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When it comes to staying safe on the roads as a driver there are many ways to reduce the risk of suffering severe personal injury in a crash, such as making sure to use a seat belt and checking that a vehicle's tyres have the legal tread depth before departing.
However, hundreds of people in the UK become victims of road traffic accidents every year after suffering an accident through no fault of their own.
In order to help people avoid sustaining personal injuries behind the wheel and aid potential claimants find the page relating to their claim, we have made a list of some of the less obvious causes of car accidents and provided links to the relevant articles.
Along narrow country roads, which often contain a lot of blind bends, there is a great risk of unexpectedly encountering a large farm vehicle. If both the farm worker and other motorist involved are driving carefully they are likely to see each other in time and be able to use the nearest passing place to continue on their way. However, reckless drivers may fail to stop in time and suffer or cause severe personal injuries as a result.
To read more about farm vehicle accidents, please click here.
Other potential hazards, which are more commonly found in the countryside but can also occur in built-up areas, are wild animals crossing over highways. In many cases animals choose to cross roads while there are no vehicles in the vicinity, but on other occasions drivers will be involved in an accident as they attempt to avoid an animal or are in collision with one.
If you would like to read more on this subject, please click here.
Whereas the potential presence of ice, snow and water on the road may be obvious to motorists if they take notice of surrounding weather conditions or watch forecasts throughout the week, the danger of flooded highways may not be as evident. If drivers have heard no news reports on flooding and there are no warning signs on the road they could be involved in a flood-related accident.
If you have been involved in an accident due to road flooding and would like to learn more on the subject, please click here.
Reading road markings comes as second nature to many motorists, and as a result some may not realise how difficult it is to safely negotiate a road if there are no clear markings available. Ideally, markings will be maintained so that they are always visible to drivers, but where they have not been maintained temporary markings or signs should be in place.
Without clear road markings, accidents may occur. If you would like to read more about poor road markings in relation to injuries and claims then please click here.
