The Transport Committee is to examine the ambitions and potential effectiveness of the government's new Road Safety Strategy. MPs will also consider evidence on wider issues raised by the strategy, including "speed limit management, road design, safety on rural roads, and lessons from international and UK practice". The Road Safety Strategy announcement included new consultations on minimum learning periods for learner drivers, eye tests for older drivers, and lowering the alcohol limit for driving to help prevent causes of collisions. For too long, progress on road safety has stalled. "We are taking decisive action to make our roads safer for everyone, from new drivers taking their first lessons to older motorists wanting to maintain their independence.