Memorandum from Mrs Patricia Heathfield
(RS 03)
CYCLISTS
1. Riding on pavement which is hazardous
to pedestrians.
2. Riding without lights on bicycle during
darkness.
MOTORISTS
1. That the minimum legal driving age be
raised to 18 years of age.
2. That the maximum legal driving age is
set at 80 years of age because today's demanding road conditions
require total concentration and observation of all situations.
3. That disabled drivers are given periodic
observation of their driving ability.
4. That cars driven by provisional learner
drivers have their headlights on while being taught to drive to
alert other road users of their status.
5. That more attention is drawn to the rule
where motorists must drive with headlights on when day light conditions
require this. It is not uncommon to witness many motorists who
have no lights on at all during bad day light, worse, I may add,
at this time of year. I have heard that the new Ford Fiesta has
a light sensor which turns car lights on during bad day light
conditions. Further, should it be law like, I believe, in Scandinavian
countries where drivers have to use headlights continuously day
and night while the vehicle is being driven? I feel that this
would help road safety tremendously if this law was passed for
UK drivers as car headlights are far easier to seen when displayed
on moving vehicles even during sunny weather conditions.
These are my personal observations which I hope
the committee will find constructive in their inquiry into road
safety conditions. I have not made my views public elsewhere and
give my consent for the Committee to use my comments in any way
they may wish.
January 2008
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