| It's been 110 years since the first death due | | | | pedestrian if the accident wasn't your fault. |
| to a road accident, now more than a century | | | | |
| on we are seeing more and more injuries due | | | | With most people travelling in cars or on |
| to road traffic accidents, mostly involving | | | | motorbikes to work and some even driving as a |
| car accidents, which comes as no surprise | | | | living, the risk of becoming a victim of a |
| when you take into account the amount of | | | | road traffic accident is a very high one. |
| congestion on Britain's roads today. | | | | Legislations have been put in place to reduce |
| | | | the amount of road traffic accidents, with |
| Road traffic accidents not only refer to | | | | the focus being put heavily on young and |
| collisions between vehicles, be it car or | | | | inexperienced drivers, who are believed to be |
| motorcycle but also to collisions with | | | | by far the most likely to be involved in a |
| buildings, trees and even people. | | | | car crash. These legislations include |
| | | | proposals such as to introduce a curfew to |
| Injuries sustained from road traffic | | | | young drivers, stopping them from driving |
| accidents can range from minor whiplash to | | | | late at night and a Zero tolerance on |
| fatal injuries. An estimated 1.2 million | | | | alcohol. |
| people worldwide are killed each year on the | | | | |
| road with more minor injuries being about | | | | Although it is believed most crashes are a |
| forty times this number. | | | | result of poor care and attention, there are |
| | | | times when factors such as road conditions |
| If you are unfortunately involved in a road | | | | and mechanical failures take over. Making it |
| traffic accident you should always stay at | | | | hard to safely stop the car. |
| the scene and decide on the emergency | | | | |
| services that you need by taking into account | | | | A road traffic accident is a frightening |
| things like, is the road blocked? If so you | | | | experience and one that you would not like to |
| need the police, are people injured? Then an | | | | repeat, leaving me feeling is enough really |
| ambulance. As well as these essentials you | | | | being done to prevent them? |
| should always exchange details with the other | | | | |
| driver so repairs and insurance claims can be | | | | Accident Consult is a leading UK Accident |
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| One other thing you are able to do after a | | | | This article is free to republish provided |
| road traffic accident is claim compensation. | | | | this resource box remains intact. |
| You can do this as a driver, passenger or | | | | |