After finalising my project rationale for 'Good is...' I have decided to base my project around road safety in comparison to Formula 1. I decided to get some solid facts out of the subject that will back up the project and sell my concept. The PDF above is an excellent resource that maps out the statistics over the years and helps to compare and contrast road safety from 1926 to 2010.
Here are the main statistics I have found, from 2010:
1,857 people were killed in road accidents. This was a 16% decrease from 2009, and the lowest figure since national records began in 1926.
A further 22,660 people suffered serious injuries from road accidents. An 8% decrease from 2009.
184,138 people suffered minor injuries from road accidents, taking the grand total of affected people to 208,655, 6% less than in 2009.
To focus my research on my subject matter, Formula 1, I have to take speed into account. A number of the casualties could be alcohol/drug related, be caused from tiredness at the wheel or from the use of mobile phones whilst driving.
Speed is a huge factor in the cause of fatal crashes. A 10mph increase from 30 to 40 multiplies the chance of death by 4 when a person is hit by a car, even before taking the driver into consideration.
According to 'Think' 4,187 people were killed or seriously injured in 2009 when speed was the main factor. This is 13% of the total annual death toll, before alcohol or any distractions come into play, with full control of the car.
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