'Deadly Lay-Bys'
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:37 pmJust found this little snippet:-
UK deaths
The AA is warning motorists heading for popular UK tourist destinations to take care in "deadly" lay-bys.
Nearly two-thirds of fatal accidents involving stopped vehicles on a dual carriageway happen in a lay-by, a study from the AA Motoring Trust found.
More than half the vehicles hit are lorries and in the past year at least six people have died in lay-by crashes in the UK, the trust said.
It added that drivers should stay out of lay-bys that are not separated from the main road by a kerbed island.
The trust's study, co-funded by the Highways Agency, surveyed lay-bys along the A303 and the A34, two busy holiday routes leading to south and south-west England.
Mike
UK deaths
The AA is warning motorists heading for popular UK tourist destinations to take care in "deadly" lay-bys.
Nearly two-thirds of fatal accidents involving stopped vehicles on a dual carriageway happen in a lay-by, a study from the AA Motoring Trust found.
More than half the vehicles hit are lorries and in the past year at least six people have died in lay-by crashes in the UK, the trust said.
It added that drivers should stay out of lay-bys that are not separated from the main road by a kerbed island.
The trust's study, co-funded by the Highways Agency, surveyed lay-bys along the A303 and the A34, two busy holiday routes leading to south and south-west England.
Mike