Did You Know?
Drivers & Passengers represent 71.37 % of all those Road
Users Killed or Seriously Injured. Pedestrians represent
17.5 % of all those Road Users Killed or Seriously Injured. Drivers
are responsible for 78.9 % of all those Road Users Killed or Seriously Injured. Pedestrians
are responsible for 17.26 % of all those Road Users Killed or Seriously Injured. Are
Accidents Accidental??? - 95.1% of Fatalities are due to Human
Error.
- 37.8% of Fatalities are caused due to Carelessness / Inattention combined.
Perception
of who is responsible for accidents. - In
a survey 60% agreed strongly that “PEOPLE” were responsible for accidents
- In
a survey 11% agreed strongly that “I” was responsible for accidents
If
a pedestrian is hit by a vehicle travelling at 30mph there is a 50% chance of being
killed. If a pedestrian is hit by a vehicle travelling at 40mph nearly all are killed Where
there are no footpaths, walk on the right-hand side of the road so that you can
see oncoming traffic You must switch off front and rear
fog lights when visibility improves One pint of ordinary
beer represents 2 units of alcohol. It takes the liver
approximately 2 Hours to dissipate 2 Units of alcohol
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