Recognition of horses and riders together as a vulnerable road user partnership — 16 signatures. Status: rejected.
We call on the Government to recognise a ridden or carriage horse and their rider, together as the vulnerable road user following a road traffic collision or road incident, rather than treating the horse solely as property.
Horses and their riders are uniquely vulnerable on our roads. When a ridden horse is involved in a road traffic collision, the horse takes the full contact of the collision. The impact on the horse and their rider should be considered together. Recognising the ridden horse and rider as one, and as a vulnerable road user together, would reflect the reality of that partnership and ensure the horse is not considered as only property when collisions are investigated and recorded.
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