2009 June | Personal Injury Blog

30.06.2009

Fine for not wearing seatbelt doubled to £60

Posted by Neil Worrall

From today motorists and passengers face fines of £60 as a deterrent for minor safety offences In the latest safety initiative by the government, the penalty fines for not wearing a seatbelt will rise from £30 to £60 from today. The penalty for motorists who have deliberately disguised or altered their number plates has also doubled to £60, as a reaction to concerns from the police that their warnings are going… read more

26.06.2009

Fatal road accidents “lowest since records began”

Posted by Neil Worrall

14% fall in number of people killed in road accidents in 2008 Encouraging news from the government has revealed another drop in the number of people killed in accidents on the road. 2,538 people lost their lives on UK roads in 2008, which is the lowest figure since records began back in 1926. The 14% reduction comes on the back of less impressive news from the European Road Assessment Programme about… read more

25.06.2009

Over half of UK A-roads “not safe” according to European study

Posted by Neil Worrall

Experts warn of design failings leading to accident hotspots A major study of Britain’s 28,000 numbered roads and motorways has revealed that over half of the A-road network rated either neutral or poor in terms of safety. The story was reported on the BBC website today. The study, conducted by the European road assessment programme (EuroRAP) found that in addition to 58% of A-roads failing the assessment, a quarter of the motorway… read more

19.06.2009

Inquests due into fatal Grayrigg and Potters Bar railway crashes

Posted by Neil Worrall

Government declines request for public enquiry into accidents The government has announced plans to hold 2 separate inquests into the fatal train crashes at Grayrigg in Cumbria in 2007 and at Potters Bar in 2002, despite calls from families of the victims for a joint public enquiry into both accidents. Between the two crashes, 8 people died and over 150 were injured. Relatives had been calling for a joint inquiry to… read more

18.06.2009

Call to fix road accident black spots in Bradford area

Posted by Neil Worrall

Councillor demands action to curb road accident deaths I read an interesting article recently about a Bradford councillor who was calling on the government to provide more money for road safety schemes in a bid to cut the number of road traffic accidents in her town. Bradford and the wider Yorkshire area currently sees one of the highest accident rates in the country for serious injuries and fatalities. New data from the… read more

17.06.2009

£300,000 falling tree injury claim may “open doors”

Posted by Neil Worrall

Compensation claim could have widespread implications A claim launched by a teacher from East Sussex could have widespread implications for people injured on publicly-owned land. Doreen Prior was injured by a falling tree branch whilst on a country walk. She has launched a £300,000 claim for compensation against the Environment Agency, accusing the agency of breaching its duty to ensure the public can safely use its land. Mrs Prior had been out… read more

12.06.2009

Merseyside train accident on the Liverpool/Preston railway line

Posted by Neil Worrall

Passengers have lucky escape after train leaves rails near Liverpool Authorities on Merseyside are breathing a sigh of relief after a train derailment in Liverpool that could have turned into a major accident left only 1 person with minor injuries. The accident happened on the railway line between Liverpool and Preston, when a train travelling from Blackpool towards Liverpool Lime Street Station came off the rails last night, leaving the 39 passengers… read more

Archive for June, 2009

Fine for not wearing seatbelt doubled to £60

Fatal road accidents “lowest since records began”

Over half of UK A-roads “not safe” according to European study

Inquests due into fatal Grayrigg and Potters Bar railway crashes

Call to fix road accident black spots in Bradford area

£300,000 falling tree injury claim may “open doors”

Merseyside train accident on the Liverpool/Preston railway line