{"id":8594,"date":"2011-09-19T08:08:35","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T07:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=8594"},"modified":"2018-12-15T10:52:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-15T10:52:54","slug":"motorway-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/09\/19\/motorway-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorway Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"10 People died today, and 100 more people suffered brain damage, loss of limbs or paralysis.<\/em><\/p>\n

In fact, this happens every day on Britain\u2019s roads. These are the cold statistics; but behind the facts for every person killed or injured on the road, there are friends and families whose lives are shattered by such an unexpected and horrifying event.<\/p>\n

You may \u2013 perhaps rightly \u2013 think you are a good driver, and deaths and injuries are everybody else\u2019s problem or fault. But every day normal people like us take risks, make mistakes, and end up causing loss of life. (Source: Green Flag)<\/span>
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\nThe fact above does make for uncomfortable reading; even though most of the time motorway journeys are uneventful and safe.<\/p>\n

On the motorway there are a number of lanes where the traffic is all travelling in the same direction, so why do we still have accidents?<\/p>\n

There are many reasons and the outcome can be very minor to the more severe accidents, including fatalities.<\/p>\n

So, as users of the motorway, either as the driver or a passenger, how can we make the sure that these roads become safer and avoid that anxious feeling that many of us experience when the motorways cannot be avoided on our journey?<\/p>\n