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RELATED NEWS:  

20mph zone in Portsmouth found to be ineffective [5th October 2010]

Quad bike riders should be made to wear helmets according to health professionals [4th August 2010]

Residents on a London estate call for learner drivers to be prevented from using it [13th July 2010]

Longer winter evening daylight would reduce road casualties and improve lifestyles [30th June 2010]

Braking problems with Toyotas hybrid vehicles leads to a world wide recall [13th February 2010]

Calls for more average speed cameras to help reduce carbon emissions [1st February 2010]

2009 archived news:

Bus accident driver fails to attend court [9th December 2009] Tyre safety check using a 20p that could save your life [7th October 2009] Research shows most women buying a new car view safety as the top priority [17th September 2009] Churchill Car Insurance analysis finds computer engineers the worst group of drivers [10th September 2009] Charity the Institute for Advanced Motorists (IAM) have appointed a new Chairman [6th September 2009] To crackdown on dangerous foreign vehicles on Britain's road VOSA needs more power [24th August 2009] First's bus drivers to be monitored by an electronic system [10th August 2009] Fine doubles for drivers caught without their seatbelts on [2nd August 2009] One in seven of Britain's drivers have a phobia of motorways [27th July 2009] Road accident repaired vehicle still safe when repaired at BSI Kitemark certified repair centres [29th June 2009] Drivers warned about drinking and driving on hot summer days and the morning after nights out [4th June 2009] Despite DfT efforts EU truck accidents increase [12th May 2009] The government has unveiled proposals to reduce road accidents beyond 2010 [21st March 2009] Judge rules cyclists must wear helmets or take their share of blame for any head injuries if they are in an accident, even if it was not their fault [20th March 2009] Is it safer to turn off mobile phones and hands free kits altogether [10th March 2009] Middle aged drivers can show a dangerous disregard for road safety through poor eyesight [20th February 2009] Increase in HGVs ordered of Britain's roads last year being blamed on foreign drivers [3rd February 2009] Clinics to assess child car seat suitability are being run by Tayside Police [19th January 2009] Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) could reduce road accident fatalities and injuries [2nd January 2009]

2008 archived news:

Fatal crash driver tried to avoid the accident using Top Gear's advice [16th December 2008] Government road safety paper recommends six penalty points for those  20mph or more above the speed limit [20th November 2008] Auto-dimming technology in rear-view mirrors should help reduce night time car accidents [12th November 2008] Call for more rail freight to be used to reduce HGV accidents [23rd October 2008] Urban road safety to be targeted at this years European Road Safety Day [10th October 2008] Two men jailed for deception in helping obtain other people driving licences [1st September 2008] Law abiding motorists paying an extra £31 yearly because of uninsured drivers [23rd August 2008] Sat nav putting road safety at risk [30th July 2008] Rural roads are found to be more dangerous to motorists than motorways or duel carriageways [6th July 2008] Warning about the importance of tyre checks on caravans before towing [21st June 2008] The RAC warns of the dangers of buying used cars [16th May 2008] Whiplash injuries should begin to fall if the steady improvement in car seats and head restraints continues [1st May 2008] Air bags could panic people in collisions because they don't know what to expect [21st April 2008] Working drivers are more likely to be involved in a road accident through tailgating or speeding [14th April 2008] Holes on English and Welsh roads reach record high [2nd April 2008] Stormy weather highlights the importance of tyre safety [18th March 2008] March tyre safety campaign aimed at motorcycles and scooters [17th March 2008] THINK! hope to raise awareness of the dangers of using mobiles while driving with survey marking anniversary of fines increase [11th March 2008] 23 million increasing the risk of road accidents by not fixing vehicle faults quickly [25th February 2008] Youngsters increasing the risk of road accidents by distracting drivers [19th February 2008] Drivers need to improve their vision in wet conditions and change wiper blades more frequently [15th February 2008] Police in Yorkshire are clamping down on uninsured drivers [10th February 2008] RAC get top award in accident management category [28th January 2008] Uninsured driver numbers receding [20th January 2008] Sentencing guidelines for death by careless or inconsiderate driving are too lenient say the families of victims [13th January 2008] Cheaper car insurance for low mileage drivers on pay as you drive policies [2nd January 2008]

2007 archived news:

Bump and runs involving parked vehicles committed by around 10% of drivers [8th December 2007] Dirty vehicles increasing accident risk [26th November 2007] Fatigued drivers can perform as badly as drink drivers [25th November 2007] Electronic car insurance policy issuing welcomed by insurers [22nd November 2007] EU drivers causing thousands of road accidents [20th November 2007] Increase in motorway speed limits called for [12th November 2007] UK's uninsured drivers is a big problem [7th November 2007] Driver severe weather alerts [4th November 2007] "Shocking" government hit and run figures [21st October 2007] Motorists dislike speed humps the most [10th October 2007] Road accident statistics for 2006 [7th July 2007] Eating Whilst driving will get you into serious trouble! [20th March 2007] Drink Drive laws toughened [1st March 2007] Motorcyclist seeks compensation from youngster playing "chicken" [1st January 2007]      

Useful external web links: Walk to school website - Living Streets pedestrians association - list of police authorities in the UK - Highway Code - Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents