accidents

Tailgating ranked as the biggest cause of d...

Jun 22, 2022Comments off

Being followed too closely by other drivers is the behaviour that distracts motorists most on Britain’s roads, latest research reveals. A survey commissioned by the

Self-driving car crashes: who should be hel...

Apr 07, 2022Comments off

At the beginning of the year, the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission proposed unprecedented legal reforms on self-driving vehicles

Network Rail urges lorry drivers to ‘...

Nov 16, 2021Comments off

Network Rail has revealed the most-struck railway bridges in the country as it relaunches its ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ campaign, reminding lorry drivers and haulage

UK has second worst road safety progress in...

Jun 21, 2021Comments off

The UK came 31st out of 32 European countries in terms of progress in reducing road deaths over the past 10 years, new statistics have

How many accidents happen on the practical ...

Apr 19, 2021Comments off

A new piece of research from Group 1 Automotive has discovered how many learners have had accidents whilst taking their driving test over the last

Stats provide insight on impact of Covid-19...

Feb 01, 2021Comments off

Despite confirming an expected fall in the number of road deaths, new figures show the overall fatality rate actually increased during the first half of

Rear end collisions down 27% in 2020

Jan 19, 2021Comments off

Rear end collisions fell by a drastic 27% last year, according to analysis by AX of its latest accident data. Although the pandemic meant the overall number

DfT confirms 2019 casualties ‘broadly...

Oct 05, 2020Comments off

Evidence points towards Britain being in a period when the number of road fatalities is ‘broadly stable’ but not falling, the Government has conceded. The

‘No need to speed’ announced as...

Aug 25, 2020Comments off

The theme for UK Road Safety Week 2020 has been announced as ‘No need to speed’, following findings that just a quarter of people think

Accidents in 20mph zones rise nearly 150% i...

Aug 24, 2020Comments off

The number of accidents that happen in 20pmh zones increased by 148% in three years as drivers continue to ignore the slowest speed-restrictions across the