MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE NEWS - from the bike insurance specialist

Wednesday 5th March 2008

Despite a number of campaigns aimed at reducing the serious accident rate in North Wales, latest police figures have revealed the total number of fatal and serious collisions went up by 27.9% between April and December last year, against the force target of a 4% reduction.

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In a report to next Wednesday's meeting of the North Wales Police Authority's performance review committee, Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom says accidents on the region's roads are an issue of growing concern.

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He says there is particular concern at the statistics involving motorcyclists, pedal cyclists and pedestrians. Twelve motorcyclists were killed from April to December 2007, compared to eight the previous year and 66 seriously injured.

"The scientific evidence shows very clearly that speeding, drink driving and failure to wear seat belts are in fact the biggest cause of death, and that national programmes designed to tackle them work," wrote Mr Brunstrom in his blog.

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