RAC report highlights mobile phone usage
Using a handheld mobile phone when behind the wheel is illegal and dangerous. However, according to the latest official data, over 6000 drivers were prosecuted for using a handheld mobile phone in the UK in 2021. There has been a worrying increase in the number of drivers who admit to regular handheld mobile phone use […]
Nearly a quarter of vehicle fatalities were not wearing a seatbelt
New figures from the Department for Transport confirms that people who do not wear seatbelts are disproportionately more likely to die in road crashes. It says that, while seatbelt wearing rates remain high overall, the latest road casualty statistics for 2020 show that 23% of car occupant fatalities in reported road collisions were not wearing […]
