MP Terry Jermy highlights a troubling rise in road incidents in Norfolk, with fatalities and serious injuries increasing sharply, particularly on rural roads where deaths are ten times higher than on motorways. He emphasizes the urgent need for improved road safety measures, welcoming the Government’s new Road Safety Strategy—the first in a decade—which aims to reduce these incidents. Jermy also advocates for enhanced protections for horse riders, citing personal stories and statistics that reveal frequent accidents and insufficient legal enforcement, contributing to a decline in rural horse riding.

Jermy points to deteriorating road conditions due to budget cuts as a major factor in unsafe rural roads, which often lack cycle lanes, pavements, or bridleways and feature narrow, blind bends. He praises the Government’s recent £280 million funding boost for Norfolk’s road repairs as a critical step toward safer roads. Overall, he calls for a shift in road safety priorities to protect all rural road users and hopes the new strategy and investment will reverse the alarming trends in Norfolk.