England tops UK road safety league
England tops the UK road safety league table with the lowest rate for deaths on the roads, ahead of Scotland and Wales, with Northern Ireland firmly at the bottom, according to a report published today by the IAM.
The report ‘Comparisons -- England's regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland' shows substantial differences in the safety of roads and levels of car ownership around the UK. England's north - south divide is also a significant factor. In England the north east and the north west are the safest places to drive, while the east Midlands is the most dangerous.
IAM director of policy and research Neil Greig said: "While the UK is now top of the European road safety league, the risk of being killed on UK roads varies considerably around the country. Road deaths in Northern Ireland are twice that of north east England. "Bringing the worst areas in the UK up to the same level of the best would save many more lives and reduce serious injuries. This should be a prime focus for central, devolved and local government road safety plans." While England's northern regions are the safest, they are at the bottom of the car ownership league table -- more than a quarter of households don't own a car. Over 80 per cent of households in the south east and the south west own one or more. Overall in England car ownership fell in 2009, in Wales there was no change, and in Scotland there was a modest increase on 2008.
Greig said: "Car ownership is a good measure of prosperity. Regional declines in ownership and the fact that wnership is much higher in the south of England reflects the UK's economic and employment trends."
ENDS
Notes for Editors:
1. The UK road safety league table 2009 - source ‘Comparisons - England's regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland'. Figures exclude London.
Fatal casualty rate - all road users 2009
Fatalities per 100,000 people
2. Car ownership 2008/9 - source ‘Comparisons - England's regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland'. Figures exclude London.
Cars per 1000 population
UK 3.8
England 3.6
Scotland 4.2
Wales 4.2
Northern Ireland 6.4
England
North east 2.8
North west 3.4
South east 3.5
South west 3.9
Yorks and Humberside 3.9
West Midlands 4.1
East of England 4.1
East Midlands 5.1
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3. The IAM report Comparisons - England's regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in its series IAM Motoring Facts 2011 can be downloaded from
www.iam.org.uk/policy_and_research/policyaresearch.html4. IAM is the UK's largest independent road safety charity, dedicated to improving standards and safety in driving, motorcycle riding and cycling. The commercial division of the IAM operates through its occupational driver training company IAM Drive & Survive. The IAM has more than 100,000 members in the UK and Ireland. It is best known for the advanced driving test and the advanced driving, motorcycling and cycling courses. Our policy and research division offers advice and expertise on road safety.
23 February 2011
They have failed to allow to look for /mvkm travelled, and failed to understand how the recession effects how much we travel, how often and how far - which means that we are less exposed to danger as we go less far less often. Figures also show that we crash less often during recession times partly due to most travelling more defensively. Also traffic volume and density are important factors that they have not allow for.
I think that they have missed the point.
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