5% of adults involved in road accident in 2012

Date: 7/8/2013

New research conducted by the (IAM) Institute of Advanced Motorists has revealed that one adult from every 20 in the UK were involved in a road accident in the last 12 months.

The charity used information from the National Travel Survey published by the Department for Transport to show that men are more likely to be involved in an accident.

This means that 2.4 million Brits were involved in the trauma and stresses that can be caused by a collision on the roads, with around 800,000 suffering some form of injury.

Simon Best, Chief Executive of the IAM, said the good news is that the headline fatality and serious injury figures continue to fall, meaning the UK's roads have never been safer.

"But we still kill five people every day, and these government figures suggest that millions are involved in minor bumps and scrapes every year. Car and road design have delivered a safer driving environment, but it is clear that we must all share the responsibility of reducing accidents and collisions."

Posted by Mary Treen

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