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Horsham Mama calls for new young driver rules after the son's death

Horsham Mama calls for new young driver rules after the son's death

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Lucinda Adam

BBC Sussex, political reporter

Jane Radford in this close -up selfie picture we see the teenager on the left and his mother Jane on the right. Will has short dark brown hair. Jane has long light brown hair with a edge and wears glasses with a black frame. She wears a necklace with a white trailer. Jane Radford

Radford passed his test three months after his 17th birthday, but died a month later

A mother whose son died only one month after completing his driving test in a car accident demanded stricter rules for young new drivers.

Radford passed his test three months after his 17th birthday and died on June 13th last year after he had lost control of his car and worked with an oncoming vehicle.

His mother Jane Radford now wants to expand the driver's driver's deadline, a ban on new drivers between the ages of 17 and 19, “peer-aging passengers” for six months and for the motorway and rural road experience that should be included in the lessons.

The Ministry of Transport reported that it recognizes the increased risks for young people on the streets, but is not “not considered if they consider graded driving licenses”.

Jane Radford wants to smile at Radford with a medal. He has short dark hair and wears a black T-shirt with a blue medal tape.Jane Radford

Will Radford was an enthusiastic judo competitor and rugby player.

Will gave a friend home from college when he lost control when he approached a right bend on the A281 Brighton Road in Horsham.

His car turned and crossed the road before it was hit by a vehicle that drove in the opposite direction.

Will was ejected from the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries. He was flown to St. George's Hospital in London, but died three days later.

Ms. Radford from Horsham said that he passed his test “too quickly” just three months after his birthday.

“He was not learned to drive on rural roads,” she said, “and he was wearing a passenger, talking to his passenger, and I thought that his death could have been prevented.”

Ms. Radford said her son “was a beautiful, Grand heart boy, he was nice and popular and intelligent”.

She added: “He was the kind of son that they could be very proud of. He was also an organ donor and his organs went to four other people.”

Jane Radford Will Radford is left and wears a dark blue suit with a white shirt and a red tie. In the middle, his grandmother laughs when she looks up at him. She has white curly hair and wears a patterned sweater over a white shirt. On the right father, Will's father has gray hair and wears a gray suit and a vest with a white shirt and a brown tie.Jane Radford

Will's family described him as a large, friendly and intelligent boy.

Ms. Radford said that graded driving licenses would avoid new, young drivers, avoid the distractions and the temptation to “show”.

The chief of police Constable from Sussex, Jo Shiner, who is also the British Senior Roads Policing Officer, supports graded driving licenses and plans to meet Ms. Radford.

“I am determined that police work and our partners will do everything possible to promote safer behavior among boys and beginners,” she said.

Studies in the AA estimates have the completion of driving licenses 58 human lives every year and at least 260 serious injuries.

In a statement, the Ministry of Transport said: “Every death on the streets is a tragedy.

“We are determined to tackle this, also through our thinking!

Restrictions for young new drivers who carry passengers in the first few months after their test already exist exist in Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

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