Local authority part liable for road traffic accident A local authority who fails to maintain roadside verges may be partly liable for injuries in a road traffic accident, that’s the latest news from an appeal case in West Sussex. The accident in question involved a woman who had lost control of her car in frosty conditions early one morning on an A road in the area.  On a narrow section of the… read more

Only half of motorways reach road accident safety standard according to report The majority of England’s roads are failing to reach the top safety rating, according to a report by the Road Safety Foundation – the UK arm of the European Road Assessment Programme.  The study found that many stretches of motorways and major A-roads across the country do not have adequate protection for drivers who run off the road. Road traffic… read more