The theme of this year’s Road Safety Week: ‘Let’s talk about speed!’ aims to raise awareness of the dangers of excess or inappropriate speed on our roads.
Brake’s analysis of the latest road casualty statistics shows that 30,707 people were killed or seriously injured on UK roads in 2022, a 10% increase from the previous year’s statistics. It also found that 1538 people were killed in crashes on roads in Britain in 2022 where speed was a contributory factor, a 15% increase from statistics taken in 2021.
Despite these frightening figures, a public opinion survey carried out by Brake found that 34% of the 2,000 drivers surveyed said that they sometimes or often drive faster than the speed limit.
Rothera Bray’s Serious Injury Team have significant experience assisting those who have suffered life changing injuries or lost loved ones as a result of a road traffic accident. We help our clients to claim the maximum amount of compensation, as well as ensuring that we can signpost them to charitable organisations such as Brake, who are able to provide crucial support.
You can find out more about Brake and their campaigns on their website: https://www.brake.org.uk
If you or a loved one have been involved in a road traffic accident, please contact our Serious Injury team on 03456 465 465 or email enquiries@rotherabray.co.uk
(Statistics taken from https://www.brake.org.uk/how-we-help/raising-awareness/our-current-projects/news-and-blogs/lets-talk-about-speed-says-brake-the-road-safety-charity-as-road-deaths-caused-by-speeding-rise-by-20-in-2022)
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