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£23m reduction in road safety budgets 'makes no sense'

The Institute of Advanced Motorists has criticised councils in England for cutting road safety budgets by a total of £23m last year.

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has criticised councils in England for cutting road safety budgets by a total of £23m last year.

In a new report, the pressure group said local authorities had cut road safety budgets by an average of 15%, compared with just 6% for other council services.

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