Roads minister Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, has directed the Department for Transport to draw up a new Road Safety Statement that aims to reduce road casualties among young people, rural road users, motorcyclists and older road users.

The government has confirmed it will introduce a new two-year action plan to improve safety for the most vulnerable road users.

Mr Norman said these groups were often “overrepresented in road casualty statistics”, and that he wanted drivers “to continue to enjoy the mobility that driving offers, but to do so safely”.