Older Drivers - Safe or Unsafe?

Drivers over 70 are no more likely to cause crashes than any other driver, and are considerably safer than younger drivers, according to a report published today by the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists).

Neil Greig, IAM Director of Policy and Research said: “The report contradicts the common assumption that older drivers are a danger on the roads. Just eight per cent of drivers are over 70 and they are involved in around four per cent of injury crashes; but of the 15 per cent of drivers who are in their teens and 20s, 34 per cent are involved in injury crashes.”

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Motorcycling Facts Report

In the seven years between 2000 and 2006, around 150,000 motorcyclists were killed or injured on Britain’s roads. This report highlights key findings from the analysis of the information gathered by the police at the crash scene and recorded in the official statistics.Motorcycling can be the riskiest way to travel. For every kilometre travelled, a motorcyclist is fifty times more likely to become a casualty than a car driver.

This latest IAM study reviews and reappraises the risk. It analyses 150,000 motorcycle casualties over seven years, highlights where and when motorcyclists are most at risk and explains why they become casualties.

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Cycling Motorists Report

Against a background of growing traffic congestion, increasing health and fitness concerns, as well as a need to reduce CO2 emissions Cycling Motorists answers the key questions on which policies would encourage or discourage motorists to consider cycling as an alternative to the car.

The report identifies the enormous potential for many more motorists to take up cycling either for leisure or to replace some car journeys. Getting more motorists riding instead of driving could give cycling its biggest boost in popularity.

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IAM Motoring Facts

The definitive reference guide to life on the UK’s roads has been published by the IAM’s Policy and Research Division, the IAM Motoring Trust. With an accessible database of thousands of statistics, IAM motoring facts is a comprehensive ‘one-stop’ reference for anyone – from transport professionals to students – with an interest in motoring. Information includes: vehicle numbers; environmental impacts; taxation levels; driving licences; official forecasts and global comparisons.

The latest report is an update of the previous IAM motoring facts and now includes access to a huge underlying database access via this link. It was compiled from official accident reports and other authoritative sources.

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Young Drivers - Where and when they are unsafe

Young drivers – where and when they are unsafe compares drivers between 17 and 70 in an analysis of almost a quarter of a million KSI crashes between 2000 and 2006. The study reveals where, when and why young drivers die or are seriously injured on the roads

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16 - the dangerous age for moped riders

This report has been commissioned by the IAM Motoring Trust to investigate road accident casualties among 16 year old moped riders in Great Britain. The study analyses the details of 1,888 16 year old moped riders who were killed or seriously injured on the roads between 2000 and 2006.

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Barriers to change

This paper is from the international Panel established by EuroRAP to look at safe road design for motorcyclists. The Panel included motoring clubs, motorcycle manufacturers, riders’ organisations, practitioners, and national and regional road authorities.

The paper shows that motorcycle crashes cost the European economy billions annually and argues that the response is not proportionate to the scale of the problem. It examines crash barriers that routinely save the lives of car occupants but can cause traumatic death to motorcyclists.

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Rural roads report

On an average day, nine people die on Britain’s roads; six of them are killed on rural roads. But why are roads in the countryside the biggest killers; what are the ingredients in those crashes that make them more dangerous than roads in towns and cities; what are the common factors that point to the causes?

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Star Rating Europe's Roads for Safety

For the past five years, The AA Motoring Trust has participated in the European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP) to rate roads according to the risk to the driver. EuroRAP provides safety ratings that enable high-risk sections of road to be identified and mapped.

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