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Right turns pose the greatest driver risk
- 18/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new study has revealed that the most dangerous manoeuvre on British roads for car drivers is turning right. The study by Forbes Advisor used data from the Department for Transport’s 2021 annual report on reported road casualties in Great Britain from 2012 to 2021 to determine which manoeuvres resulted in the [...] -
Quarter of drivers feel ‘unsafe’ on UK roads
- 21/03/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
A new study has found that more than a quarter of UK drivers do not feel safe on the road. According to Forbes Advisor, the price comparison and financial guidance platform, 61% of respondents said they had been in at least one traffic collision or accident since they started driving. The survey found drivers [...] -
Models performance in road safety stats
- 14/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has revealed the cars most and least likely to be involved in accident. According to analysis by experts at GoShorty, based on crash statistics from the Department for Transport and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the car most likely to crash in the UK is the Toyota Prius. Data [...] -
Bodyshops braced for business spike
- 01/11/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Road accidents are predicted to soar in the next fortnight, after the clocks went back last weekend. Enterprise Rent-A-Car has found that demand for its replacement cars, vans and trucks jumped by an average of six per cent for the past seven years (2014-2020) in the two weeks immediately after the clocks go back [...] -
New data reveals UK’s most dangerous roads
- 27/10/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has revealed the most dangerous roads, conditions and circumstances for drivers, with London identified as the most likely place for collisions. Local Driving School has analysed data from the Department of Transport and found that the 20 areas with the highest casualty rate in the UK were all London [...] -
Research reveals UK collision stats
- 04/08/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has revealed that accident frequency is greater in urban areas than rural, but the intensity of accidents is not as severe. The study, conducted by Moneybarn, also identified the most dangerous roads in the UK, with roads in Kent, Surrey, Birmingham, Essex and Hampshire topping the list. The [...] -
Foreign HGV accidents increase
- 07/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Collisions on motorways involving foreign lorries have increased by 14% since 2012, Accident Exchange statistics have revealed. Lorries from Poland and Germany were found to be the most accident-prone by some margin; Polish lorries represented 15.7% of accidents, while German vehicles followed with 13.1% of lorry [...]