Vote Bundle Text (950120-02)

Amendments proposed to the Road Safety Bill - continued	House of Commons

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Mr Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope

*Clause 18, page 24, line 2, leave out 'Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c.27) and insert 'that Act'.

Mr Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope

*Clause 18, page 24, line 5, after '(a)', insert ', after "ambulance" insert ", military".'.

Mr Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope

*Clause 18, page 24, line 9, at end insert 'or—

(ba) if a serving officer of Her Majesty's Armed Forces has certified in writing within 28 days of the date of any breach of the speed limit that the vehicle was being used for military purposes in the line of duty, or'.

Mr Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope

Clause 21, page 24, line 39, at end insert 'and the offender was not an employee driving a vehicle owned by his employer in connection with his employment.'.

Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire

Clause 22, page 25, line 14, after 'vehicle', insert 'or pedal cycle'.

Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire

Clause 22, page 25, line 18, at end add 'or pedal cycle'.

Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire

Clause 22, page 25, line 23, at end insert 'except in circumstances where a motor vehicle is stationary and the engine is switched off.'.

Mr Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope

*Clause 23, page 26, line 31, leave out '6' and insert '3 to 6.'.

Mr David Jamieson

Schedule 4, page 88, line 24, leave out '125A(3)' and insert '125A(7)'.

Mr David Jamieson

Schedule 4, page 88, line 26, leave out '125ZA(7) ' and insert '125ZA(3)'.

Mr David Jamieson

Schedule 5, page 102, line 9, leave out 'vehicle' and insert 'premises'.

John Thurso
Richard Younger-Ross

*Clause 42, page 47, line 9, at end insert—

'(4A) In subsection 4, after paragraph (b) insert—

(ba)

(ba) a requirement to fit retro-reflective tape complying with ECE 104 to international category vehicles N2 and N3 and on goods trailers under the international classification 03 and 04 newly registered in the UK".'

NEW CLAUSES

Alcohol-prescribed limits

Mr David Kidney
Mr Paul Stinchcombe

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) The Road Traffic Act 1988 (c.52) is amended as follows—

(2) In section 11(2) the meaning of " the prescribed limit" is amended as follows—

(a)	in (a) leave out "35" and insert "22";

(b)	in (b) leave out "80" and insert "50"; and

(c)	in (c) leave out "107" and insert "67".

(3) In section 8(2) leave out "50" and insert "35".'.

Driving under the influence of illegal drugs

Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

'A person who when driving or attempting to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place found to have traces of an illegal drug in his body shall be guilty of an offence.'.

Cycle lights

Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

'A pedal cycle fitted with a flashing or pulsating light shall be deemed to satisfy the lighting requirement if the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989.'.

Causing death or serious injury by negligent driving

Mr Paul Stinchcombe
Mrs Louise Ellman

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) The Road Traffic Act 1988 (c.52) is amended as follows. After section 2A (Meaning of dangerous driving) insert—

Causing death or injury by negligent driving

(1) A person who causes the death of or serious injury to another person by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle negligently on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence.

(2) A person is to be regarded as suffering serious injury if he suffers injury that is life changing or life threatening or both.

Meaning of negligent driving

(1) A person is to be regarded as driving negligently if he drives without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or place."

(2) The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c.53) is amended as follow is.

In Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c.53) (prosecution and punishment of offences: offences under the Traffic Acts), after the entry relating to section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 insert a new entry—

RTA section 2B Causing death or serious injury by negligent driving On indictment 10 years or a fine or both Discretionary Obligatory 3-11'

Duty to ensure safety and access needs

John Thurso
Richard Younger-Ross

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

'Network Rail and the appropriate highway authority shall be under a duty to ensure the safety and access needs (including pedestrians, cyclists, equestrians and people with mobility impairments). In carrying out this duty Network Rail and the appropriate highway authority shall have regard to guidance issued by the appropriate national authority.'.

National speed limit for villages

John Thurso
Richard Younger-Ross

NC7

*To move the following Clause:—

'(1) The Secretary of State shall by regulations made by statutory instrument establish a national speed limit of 30 m.p.h for motor vehicles in villages.

(2) An instrument pursuant to subsection (1) shall be made not later than twelve months after this Act has received Royal Assent.

(3) For the purposes of this section, "village" means a settlement of 20 or more dwellings situated along not less than 600 metres of any highway.'.

Power to impose requirements on traffic authorities as regards protective equipment at level crossings

John Thurso
Richard Younger-Ross

NC8

*To move the following Clause:—

'(1) Section 1 of the Level Crossing Act 1983 (which enables the Secretary of State to make orders as to safety arrangements at level crossings) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2), after paragraph (a), omit "and" and insert—

"(aa)

may impose requirements on any relevant traffic authority as to the provision, maintenance or operation of any such barriers or other protective equipment, including the maintenance or operation of equipment provided before the making of the order; and."

(3) In subsection (6)—

(a)	for "the operator and to each local authority in whose area the level crossing is situated" substitute—

"(a)	the operator;

(b)	each local authority in whose area the level crossing is situated ; and

(c)	in the case of a proposed order which includes a provsion under subsection (2)(aa) above, the relevant traffic authority concerned,"; and

(b)	for "or local authority" substitute ", local authority or relevant traffic authority".

(4) In subsection (8)—

(a)	after "situated" insert "and, in the case of a proposed order which includes a provision under subsection (2)(aa) above, the relevant traffic authority concerned"; and

(b)	in paragraph (b), after "local authority" insert "or the relevant traffic authority concerned".

(5) In subsection (11) (interpretation)—

(a)	in the definition of "protective equipment", after "television equipment", insert ", prescribed device within the meaning of section 20 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (devices for detection of road traffic offences),"

(b)

after the definition of "protective equipment" insert—" 'relevant traffic authority' means a traffic authority in whose area all or part of the level crossing in question is or is proposed to be situtated or any barriers or other protective equipment in question is or are situated or is or are proposed to be situated;" and

(c)	after the definition of "road" insert—" 'road traffic authority' has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984".

(6) This section applies in relation to barriers and other protective equipment provided before, as well as after, this section comes into force.'.

Development potentially affecting traffic over level crossings

John Thurso
Richard Younger-Ross

NC9

*To move the following Clause:—

'The Secretary of State shall make provision by a development order under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to secure that, in any case where proposed development is likely to result in a material increase in the volume, or a material change in the character of traffic, using a highway which is part of a highway network which includes a level crossing over a railway situated within 15 miles of the proposed development, the local planning authority shall be required to consult the operator of the network which includes or consists of the railway in question before granting planning permission for the development.'.

Increase of penalties for failure to comply with traffic lights at level crossings

John Thurso
Richard Younger-Ross

NC10

*To move the following Clause:—

'(1) A person guilty of an offence under section 36(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 consisting of a failure to comply with a traffic sign placed at or near a level crossing indicating that vehicular traffic is not to proceed over the level crossing shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine of level 5 on the standard scale or to both and shall have his licence endorsed with six penalty points.

(2) This section applies in relation to offences committed after the date on which this Act comes into force.'.