http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/ Wilson Nesbitt Solicitors - Road Traffic Accidents News RSS feed en-gb email@wilson-nesbitt.co.uk info@flamegreen.com 30 http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/822/18062008/road_deaths_in_northern_ireland_unacceptable.html The death toll from road traffic accidents in Northern Ireland is "unacceptably high", it has been claimed.A report carried out by the Criminal Justice Inspection has found that the quality of road traffic policing in Northern Ireland is too low, with measurable consequences.The... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:50:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/806/09062008/post-traumatic_study_due_this_month.html The 'world's largest' study on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is due to be published this month, Legal & Medical magazine reports.Moving Minds, a psychological services provider, told the publication that the study will be particularly important because it is largely... Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:04:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/800/04062008/employers_must_protect_loneworkers.html Employers, including those in Northern Ireland, have to ensure that members of staff who go out on their own are protected, the chief executive of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust told the Workplace law Network.Steven Gauge said that while businesses in the country may be concerned about staying afloat... Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:50:27 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/729/25042008/jumbo_jets_worth_of_people_killed_at_work_every_fortnight.html Enough people die at work to fill a jumbo jet every two weeks, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).This is due to a failure to maintain effective health and safety standards in the workplace, the society believes."If one jumbo jet crashed every two... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:30:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/704/09042008/consult_solicitors_in_northern_ireland_over_road_rage_accidents.html More than 7.4 million drivers in the UK have been involved in road rage incidents, according to MoneyExpert.com.One in six drivers has been involved in an incident in the last year, with 300,000 drivers suffering damage to cars caused by others.Spokesperson for MoneyExpert.com Sean Gardner said... Wed, 9 Apr 2008 18:57:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/644/03032008/ni_warned_of_wintery_roads.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland should be on alert for clients claiming for unexpected road traffic accidents after forecasters have predicted a change in the weather.While solicitors are unlikely to have seen many new cases of road accidents caused by poor weather recently, a cold... Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/591/30012008/snow_set_to_hit_belfast.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland should be prepared for a rise in road traffic accident claims after wintery weather is set to cause hazardous driving conditions, with snow expected in Belfast.Some solicitors may report a rise in traffic accidents in Belfast and Northern Ireland as icy conditions... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:30:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/580/24012008/drink-driving_levels_up_over_christmas.html It is likely that solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland saw a rise in cases of road traffic accidents in the New Year after the number of people drink-driving in the province ballooned over Christmas.As part of a road safety campaign aiming to deliver solicitors fewer cases of drink-driving... Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:15:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/579/24012008/potholes_cost_a_third_of_a_million.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland have secured nearly a third of a million pounds in compensation for victims of potholes on the province's roads over the last three years.Drivers in Belfast and Northern Ireland were forced to contact their solicitors on 934 occasions in 2007,... Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:45:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/555/10012008/no_compensation_for_bike_victim.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland have failed to win compensation from the Motor Insurers' Bureau for the victim of a hit-and-run accident in Belfast because of a legal loophole.An unnamed teenage girl suffered a fractured leg after a motorcycle knocked her over in Belfast in 2003, but Northern... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/550/08012008/cyclist_awarded_compensation.html Solicitors have secured over half a million pounds in compensation for a Canadian cyclist who was injured in a road traffic accident in Northern Ireland.Martine Samray was injured in an incident in east Belfast and contacted her solicitors after being left unable to work.The 45-year-old suffered... Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:45:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/546/04012008/weather_causes_dangerous_driving_conditions.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland have been put on alert for road traffic accidents, as the weather in the province causes treacherous driving conditions.Although careful drivers should remain safe with some luck, rogue motorists on Northern Ireland's roads at the moment could have... Fri, 4 Jan 2008 16:30:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/542/03012008/ni_road_deaths_fall_to_60-year_low.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland had to deal with fewer cases of road deaths than at any time during the past 60 years.Only 112 people died on the roads of Belfast and Northern Ireland due to traffic accidents, although 20 of these deaths occurred over Christmas.Northern Ireland... Thu, 3 Jan 2008 13:15:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/539/02012008/%C2%A335m_for_psni_crashes.html Solicitors in Belfast and the rest of Northern Ireland have secured nearly £3.5 million in compensation for road accidents caused by the police over the past five years.The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) admitted that it has been forced to pay up just under £3.5... Wed, 2 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/535/27122007/ni_considers_jail_for_chatty_drivers.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland could see the number of cases of road traffic accidents fall if motorists in the province are put off using their mobile phone while driving by the threat of jail.According to the Belfast Telegraph, Northern Ireland is considering adopting legislation introduced in... Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:45:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/516/18122007/drink_driving_charges_fall.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland may have to deal with fewer cases of road traffic accidents where the accused has been intoxicated, after the number of drink drivers caught by police has fallen.Northern Ireland solicitors may be noticing the 16 per cent drop in cases of road traffic... Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:30:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/504/11122007/death_toll_on_ni_roads_hits_100.html It seems that the number of road traffic accidents that solicitors in Northern Ireland have to deal with will not be reduced after underinvestment on the province's roads was revealed.Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy has admitted in the Northern Ireland Assembly that the... Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:45:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/486/04122007/ni_motorists_warned_over_driving_behaviour.html Motorists in Northern Ireland have been told that they need to take a look at their own driving behaviour. Northern Ireland environment minister, Arlene Foster, has called on drivers to consider their actions on the roads following a spate of deaths caused by accidents in the region over the... Tue, 4 Dec 2007 16:12:29 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/463/22112007/work-related_road_accidents_hidden.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland may be ignorant as to the number of road traffic accidents which involve drivers who were working at the time if they listen to the police, as according to Fleet News, the true figures are being under-reported.Not only do Northern Ireland solicitors have to look... Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:50:23 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/457/19112007/half_of_ni_motorists_drink_and_drive.html The number of road traffic accident victims that solicitors in Northern Ireland must assist could be increased by the fact that nearly half of all Ulster motorists admit to have driven after consuming alcohol.A new survey commissioned by a new portable breathalyser manufacturer revealed that 49... Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/423/24102007/ministers_consider_cut_to_ni_drink-drive_limit.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland could see fewer people claiming compensation for alcohol-related road traffic accidents, after the government revealed that it was considering cutting drink-driving limits in the province.Currently the level of alcohol permitted in the bloodstream for drivers in... Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:15:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/422/23102007/new_driving_laws_to_jail_careless_killers.html New legislation is set to come into force in Northern Ireland, which orders that reckless drivers who kill or seriously injure others could face up to five years in prison. Solicitors in Northern Ireland are used to trying to claim compensation for innocent people who have been injured by... Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:30:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/414/16102007/fat_drivers_told_to_buckle_their_belts.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland who deal with road traffic accident cases may see an increasing trend of the people they are claiming against on behalf of their clients being obese.According to health group DeVille Almond, overweight drivers pose a greater risk to other motorway users as they are... Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:15:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/381/26092007/motorbike_accidents_double.html Following solicitors dealing with nearly double the number of road traffic accidents caused by motorcyclists since last year, Northern Ireland is set to get stricter tests for learner motorbike drivers.Northern Ireland's environment minister Arlene Foster revealed that 24 motorcyclists and... Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:15:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/378/25092007/millions_invested_in_road_safety_scheme.html Solicitors could see a fall in the number of clients from the Larne area claiming for road traffic accidents, as the Northern Ireland Executive has announced that £2.1 million has been earmarked for road improvements.Regional development minister, Conor Murphy, said that traffic-calming... Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:15:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/363/18092007/dangerous_driving_habits_revealed.html Solicitors in Britain and Northern Ireland may have to deal with more road traffic accident victims, as 68 per cent of motorists have dangerous driving habits, a new survey has shown.According to Sainsbury's Car Insurance, 41 per cent of drivers admitted to eating and drinking behind the... Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:00:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/344/04092007/ni_road_crash_figures_clash.html Solicitors may see more cases of claims for road traffic accidents than the police could estimate after figures released by Northern Ireland's Audit Office show a much higher toll than numbers produced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) show.The Audit Office said that the PSNI... Tue, 4 Sep 2007 13:15:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/322/16082007/uk_should_catch_up_on_drink_driving.html Solicitors could see fewer cases of road traffic accidents caused by drunk drivers if recommendations made by the British Medical Association (BMA) come into force.The BMA said that the legally-allowed blood alcohol level for driving should be cut from 80mg per 100ml to 50mg, which would bring... Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:00:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/312/09082007/council_not_negligent_over_icy_road.html After a claim against a council over icy roads was quashed, a solicitor has said that the ruling will have personal liability implications for local authorities across Britain and Northern Ireland.Rhiannon Pase had brought a case against Swansea City Council, claiming that it had been negligent,... Thu, 9 Aug 2007 11:25:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/306/06082007/licence_age_to_be_driven_up.html Solicitors in Britain and Northern Ireland could see fewer cases of claims involving road traffic accidents caused by young drivers, as the government is proposing raising the minimum legal driving age to 18, according to the Times. In a bid to cut incidents, new drivers would have to undertake a... Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:00:00 BST