A report by the United Kingdom’s Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety and the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Foundation found that 1,775 people were killed and 22,807 hurt on British roads last year.
The increase has been attributed to the scrapping of casualty reduction targets for local councils and a cut in funding for road infrastructure safety improvements.
The report also cited in-car technology, such as satellite navigation systems – sat-navs - and infotainment systems, as a factor contributing to the rise in accidents.
Cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians account for a larger share of people killed on the roads. This follows a decline in the proportion of car drivers and passengers killed from 50% to 45% over the past five years.
The increase has been attributed to the scrapping of casualty reduction targets for local councils and a cut in funding for road infrastructure safety improvements.
The report also cited in-car technology, such as satellite navigation systems – sat-navs - and infotainment systems, as a factor contributing to the rise in accidents.
Cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians account for a larger share of people killed on the roads. This follows a decline in the proportion of car drivers and passengers killed from 50% to 45% over the past five years.
