IAM Calls for Action over Pedestrian Injuries
Around 18,000 pedestrians were injured in an accident involving a vehicle in the last full year, according to new analysis by road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). The charity is calling for an even greater focus on pedestrian protection to make cars safer and raise awareness of the risks. The figures come from a […]
Child Pedestrians are at Increased Risk on Scotland’s Roads
Child pedestrians are two and a half times more likely than adults to be injured in road accidents, according to new figures from the Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH). Although accident rates are falling, more child and adult pedestrians are injured in road traffic accidents in deprived areas compared with more affluent areas. Over the […]
