RoSPA – the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents – published a policy paper (August 2010) addressing the safety of rural roads, which could be of interest to you if you have suffered personal injury on the roads in Moray or elsewhere in the North of Scotland.
The publication points out that rural roads have not seen as rapid a fall in accident rates as urban areas in recent years. Rural roads still account for over 70% of fatal road accidents.
RoSPA is of the view that simply managing the road environment itself can help to reduce the number of incidents where the road is a primary or indirect cause of the accident.
According to RoSPA, some useful options are to alter the perceived road width with markings or roadside islands or by changing or removing the centre line.
“Forgiving roadsides” can also help reduce the risk and severity of injury sustained if a vehicle leaves the main carriageway for a short period.
If you have been injured in a road accident then it is important that you should obtain advice from expert personal injury solicitors such as Moray Claims. Contact us for a free, without-obligation chat about your options.
