Road Safety Bill [HL]

I support this amendment because, like the noble Baroness, Lady Hanham, I am a member of a local authority and can vouchsafe that many road safety schemes in my county are on a waiting list that stretches forward for several years because there are no funds to pay for them. Some road safety measures, such as the deployment of speed-indicator devices that are towed around and show motorists that they are exceeding the speed limit, are quite effective, but we do not have the money to continue to use them next year. There are many small safety schemes for which there is no cash. I am sure that, while motorists would not necessarily be delighted, they would be a lot less resentful about the fines they pay if they saw them funding worthwhile local road-safety schemes.