Winter Road Maintenance and Road Traffic Accidents
As you must be conscious, environmental conditions become very tough in winters. Chiefly, when it comes to driving, it becomes very dangerous during this occasion. The chances of road accidents swell even more as ice, rain, snow, fog and dark make the conditions extremely hard for the drivers. In particular, wintry evenings are all the more frightening for driving. Most road accidents occur in the months of October and November. According to a survey, about 42% of road fatalists take place in the nighttime.
In this condition, it is extremely necessary to take care of the roads and uphold them competently. This work is done by Highways Agency, which is a devoted organisation for this job. Other smaller roads are upheld by local councils. The Highways Agency's work is to reduce delays and the likelihood of road accidents by removing snow and averting ice formation.
Since the gritting service depends on the climate anticipation, there are chances of mistake in this as well. Gritters teams standby all though the night during winters. They basically wait for the temperature to fall to about 1 and are then asked for doing this job.
Local proficiency and familiarity is crucial when the gritters are carrying out the work. Precautionary gritting is done during the evening when the rush hour has passed. It is done in the morning as well before the morning traffic mounts.
Despite of all this, unfortunately, many road accidents still take place. However, you also need to bear in mind that other than the weather condition, many road accidents result due to the carelessness and mistake of the drivers. In case you encounter an accident owing to ice or snow on the road, you can also make a personal injury claim and get reimbursement.
The agencies in charge of gritting have certain criterion for this work. Unluckily sometimes the roads may not be gritted owing to the reason that the weather condition could not be predicted properly. However, road accidents can be complex as it is had to know many times if the local authority or government agency is accountable for it. For this reason, you need to take assistance from your insurance agent in case you get involved in an accident.
Besides, you need to drive watchfully in order to keep away from all possibilities of road accidents. Safe driving in amalgamation with good road maintenance during winters and all through out the year will surely diminish the chances of road accidents. For this season, you need to drive extra cautiously because the chances of accidents are greater in this time.
You should see if your car's lights are working properly, see the pressure of the tires, check car oil, and carry cleaning solution if you have to drive on dirty roads in winters. All these precautions will help you to minimise the chances of road accidents and thus keep you safe and sound in the deadly winter season. Better safe than sorry! - 21396
In this condition, it is extremely necessary to take care of the roads and uphold them competently. This work is done by Highways Agency, which is a devoted organisation for this job. Other smaller roads are upheld by local councils. The Highways Agency's work is to reduce delays and the likelihood of road accidents by removing snow and averting ice formation.
Since the gritting service depends on the climate anticipation, there are chances of mistake in this as well. Gritters teams standby all though the night during winters. They basically wait for the temperature to fall to about 1 and are then asked for doing this job.
Local proficiency and familiarity is crucial when the gritters are carrying out the work. Precautionary gritting is done during the evening when the rush hour has passed. It is done in the morning as well before the morning traffic mounts.
Despite of all this, unfortunately, many road accidents still take place. However, you also need to bear in mind that other than the weather condition, many road accidents result due to the carelessness and mistake of the drivers. In case you encounter an accident owing to ice or snow on the road, you can also make a personal injury claim and get reimbursement.
The agencies in charge of gritting have certain criterion for this work. Unluckily sometimes the roads may not be gritted owing to the reason that the weather condition could not be predicted properly. However, road accidents can be complex as it is had to know many times if the local authority or government agency is accountable for it. For this reason, you need to take assistance from your insurance agent in case you get involved in an accident.
Besides, you need to drive watchfully in order to keep away from all possibilities of road accidents. Safe driving in amalgamation with good road maintenance during winters and all through out the year will surely diminish the chances of road accidents. For this season, you need to drive extra cautiously because the chances of accidents are greater in this time.
You should see if your car's lights are working properly, see the pressure of the tires, check car oil, and carry cleaning solution if you have to drive on dirty roads in winters. All these precautions will help you to minimise the chances of road accidents and thus keep you safe and sound in the deadly winter season. Better safe than sorry! - 21396
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