Political correctness
You only have to look at the accident statistics to see that the UK is up with the best of the world, the problem is that we can't offend those in Southern Europe who miss the mark by some distance.
So rather than be shown up by those Brits it is more politicly correct to seek to drag the UK system down to the same low standard.
Its European harmonization of a sort !
It's UKIP for me because the Tory did nothing much to help safeguard the IMCR and other national interests.