The Dangers of Driving
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The Dangers of Driving
- 2538 people die a year on average as a result of road accidents in the UK.
- Risk Analysis: Your chance of being killed
- Car Accident - 1 in 200
- Train Crash - 1 in 65,000
- Plane Crash - 1 in 7.6 million
- Struck by Lightning - 1 in 14 million
- The Chance of you winning the Lottery is 1 in 14 million - you are more likely to die on the journey to buy your ticket than to win!
- Who are the Victims?
- Men account for 76% of all road fatalities
- Age of Victim:
- 0-15 years - 12%
- 15-59 years - 77%
- Road User:
- Pedestrian -12%
- Cyclists - 4%
- Motorcyclists - 6%
- Car occupants - 70%
- Other - 8%
- The Components of a Fatal Car Crash
- Speed: 49% of Fatal Collisions occur at over 55mph
- Alcohol: Blood alcohol levels of 0.08% or greater
- Age: Teens and Young adults die the most on the road
- Mobile: 2.8 times more oikely to have a crash when using your mobile
- Time: August is the month with the most fatal collisions
- The cost of a single road death to the UK economy is £1.79 million
- Serious Incidents by Region
- North East - 1064
- North West - 3634
- Yorkshire & Humber - 3187
- East Midlands - 2781
- West Midlands - 2695
- East England - 3431
- London - 5187
- South East - 4773
- South West - 2640
- The Most Dangerous Roads
- In the UK: A537 Through the Peak District, known as the Cat & Fiddle. 34 killed or seriously injured a year.
- In the World: The North Yungas Road, known as "The Death Road" in Bolivia, where 300 people die a year.