Lawford Kidd's Blog

Scotland's Chief Statistician has announced the release of Key Scottish Safety Camera Statistics 2010. This publication reports statistics relating to road traffic casualties and offences at safety camera sites (speed cameras and red-light cameras) in Scotland.

The latest figures released by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) have shown that the message to motorists about the dangers of driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs does not appear to be getting through.

Recent research from Ireland has shown that children aged 3 - 7 years are over three times more likely to have an accident that results in a personal injury claim than infants aged 3 or less. The study, carried out by InjuriesBoard.ie, also found that childhood accidents were more than twice as likely to occur in April and August, than in December, making these the most dangerous and safest months respectively.

Motorists are being warned to insure their vehicles ahead of a new crackdown to tackle the menace of uninsured driving and reduce the number of road traffic accidents.