Bring back casualty reduction targets
This week, members of the public are urging the Government to take control of British roads and bring back casualty reduction targets after a rise in deaths and serious injuries on the road.
Back in 2010, the Government scrapped the targets because they felt they did not need to prove its commitment to saving lives, but year on year the fatalities involving a van or lights goods vehicle rose from 153 to 169. Fatalities involving heavy goods vehicles fell from 270 to 265.
The Department of Transport (DfT) has released more figures today announcing that 1,775 people have died on the road in the UK in the last 12 months. This is a 4% increase from 2013. Those with serious injuries has risen by 5% to a staggering 22,807. The most shocking figure of all, is that 194,477 have been killed or injured. That is the first time in nearly 20 years that overall casualties from road accidents has increased.
An estimated one third of those who have been killed or seriously injured were driving due to work, and now road safety charities are calling for stricter preventative measures on the roads including; drink-driving, driving with a mobile, and careless driving. I myself have seen someone brushing their teeth whilst driving and even eating a bowl of cereal, and although sometimes we are in a rush to get to work, or wherever we are going, there needs to be stricter rules around driving. But even more importantly, there needs to be stricter enforcement of these rules across the whole of the UK.
To read more about this and to see other statistics read: http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/fleet-industry-news/2015/10/05/road-deaths-and-serious-injuries-are-on-the-rise
Back in 2010, the Government scrapped the targets because they felt they did not need to prove its commitment to saving lives, but year on year the fatalities involving a van or lights goods vehicle rose from 153 to 169. Fatalities involving heavy goods vehicles fell from 270 to 265.
The Department of Transport (DfT) has released more figures today announcing that 1,775 people have died on the road in the UK in the last 12 months. This is a 4% increase from 2013. Those with serious injuries has risen by 5% to a staggering 22,807. The most shocking figure of all, is that 194,477 have been killed or injured. That is the first time in nearly 20 years that overall casualties from road accidents has increased.
An estimated one third of those who have been killed or seriously injured were driving due to work, and now road safety charities are calling for stricter preventative measures on the roads including; drink-driving, driving with a mobile, and careless driving. I myself have seen someone brushing their teeth whilst driving and even eating a bowl of cereal, and although sometimes we are in a rush to get to work, or wherever we are going, there needs to be stricter rules around driving. But even more importantly, there needs to be stricter enforcement of these rules across the whole of the UK.
To read more about this and to see other statistics read: http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/fleet-industry-news/2015/10/05/road-deaths-and-serious-injuries-are-on-the-rise
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