Some places struggle with their image and unlucky Slough has been one such place over the years. Slough has actually promoted itself as a ‘safety town’ for half a century, but research has revealed that is the most dangerous place in the United Kingdom for motor accidents, for the third successive year. This has been highlighted by research flagged up by the Press Association.
The research considered the number of accident claims per insured driver and found that Slough had an accident rate in 2009 that was a significant 41 per cent higher than the UK average. The research was conducted by the insurance firm Endsleigh. While the research could be slightly inaccurate because it does not take into account any road traffic accident between uninsured drivers, it is little comfort to Slough motorists.
Endsleigh spokesperson Stuart Wartalski stated:
“Clearly there are some parts of the United Kingdom which are safer than others when it comes to the frequency of accidents on the road.”
Several other locations had poor records for the frequency of road traffic accidents. Bradford (39 per cent above the UK average) and Birmingham (38 per cent) were nearly as bad as Slough in their scores. Whether the results are the consequence of poor urban planning or local driving cultures is somewhat unclear. Slough has a history of unusual traffic management which may well have contributed to its problems. During the 1950s, the Slough authorities introduced a sequence of traffic lights that remained green if drivers adhered to thirty miles an hour.
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