Fatalities from drink related road traffic accidents have fallen in the UK to a record low. Provisional accident statistics involving accidents reported to the police involving drinking and driving in Britain in 2009, published by the Department for Transport, show fatalities have fallen by five per cent to 380, down from 400 killed in 2008. This is the first time drink-driving fatalities have fallen below 400 a year. Seriously injured casualties fell by nine per cent from 1,620 (2008) to 1,480 (2009). Slight casualties resulting from drink related driving accidents fell by ...
The use of iPods and other hand held gadgets is causing an increasing number of Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs), says the Automobile Association (AA), who is describing the problem facing road users and pedestrians variously as ‘iPod oblivion’ and the curse of the ‘iPod Zombies.’ Texting while driving or walking, listening to music players, using mobile phones and other hand held technologies such as electronic organisers is a growing concern for the AA, which is warning the public about just how lethal such practices can be, especially ...
The Injury Lawyers, a UK legal firm, are reminding drivers that the trend for falsifying car insurance revealed recently by the Coop could not only lead to invalid insurance and prosecution, but also invalidate any claim for personal injury in the event of a Road Traffic Accident (RTA) such as whiplash. The warning follows figures released by the Cooperative Insurance which revealed that 41 per cent of parents are illegally putting their names on their ...
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) radical reforms to the personal injury claim process for road traffic accidents (RTA) are set to be rolled out at the end of this month. On 30 April 2010 the new electronic portal for the transfer of information between solicitors and insurers, a fixed-cost structure and tighter deadlines will see a revolutionary shake up of the way claims for motor vehicle accidents are filed and processed. The new RTA claims system could see claims - where liability is ...
Compensation lawsuits against Toyota, the world’s largest car manufacturer, related to what has become known as the Toyota Sudden Unintended Acceleration (SUA) crisis, will be heard in a combined session at a court in California, a preliminary hearing has decided. The compensation cases for the sudden acceleration claims will be consolidated in a federal court in Santa Ana, California, a panel of US judges said. After hearing from dozens of plaintiffs' attorneys last Friday, the US Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation announced it had selected the US District Court for the ...
