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As with other age groups, rural roads pose a particular risk for young drivers, with...

Conclusion
As with other age groups, rural roads pose a particular risk for young drivers, with three quarters of young driver fatalities taking place on those roads. We welcome the Department’s 2019 commitment to establish a Rural Roads Working Group although it is unsatisfactory that, by October 2020, that group had still not met.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government Acknowledged
The Rural Roads Working Group was placed on hold in November 2020 as Department resourcing prioritised COVID and Brexit/Winter Response work. To this end, all work on the Working Group has been officially paused.
Addressee Bodies
Department for Transport
Timeline
Recommendation age 5.2 yrs
Report published 02 Mar 2021