Cyclist Obtains £100,000 Following Colission with Motorbike
A cyclist who was forced to quit his job due to life changing injuries has been awarded £100,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement. 48-year-old Heath Marshall was left with a serious skull fracture and leg injuries following a crash involving a motorbike. He also suffered post-traumatic stress disorder as well as experiencing flashbacks of the incident. […]
Luxury Cars “More Likely” to be involved in Road Traffic Accident
A new study has revealed that luxury vehicles are more likely to be involved in road traffic accidents than Smart cars and other similar models. According to the latest data, Smart cars have the lowest “at fault” insurance claim rate out of any model. Between July 2014 and June 2015, vehicles such as the Smart car only registered 78.6 […]
Google’s Futuristic “Driverless Cars” Involved in 11 Crashes Since 2009
Google’s self-driving cars have been involved in at least eleven road accidents since they were introduced in 2009, however, according to the technology giants, the accidents have been a result of other drivers crashing into the smart cars. According to Google, the vast majority of incidents have occurred when drivers hit the back of the smart cars […]
Increase in Road Casualties
Road safety organisations have expressed disappointment at the latest road traffic casualty figures published by the Department of Transport, which show that deaths and serious injuries on UK roads increased by 4% in the year ending September 2014, with deaths up by 1%. In response to the figures, road safety charity Brake has called on all political parties to […]
Drivers Risk Lives to Correct Sat-Nav Mistakes
As many as one in seven (15%) drivers who use a sat-nav admit making illegal or risky manoeuvres to correct mistakes when following sat-nav instructions, putting themselves and other road users at risk of a devastating crash. The survey by road safety charity Brake and Direct Line also found that: Through its drive smart campaign, Brake is calling […]
Report Reveals Fall in Road Casualty Figures
Recent figures from the Department for Transport have revealed a fall of 2% in the number of road deaths in 2013, compared to 2012. Figures are apparently now at their lowest level since national records began in 1926. According to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), the figures show that in 2013: “We welcome the overall decrease in road […]
Scottish Road Traffic Accidents: New Safety Guide Launched by RoSPA
A new guide, which is aimed at reducing road traffic accidents in Scotland, has been published by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The step-by-step guide, which will help councillors in Scotland to prevent road tragedies, was compiled after RoSPA joined forces with Transport Scotland. Whilst the new guide is primarily aimed […]
How Safe Are Scotland’s Roads?
Roads in Scotland are becoming safer, according to recently released statistics from Transport Scotland. The statistics cover reported road accidents where one or more people were killed or injured in 2013. Although the figured are only provisional (final figures are due to be published later in the year), the majority of the findings are encouraging for Scottish […]
Calls for Scotland’s drivers to stay sober
Brake, the road safety charity, is calling on Scotland’s drivers to commit to staying stone cold sober if driving home from Christmas festivities, to avoid causing devastating casualties. The call comes as Police Scotland’s annual drink and drug driving enforcement campaign kicks off. The month long campaign sees forces across Scotland stepping up checks to catch […]
Injuries Board awards €157m for motor accidents in 2012
Friday is the most dangerous day of the week for road accidents that result in personal injury claims and November has the highest award frequency, according to an analysis of 2012 motor liability awards released by the Irish Injuries Board. The Injuries Board delivered compensation of €157.2m for motor liability awards in 2012 which represents a 2.2% increase on […]
