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The elected representative for the people of Telford suggests she’s been prevented from talking about road deaths in comparison to deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. So I’ve pulled together the stats for her
Tragically, there were 1752 road deaths across GB in 2019 (all ages and health conditions).
That represents about 2.5% of the covid deaths the government has recorded, or less than 2% of all excess deaths) https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-annual-report-2019
That represents about 2.5% of the covid deaths the government has recorded, or less than 2% of all excess deaths) https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-annual-report-2019
A reminder of some of the measures put in place to reduce road deaths:
- Vehicle registration
- Driving tests / licenses
- Car safety standards
- Seatbelts / airbags
- Speed limits
- Dedicated policing
- Numerous driving offences / tens of thousands of prosecutions
- Vehicle registration
- Driving tests / licenses
- Car safety standards
- Seatbelts / airbags
- Speed limits
- Dedicated policing
- Numerous driving offences / tens of thousands of prosecutions
Here’s some information on the latest coronavirus fatalities from the Telford NHS Trust: https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/health/coronavirus-covid19/2020/12/27/two-christmas-coronavirus-deaths-confirmed-in-shropshire/
