article_snippet: Official figures were compiled by Labour, which warned that reckless drivers were ‘getting away with it’ and blamed cuts to the police front line.
article_snippet: Shadow roads minister Richard Burden said: ‘Road users have had enough of reckless drivers getting away with Road users.
article_snippet: Under the Conservative-led Government progress on road safety is slowing while more and more drivers go unpunished for dangerous and drink driving.
article_snippet: Suzette Davenport said the rise in offending meant tougher punishments were needed, and accused ministers of failing to act for fear of offending voters.
article_snippet: Miss Davenport, who speaks for the Association of Chief Police Officers on road issues, told the BBC on Sunday: