General Article Staying safe when out and about

Topic Selected: Personal Safety Book Volume: 457

Since the late 1960s, when almost 8,000 people were killed annually on Britain’s roads, the number of casualties has fallen dramatically. Given that over the same period, the number of cars rose from fewer than 8 million to around 33 million, there is no question that road safety policies – as well as huge improvements in medicine – have, over the long term, reduced the risk of being killed in a crash. The figure for last year was 1,695, which is 3% lower than in 2019, before the pandemic.

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