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| MP Wins Road Safety Award |
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Tags: driving | Press Release | safety
| Thursday, 22 January 2009 16:51 |
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Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, last night received the Parliamentary National Campaigner of the Year Award from the road safety charity, BRAKE, for his work in campaigning to stop the carnage of young people on UK roads. Speaking at the awards ceremony at Westminster, the MP paid tribute to the Lancashire Telegraph’s "Wasted Lives" campaign which had thrown a spotlight on the dangers posed by young drivers. The MP has called for urgent Government action to tackle young driver deaths. The MP claims the problem is "almost exclusively" with young men. Speaking from Westminster, the MP said: "We need to introduce a new system of graduated driving licences. It we don’t, some young men will continue to behave behind the wheel as if they are immortal." The result of the Government’s ‘Learning to Drive’ consultation is expected shortly. |