BBC launches website showing deaths on British roads over past ten years

The BBC has launched a website, as part of the BBC News website, showing deaths on British roads over past ten years.
The website pages explain that for an everyday activity, travelling by road is probably the riskiest thing many of us do on a regular basis.
On average, some seven people are killed every day on [...]

Government advises lower speed limits advised for road accident blackspots

New advice to councils to cut the speed limit on roads with accident blackspots is being published by the government.
Ministers want the national speed limit of 60mph lowered to 50mph on selected main roads in rural areas.
They are advising local authorities to introduce gradually 20mph zones in all residential areas and near schools.
The government says [...]

More drivers are using hand-held mobile phones than before tougher penalties were introduced two years ago

More drivers are using hand-held mobile phones than before tougher penalties were introduced two years ago, the Transport Research Laboratory has said.
It found 2.6% of car drivers used hand-held phones in 2006 – when fines rose to £60 and three points could be added to licences – compared with 2.8% now.
Phone-using drivers are four times [...]

Formula 1’s Lewis Hamilton backs road safety scheme

Formula 1’s Lewis Hamilton backs road safety scheme
A road safety campaign for school children has been launched in Surrey by motor racing star Lewis Hamilton.
The educational scheme for pupils aged 14 to 18 will offer hands-on driving experience and training.
Pupils will also have discussions about the responsibilities of being not only a driver, but also [...]

Hampshire and Isle of Wight safety push to ‘Think Bike’

Hampshire and Isle of Wight safety push to ‘Think Bike’
Deaths or injuries to cyclists and motorcyclists are all too common in the news.
Hampshire Safer Roads Partnership’s ‘Think Bike’ campaign is encouraging road users to take care of themselves and take responsibility for each other.
The campaign is reinforcing the message to two-wheel riders – cyclists, scooter-riders [...]

Target pavement cyclists, say MPs

The government should do more to target “irresponsible behaviour” by cyclists – particularly when they break traffic laws, a committee of MPs has said.
There was some confusion about road laws, including the fact that it is illegal to cycle on pavements, the Public Accounts Committee said.
It was responding to a National Audit Office report on [...]

Women cyclists make up a far higher proportion of deaths involving lorries than men. Why?

Women cyclists make up a far higher proportion of deaths involving lorries than men. Why?
Many of the fatalities involving cyclists happen in collisions with a heavy goods vehicle (HGV). This year, seven of the eight people killed by lorries in London have been women.
Considering that women make only 28% of the UK’s cycling journeys, this [...]

Britain is still “some way behind” other countries in tackling road safety for child pedestrians

Britain is still “some way behind” other countries in tackling road safety for child pedestrians, a spending watchdog says.
The National Audit Office’s report found the UK was the fifth safest globally on the number of road deaths.
But it was 11th out of 24 developed nations on pedestrian deaths and 17th on child pedestrian deaths.
Ministers said [...]

Drug-driving TV advert

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Drug-driving campaign launched in England and Wales

An advertising campaign warning of the risks of driving after taking drugs is being launched in England and Wales.
A TV ad will warn motorists that police can spot signs someone is under the influence of drugs if they are stopped.
The Department for Transport says one in 10 young male drivers admits drug driving and that [...]

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