Calls for new road accident investigations
Car insurance customers may like to know that the RAC Foundation and the Association of British Drivers (ABD) are calling for the government to adopt a new attitude to dealing with road accidents.
According to the ABD, the current way of dealing with investigations following car accidents has failed.
The chairman of ABD said: "The current solution to any accident seems to be to reduce the speed limit and put up a camera."
The organisations are now urging the government to focus more on the cause of the accident rather than carrying out investigations to see who is at fault.
ABD spokesman Nigel Humphries said: “We are pleased to see the RAC Foundation saying what the ABD has been saying for many years. Every accident has multiple causation factors and often all parties involved could have done something to prevent the crash even when not strictly blameworthy.
Whilst punishing those at fault is sometimes justified, it is far more important to investigate all factors to establish what can be done to prevent similar accidents in future.”
According to the ABD, the current way of dealing with investigations following car accidents has failed.
The chairman of ABD said: "The current solution to any accident seems to be to reduce the speed limit and put up a camera."
The organisations are now urging the government to focus more on the cause of the accident rather than carrying out investigations to see who is at fault.
ABD spokesman Nigel Humphries said: “We are pleased to see the RAC Foundation saying what the ABD has been saying for many years. Every accident has multiple causation factors and often all parties involved could have done something to prevent the crash even when not strictly blameworthy.
Whilst punishing those at fault is sometimes justified, it is far more important to investigate all factors to establish what can be done to prevent similar accidents in future.”
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