It has been suggested by the Department for Transport (”DfT”) that the number of fatalities and injuries caused in road accident cases reduced in 2007/2008 compared to the statistics for 2006/2007.

The DfT suggest that the overall number of relevant road accidents had reduced by 5%.  They also indicate that there was a 4% reduction for motorcycle accidents, however the number of cyclists either killed or injured increased by 5%.  The findings are based on the number of road accidents reported to the Police in the UK during the first 3 months of 2008.

COMMENT:-

However, it is accepted by the DfT that the figures may not represent the true picture.  This is because it is likely that a significant proportion of the accidents where only minor injuries were suffered are not actually reported to the Police.  Also, of the accidents reported to the Police, some of the injuries are not recorded and the severity of injuries tends to be underestimated.

It is worth noting that around 75% of all personal injury compensation claims result from road accidents.

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This entry was posted on Monday, August 18th, 2008 at 4:57 pm and is filed under ALL NEWS ITEMS, Road accidents.