Road Safety Foundation releases fatal accident report
A new report released today by the Road Safety Foundation titled Saving Lives for Less has revealed that the most dangerous 10% of roads in England, Wales and Scotland are responsible for half of all fatal accidents.

The Road safety Foundation, which forms the British arm of the European Road Assessment Programme, looked at 28,000 miles of A-roads and motorways running the… read more

Seven fatal cycling accidents involving bikes and lorries this year
Accident rates amongst motorcyclists and cyclists in London remain high, despite several initiatives aimed to cut the numbers of people killed or injured in collisions with buses, lorries and other road vehicles.  The latest crash happened only this morning and led to the closure of London Bridge, one of the main North-South routes in Central London.

In an accident… read more

Driving instructors have been calling on the government and the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) to rethink part of the new motorcycle test following a number of accidents.  The so called “swerve test” has been blamed for several crashes during tests, in one case leaving a learner motorcyclist with broken bones after they came off their bike.

The test is designed to simulate a manoeuvre to avoid an obstacle or… read more

Tomorrow marks two years since the first United Nations Global Road Safety week held on 23-27 April 2007.  The road safety week was called for by the United Nations to reflect the startling statistic that nearly 1.2 million people around the world are killed in accidents on the road each year and a further 35 million are injured.  In fact, predictions by road safety experts point to a further 17… read more

Treacherous conditions across the UK in the wake of this week’s cold snap have led to a significant rise in the number of accidents reported.  The icy weather, which has seen temperatures drop as low as -11°C in some parts of the country, has caused thousands of accidents both on and off the roads.  Some hospitals have reported emergency admissions 50% above the level expected at this time of year. … read more

The government has unveiled its updated plans to improve road safety for motorcyclists. The new Motorcycling Strategy Action Plan sets out the steps the government will be taking to reduce the number of motorcyclists killed or injured on Britain’s roads.

In the words of Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick, “Motorcyclists are the most vulnerable group on Britain’s roads today. They account for 1% of road traffic, but 20% of… read more