UK 'first for road safety'

The UK is first internationally when it comes to road safety, but care must be taken that this position is not lost, it has been claimed.

According to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), this standing marks an improvement from the sixth and fourth place the country held in 2007 and 2008 respectively.

Figures for the first three quarters of 2010 have suggested that the number of people to lose their lives while travelling on the roads last year will be below 2,000 - a decline from the 2,222 recorded in 2009.

However, a new report from the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety and the RAC has warned that a combination of traffic growth and budget cuts could cause the number of road fatalities in the UK to rise.

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