Older pedestrians are at increased risk of injury on the roads during the month of December, according to recent research. The report, by Direct Line Car Insurance and PACTS (the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety), revealed that there are 20% more deaths and serious injuries amongst those aged 60 and over in December compared to the […]

The lives of refuse workers are regularly being placed at risk by reckless drivers, according to the GMB union. The union, which represents refuse workers, has called for a crackdown on the hundreds of thousands of incidents of dangerous driving every year, which is putting the lives of refuse workers and others with jobs on the public […]

Apprentices are at greater risk of work-based injury than the average worker, new research from Direct Line for Business has revealed. The study found that, on average, there are 13,000 cases of non-fatal injuries among employees aged 16-18 every year, which amounts to 3.6% of all workers in this age group. Across the entire workforce there are […]

The risks to road users caused by distracted driving have been tragically highlighted in a recent case reported in the media. In this case, a lorry driver has received a prison sentence for killing a woman and three children when he crashed into their car because he was looking at his mobile phone. The man had been […]

As many as 40% of young drivers consider themselves to be unsafe on the road, new research by Continental Tyres has found. Road traffic accidents are one of the biggest killers of young people, but according to the research, 47% of drivers in the 17-24 age-group don’t think they are taught enough about how to stay […]