Pandemic lockdowns and stay-at-home orders kept many drivers off U.S. roads and highways last year. But those who did venture out found open lanes that only invited reckless driving, leading to a sharp increase in traffic-crash deaths across the country. The nonprofit National Safety Council estimates in a report issued Thursday that 42,060 people died … Read more
The end of the speeding ticket? Motorists in self-driving cars should NOT be criminally liable if they break the limit or crash (but will need to stay sober), Government legal experts say Government law experts made the legislative proposals in a new report They set out a framework for a complex shift in legal responsibilities … Read more
New Highway Code ‘pins blame on drivers’: Cars and lorries ‘will automatically be at fault for accidents with cyclists’ due to sweeping changes Government rewriting official guide to give cyclists more protection on the road ‘Hierarchy of users’ guideline says pedestrians and cyclists will have right of way Another change would grant cyclists the right … Read more
Learner drivers will be given lessons in the dark before taking their test in bid to slash number of accidents Format will be similar to pilot training which helps cope with adverse conditions Learners may keep a ‘logbook’ to document their different driving conditions Overhaul is designed to reduce number of serious accidents involving novices … Read more
Health and Safety Executive embarrassed as it admits its own staff have been involved in hundreds of accidents Some 218 incidents took place at Government agency from April 2015 to 2020 Ten classed as ‘major’ injuries because employee suffered pain for seven days Most of mishaps involved slips, trips or falls but others hit by … Read more
Michelle Payne spoke about her tragic family life during an intimate interview on Anh’s Brush with Fame on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Melbourne Cup-winning jockey revealed her heartbreak after losing her mother in a car accident and later losing her sister after a horse riding accident. Although she was just six months old when her mother, Mary, … Read more
Glass tables cause over 2.5 MILLION injuries every year, including abrasions, lacerations and organ damage that requires surgery, study reveals Most involve children under the age seven and young adults in their early 20s Injuries can range from bruises and cuts to puncture wounds and even death The glass isn’t required to be tempered, and … Read more
Calls for daylight saving to be SCRAPPED because it ’causes heart attacks and car accidents’ Health professionals have called for daylight saving time to be scrapped An Australian professor said more heart attacks were reported after the switch He also said more road and car accidents occur after turning the clocks forward Professor Paul Zimmet said health … Read more
How most road accidents take place during the day in fine weather at 21 to 30mph with just 11% when it’s raining Figures show there are just under 169,000 crashes in Britain a year- or 463 a day Researchers found that the majority of road accidents take place in the day Study suggests more than … Read more
Speed cameras are being used by police and councils in ‘good hunting grounds’ to fine drivers and make money rather then preventing accidents, watchdog report reveals Claim was made in a report by inspectorate of police and fire services in the UK It shows speeding fines handed out grown by 41 per cent between 2011 … Read more