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ADI Grading update Page 6

Grading Survey Page 8

Deregulation Bill Page 10

Abolishing paper part of Driving Licence Page 14

Trainee Licence a good thing? Page 16

Standards Checks appeals process Page 18

DSA free gifts Page 20

Casualty Figures Sept '12 to Sept '13

Below are the latest figures released.

The article is reproduced with permission from Road Safety GB

http://roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/3369.html

Figures released show that road deaths and injuries fell in the 12 months to 30 September 2013, compared with the 12 months ending September 2012.

Road deaths fell by 2%, serious injuries by 6% and all casualties by 7%. Total child casualties fell by 11% and the number of killed or seriously injured (KSI) child casualties fell by 15%.

Traffic levels rose by 1.1% in the same period, meaning that the casualty rate per billion vehicle miles decreased by 7%.

Comparing Q3 2013 with Q3 2012, there was an overall decrease in casualties of 3%. The number of people killed was unchanged at 470, while serious and slight casualties fell by 3% and 4% respectively.