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Old 29-09-06, 12:25 PM   #2
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Driver inattention - sounds like mobile phones could be a part of this.
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Anti speed-camera groups are calling for a change in the Government's road safety policy as official figures show that driver inattention rather than excess speed is the major cause of accidents.
In the first report of its kind, the Department for Transport (DfT) published details of contributory factors to road accidents.
Covering most accidents that took place in 2005, the report said that failure by drivers to look properly was the most contributory factor in 32 per cent of accidents.
Exceeding the speed limit was the contributory factor in only five per cent of accidents and going too fast for the conditions was a contributory factor in 10 per cent.
Speed or going too fast for conditions were a contributory factor in 26 per cent of fatal accidents.
Five of the six most frequently reported contributory factors were some kind of driver or rider error, or reaction.
The Safe Speed campaign group said the Government should use the findings to scrap speed cameras.
It added that the DfT's "entire road safety policy has been based on dodgy data''.
The RAC Foundation said drivers needed to concentrate more, while the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said the fight against speeding was "not just about cameras''.
The AA Motoring Trust called for "a greater visible police presence on the roads''.
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