Road accidents "biggest cause ' of young deaths"

Road accidents kill more people aged 10-24 worldwide than any other single source according to the published research in the Lancet medical journal.

And while global figures that reveal violence, suicide, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, are all significant mortality risks, one of the authors of the study four out of five youth describes as "completely avoidable" deaths in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Russell Viner, University College London Institute of child health, explained that in contrast to public concern about knife and gun crime among young people, it is far less significant in the United Kingdom as in some other developed countries like the United States.

But Dr. Viner expressed concern about Britain's "much higher rates of alcohol and drugs abuse than many other high-income countries", add that violations relating to such abuses "non-random, avoidable events".

Call for a change of perspective, he said: "young people are vilified in the UK,"

"You are seen as dangerous, seen as a potentially antisocial, and there is fear of young people and this must change."

With numbers of 2004, the study found that traffic accidents was the leading cause of death for 10 - to 24-year, accounting for 10% of all deaths among worldwide waren.Es 14% of all male deaths cause an enormous gap between the sexes with crashes but only 5% of female deaths.

Road accidents are an even more significant cause of fatality among young people, 30% of deaths in men and 17% of female deaths in the United Kingdom.

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To climb as road cyclists injury deaths fall

The number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads data builds its downward trend, according to the latest.

Provisional Department for transport (DfT) figures for the second quarter of 2009, show that the total number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the streets of 1% over the same period in the year 2008 fiel.Die number that slightly injured fell by 3%.

However, while deaths and injuries among pedestrians and car users fell, compared motorcyclists increased numbers of KSI 5% until the April-June 2008, achieving 1,870.

And a 19% jump in the number of deaths and serious injuries among pedal cycle - from 688 in the second quarter of 2008 to 820 in the second quarter of this year - has caused concern.

Road safety activists fear the rise of killed and injured as commuters take up cycling in a bid to save money and avoid a larger number of less experienced cyclists on congested roads, reflecting those stuck in traffic.

Speak today morning on BBC Radio 4's today programme, RoSPA's Jo Stagg of the map shows that it was difficult to conclusions from the figures that represents a single quarter.

"The increase in the cyclist victims could be temporary - and we hope that it is."

Added that previous led economic downturn to an increase in the absorption of cycling, and higher average road speed.

"It is worrying if we hear people say you not cycle because you have security concerns, and we hope that the latest figures did not go, want to dissuade people from actually getting on your bikes."

A spokesman told the Telegraph that the figures relating to one apply 31% fall in the number of KSI cyclists since the mid-1990s DfT and pointed out that cycling increase traffic by 12% between 2007 and 2008.

He added: "We take very seriously road safety and work to improve the safety of cyclists in a number of ways."

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UK deaths 'lowest in Europe'

The proportion which people who die in accidents on Britain's roads is the lowest among all EU Member States, the new figures have revealed.

The European Commission, 38 from the million UK were inhabitants of the country roads during 2009, Sweden and Netherlands, placing it amongst the safest member killed. both equally victims shared low level of road, with 39 killed per million inhabitants.

All three countries showed similar improvements in casualty rates compared to 2001.Das United Kingdom and the Netherlands each managed to reduce road deaths by 35% to 39% done during Sweden.

The average road deaths in the EU was 69 per million inhabitants by 36% to 113 deaths per million recorded in 2001.

In 2009, Romania (130 deaths per million), Greece and Latvia (112), Poland (120), Bulgaria (118) had the highest shares of deaths but Latvia showed the biggest improvement of all States - a 54% on 2001.

Publish the figures set seven strategic goals, the EC has losses including 'intelligent' vehicles, safe truck and car, reduce building safer roads, improving education and a focus on motorcycles - the riders suffer from which a disproportionately high risk of death and serious injury.

Vice-President of Commission Siim Kallas said that progress had been since 2001 in order to save almost 80,000 life, but he added to that the 100 deaths per day on Europe's roads remained "unacceptable".

"We are looking at what kind of cars motorists drive where you drive and how you drive, and we want to halve deaths by 2020."

Welcomes the target to which the objective Royal Society for the prevention of accidents (RoSPA) said that, should be complacent, United Kingdom rather than always set a good example for the next ten years.

"It would be wrong road safety than to see a 'job well done',", said head Kevin Clinton road safety.

"Given its position as a leader safety road, the United Kingdom can share much of his experience, but we must not forget that there are also important lessons for us."

Deaths on Britain's roads dropped to historic lows last year fell to 2,222 - 12% fall on the 2008 Abbildung.weltweit, remain a leading cause of death road accidents; kill more people aged 10-24 than any other single source.

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