Road Traffic Accidents: Glasgow Follows Edinburgh in Introduction of 20mph Zones
New 20mph zones have been introduced in Glasgow as the city follows Edinburgh’s lead in attempting to reduce the number of road traffic accidents and injuries to vulnerable road users. Edinburgh announced that a speed limit would be put in place in some areas of the city centre in March 2015 and Glasgow has now introduced a […]
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 […]
65% Reduction in Whiplash Claim Legal Costs as Bogus Claims Fall
A survey from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has found that the legal costs for making third party whiplash-type injury claims has fallen by 65%. According to the IFoA, the introduction of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2013 has not only led to a reduction in the cost of legal fees, […]
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 […]
Is Driving Part of Your Job? Occupational Road Accidents Remain a Problem in the UK
The number of road deaths and serious injuries involving at-work drivers and riders in the United Kingdom shows that improving occupational road safety should be priority. These were the findings of a recently compiled strategic review into the management of occupational road risk, which was undertaken by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) together with the Centre for Transport Studies at […]
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 […]
Road traffic accident fatalities fall across EU
The number of people dying in road traffic accidents across Europe fell by 9% in 2012, according to new figures released by the European Commission (EC). This drop means that the number of road traffic fatalities is now at its lowest level since the data was first collected. A landmark year for road safety Vice-President […]
Drivers urged to ‘GO 20’
A campaign launched at the start of Road Safety Week is appealing to drivers and authorities in Scotland to GO 20, to bring about a 2012 legacy of safe walking and cycling. Brake, the road safety charity, is appealing to drivers to slow down to 20mph or below in communities, and calling for widespread 20mph […]
Thousands of casualties caused by poor driver vision
A recent report commissioned by insurer RSA has found that road crashes caused by poor driver vision result in an estimated 2,900 casualties and cost £33 million per year. Brake and RSA are calling for the numberplate test to be replaced with a requirement for drivers to have a proper vision test with a qualified […]
