UK Road Traffic Accidents: A Leading Killer
Every year, there are thousands of road traffic accidents in the United Kingdom (UK). Being involved in an accident can leave anyone with injuries, from bruising to serious spinal or head injures. Road traffic accident solicitors help people to claim road traffic accident compensation after an accident.
1,910 people killed and 24,560 killed or seriously injured (KSI), in year ending June. 2011. Fall of 4% for both severities compared to the previous 12 month period.
There were 206,850 casualties, 5% less than the year ending June 2010.
Total child casualties fell by 2% to 19,980 with those KSI down 4% (2,470), compared with the year ending June 2010.
Total child casualties fell by 2% to 19,980 with those KSI down 4% (2,470), compared with the year ending June 2010.
Reported injury road accidents to the police fell by 5% (to 152,960) and fatal accidents by 3% (to 1,790) compared with the 12-month period ending June 2010.
Motor vehicle traffic levels fell by 0.8% compared to the 12 month period ending June 2010.
Road Traffic Accident Casualties UK 2009
There were over 222,000 road casualties in Great Britain in 2009, 4% less than in 2008.
Deaths among car users in 2009 was 1,059.
Children KSI in 2009 were 2,671. Of those, 1,660 were pedestrians. 81 children died on the roads.
Pedal cyclists killed were 104 in 2009. Seriously injured were 2,606. The total casualties were 17,064.
There were 500 pedestrian deaths in 2009.
There were 472 motorcycle user fatalities in 2009. The number reported as seriously injured are 5,350. Total reported motorcycle user casualties include 20,703.
163,554 road accidents reported to the police involving personal injury in 2009. Of these, 21,997 accidents involved serious injuries.
Compared with the 1994-98 average in 2009
Road Safety Tips for Drivers
- Fasten seat belt no matter how short the journey is.
- Always keep hands on wheel.
- Stay alert and check traffic in all directions.
- Maintain the speed limit and slow down when road conditions are poor.
- Don’t drink and drive.
- Do not drive while talking on mobile.
- The number killed was 38% lower.
- The number of reported killed or seriously
injured casualties was 44% lower. - The number of children killed or seriously
injured was 61% lower. - The slight casualty rate was 37% lower.
- In contrast traffic rose by an estimated 15%
over this period.
Drinking and Driving Casualties 2009
In 2009, 11,990 reported casualties (5% of all road casualties) occurred while driving over the legal alcohol limit.
People killed in drink drive accidents was 380 in 2009 (17% of all road fatalities), a decrease of 20 fatalities compared to the final 2008 estimate.
KSI casualties in 2009 was 1,860, 8% below the final 2008 estimate.
Road Traffic Accident Casualties by Road User Type 2011
Pedestrian, motorcycle and car user casualties reported to the police reduced by 2, 4 and 7% respectively compared with the year ending June 2010. KSI also fell by 2, 8 and 7% respectively compared with the previous 12 months.
However, pedal cycle casualties rose by 6%, and KSI rose by 8% compared to the 12 month period ending June 2010.
500 people killed in reported road accidents from April to June 2011, 7% increase compared to the second quarter of 2010. However, KSI fell by 4% and total casualties fell by 3%. Road traffic showed a decrease of 1.0% for the same period.
Pedestrian, motorcyclist and car occupant casualties all decreased by 2, 2 and 4% respectively compared to second quarter 2010. However, pedal cyclist casualties increased by 5%.
- Head Injury: up to £21,000
- Nick Injury: up to £13,000
- Shoulder/ Arm Injury: up to £29,000
- Back Injury: up to £14,00
- Hip Injury: up to £13,00
- Leg Injury: up to £7,00
- Knee Injury: up to £7,00
Staffordshire 4,226
Chesire 4,342
Dumfries & Galloway 455
Central 679
Fife 725
Northern 830
Tayside 967
Gwent 162
Grampian 1,322
Cleveland 1,369
Gloucester 1,554
North Yorkshire 1,666
Cumbria 1,779
Wiltshire 1,828
Durham 1,990
Warwickshire 2,082
Bedfordshire 2,085
Dyfedpowys 2,097
North Wales 2,283
Norfolk 2,438
Suffolk 2,458
Dorset 2,532
Lothian and Borders 2,805
North Yorkshire 2,833
Lincolnshire 3,297
Cambridgeshire 3,344
Leicestershire 3,362
Hertfordshire 3,587
Humberside 3,747
West Mercia 3,820
Nottinghamshire 3,914
Derbyshire 3,921
South Yorkshire 4,915
Avon and Somerset 4,739
Merseyside 4,637
West Yorkshire 8,124
Thames Valley 7,882
West Midlands 7,789
Greater Manchester 7,530
Kent 6,618
Hampshire 6,370
Devon and Cornwall 6,220
Lancashire 6,182
Surrey 5,400
Sussex 5,273
Strathclyde 5,273
Essex 5,260
Northumbria 4,954
Metropolitan Police (inc. city)28,632
