Going to the other side of the world, the UK is the fifth safest country in the world in terms of deaths on the road. A lot of investment by the government has taken place to promote safety initiatives and although on the whole many have been successful, it is still alarming to note that certain successes have recently shown a backward trend. More alarming is the fact that around over half of Britain’s A-roads and a quarter of motorways aren’t deemed safe. This is a clear indication that more is needed than road safety initiatives alone.
The one factor which can ultimately increase road safety above any other is the actual driver themselves. By drivers using their own initiative and avoiding busy, congested roads and motorways, the problems of road safety should improve automatically. By empowering drivers to use tools such as ViewTraffic.info and thereby allowing them to avoid traffic hotspots, a road safety ethos begins at home.
