Road Accident In UK

On August 17, 1896, Bridget Driscoll was overthrown and killed by a car in London. The first fatal road accident in Britain involving the driver and passengers of a car, occurred on February 23, 1899. When trying to turn a corner at more than 25 mph car wheels collapsed. The occupants were thrown out and the driver and front passenger dead. Official hoped that this terrible accident would convince motorists to take more care and keep your speed down.



Today, Britain has one of the best road safety records in Europe and worldwide. Despite a massive increase in traffic over the past decades, the number of people killed on the roads has fallen from about 5,500 per year in the mid-1980s to 1,754 in 2012. However, this still means that about five people die on Britain's roads every day.

Unfortunately, driver error remains the most common cause of road accidents.

Speeding:
About 400 people a year are killed in accidents in which someone exceeds the speed limit or driving too fast for conditions.

Drunk Driving
About 280 people die each year in accidents where someone was over the drink drive limit law.

Safety belt
 About 300 lives per year could be saved if everyone always wore a seatbelt.
 
Careless Driving
About 300 deaths a year involve someone being "negligent, reckless or in a hurry", and involve more than 125 "aggressive driving."

At-work:
About a third of fatal traffic accidents involving serious and someone who was at work.
 
Inexperience:
Over 400 people are killed in car accidents involving young drivers aged 17 to 24 years, every year, including more than 150 young drivers, 90 passengers and more than 170 other road users.

Failed to look properly
40% of all traffic accidents involve someone who failed to look properly '.

Loss of Control
A third of fatal crashes involved "loss of control" of a vehicle.

Failed to judge Path / Speed else
One in five accidents involve a road user not to judge the speed or path of another person.