Underlining the need for safer surfaces

摘要

New figures from the Department for Transport (DfT) show that there has been an increase in overall road casualties in Britain for the first time in 18 years. It must be more than a coincidence that this increase comes at a time when many local authorities are failing to invest in a road surface that is widely recognised as playing an integral role in road safety and accident reduction. According to the latest figures there were 1,775 reported road deaths in 2014, an increase of four per cent compared with 2013. The number of those killed or seriously injured in Britain rose by five per cent to 24,582. There were a total of 194,477 casualties of all severities which is an increase of six per cent, the first increase in overall casualties since 1997.