Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
Commons · Question 93286 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans there are to improve safety measures on rural A-roads with higher-than-average collision rates.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 25 Nov 2025
The Government recognises that the majority of road fatalities (according to the latest statistics) occurred on rural roads (60%) with fewer fatalities on urban roads (35%) and motorways (5%). Too many people are killed and seriously injured in road traff...