Friday July 1, 2011 at 12:48pm
According to a report released by the Department for Transport on personal injury accidents the number of deaths caused by road accidents on British roads fell by 16 per cent in 2010.
The number of people killed in road accidents reported to the police dropped from 2,222 in 2009 to 1,857 last year. This is the lowest figure for the first time since records began in 1926.
There were 208,655 causalities in road accidents in 2010, 6 per cent lower than in 2009.
However, the number of cyclists
Monday May 9, 2011 at 2:38pm
The Low Value (£1,000-£10,000) road traffic accident injury claims process was reformed last year. The new system was agreed by Claimant (injured people) and Defendant (People at fault) representatives with the Ministry of Justice.
A secure electronic portal was set up for the transfer between Claimant Lawyers and Defendant Insurers of the necessary information to swiftly process personal injury claims after road traffic accidents.
The electronic system manages correspondence bet
Tuesday March 15, 2011 at 8:00am
A driver who sent text messages whilst driving hit and killed a 74 year old pensioner on 27 August 2009 at 8.30am on the A15 near Hull.
Simpson, 45, had viewed two websites on his mobile phone while driving and had sent and received text messages - had sent the last one moments before ploughing into the rear of Peter Scarah's van.
After the car accident, Simpson deleted all the messages from his phone and told the police he dad "no recollection" of
Tuesday March 9, 2010 at 9:20am
A record number of cyclists are taking to our roads today, due to a variety of factors which include the current economic climate, the effects of driving on the environment and heavy congestion on the nations roads. In the capital alone, recent reports have found that more than 545,000 cycle journeys are made every single day and as a result there has been an increase of 91% of cyclists on London’s main roads over the past eight years. The boom is set to continue as people s