety strategy must go further, says PCC

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The police and crime commissioner (PCC) for Warwickshire, whose 16-year-old relative died in a car crash, has welcomed new road safety measures launched by the government, but said they did not go far enough. Philip Seccombe said the new guidance set ambitious targets, but ignored measures such as graduated or progressive driving licences, which would place restrictions on newly-qualified motorists. Matilda "Tilly" Seccombe, the PCC's second cousin, was one of three teenagers killed in a crash near Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, in April 2023. A Department for Transport spokesperson said: "Every death on our roads is a tragedy and we continue to work tirelessly to improve road safety."