Roadside Safety and Statistics
Stay Safe on the Road
Fact:
TWO THIRDS OF ACCIDENTS ON THE HARD SHOULDER INVOLVE THE PARKED VEHICLE BEING HIT THROUGH INADEQUATE WARNINGS
Fact:
YOU ARE SEVEN TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE INJURED IF YOU REMAIN IN YOUR VEHICLE
Roadside Accident Statistics Report
"Nearly 38,000 people were either killed or injured on Britain's roads in 2003; of these, 47% were car users either broken down or parked on the hard shoulder"
"Nearly 1,500 were killed on motorways; but the vast majority were killed on urban and rural roads where visibility was restricted and inadequate warning signs"
According to another DTi statistic: "a staggering 28% of all accidents were caused by other road users failing to avoid a vehicle or object in the carriageway"
"The majority of people in vehicles who sustained some kind of injury received their injuries between the hours of 1800 - 0400hrs and during the months of October and February (winter months), they were not seen in time to avoid the accident"
Driver Statements
"By placing the warning triangle back along the road, I would have placed myself in greater danger to approaching traffic"
"I did not want to leave my young child alone in the vehicle while I walked back along the busy road and placed out the hazard triangle"
"We decided to stay in the vehicle waiting for breakdown recovery, as the weather was atrocious and the whole family would have been soaked"
"I knew I could have been at risk from a potential accident but there was no way I was either going to leave my kids in the car alone or take them up the side of the motorway bank in this freezing weather"
For more information contact:
Centurion Risk Assessment Services Ltd
PO Box 1740, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 3WT, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1726 862090, Fax: +44 (0)1726 862097, Mobile: +44 (0)7785 248934
email: main@centurionsafety.net, web: www.centurionsafety.net
