Police Release Accident Statistics
Pedestrians account for half the number of deaths recorded on Kenyan roads. This is according to the latest report released by the traffic ...
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Car insurance up in the clouds One in five are involved in a crash during their first year on the road, and if you're male the numbers look even worse. Male drivers under the age of 21 are 10 times more likely to have a car accident than male drivers aged 35 or over, |
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Car leasing news: Uninsured driver statistics revealed Some 3.3 million motorists in the UK have been involved in an accident with an uninsured driver, which sometimes means that they or their car leasing firm has to foot the bill. This was discovered through research conducted by Direct Line and road |
Driver error is 13 times more dangerous than breaking the speed limit, report ...
Road safety experts described such inattention as 'shocking'. Driving at an 'inappropriate speed for the conditions' — even when strictly within the legal limit — also contributes to more accidents than speeding, detailed analysis of accident data
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Car accident claims In the UK in 2009 (the most recent year for which statistics are available) there were a total of 163554 road accidents involving personal injuries. If you were unlucky enough to be one of the unfortunate people injured in one of these accidents and |
Call of duty: the Army's new recruits
But you could have an accident walking across the road. It's a secure job, and you can't really say that about anywhere else nowadays.' Next to Riddell is Omar Crossgill from Handsworth, who is due to join the Welsh Guards.
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More than 1 million drivers over 80
The latest figures released by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency underline the ageing of Britain’s motoring population. Currently Motorists are required to renew their licence at 70 and then every three years after that.
They do not face a medical examination although their doctor is obliged to inform the DVLA if they believe a patient should give up driving.
However both the current and previous Government have resisted calls for compulsory retesting of older motorists.
Last month The Daily Telegraph disclosed that there were 2,593 drivers aged 90 and above with penalty points on their licence.
There have been calls for older frail motorists to be banned from motorways, while still being allowed to drive on their local roads.
Other proposals from motoring groups have included using larger letters on road signs to make them easier to read.
While the elderly are more likely to sustain serious injuries in a crash, statistics also suggest they are some of the safest motorists on the road with an accident rate three times lower than that of novice drivers aged 17-19.
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