Correct, it's just you. Well you, txtpspk boy and Nick. Maybe bruce if his backside isn't mucky.
From the Department for Transport
- The estimated total value of prevention of all of the reported personal injury road accidents in Great Britain in 2008 (170,591 accidents) is £12,790m using 2008 prices and values. The corresponding estimated value for 2007 and 2006 was £13,770m and £13,089m respectively. This estimate relates to the total value to the community of the benefits of prevention of road accidents.
. The total annual value of prevention of the motorcycle accident type where oil and/or diesel was recorded as a special condition at the accident site for the three years was £48.91m; £14.96m in 2006, £18.45m in 2007 and £15.50m in 2008. This report has shown that the estimated value for the prevention of these accidents is about 0.12% of the total for the period 2006 to 2008.
DfT Research: REVIEW OF DIESEL SPILLAGE CLEAN UP PROCEDURES
And some slightly older ones. Killspills is a Government organised initiative to look into this problem which doesn't exist
DIESEL SPILLS – ACCIDENT STATISTICS
The accident statistics used below have been provided to KillSpills by the Department for Transport. We thank the Department for providing us with the information we required to compile this section of our report.
The following statistics represent headline data relating to oil /diesel spills:
22 people have died on the roads between 2000 and 2005;
595 serious accidents on the roads between 2000 and 2005;
617 Killed or Seriously Injured accidents on the roads between 2000 and 2005;
3,020 accidents resulting in slight injury between 2000 and 2005;
Oil / Diesel related accidents in 2005 have cost society £33,543,280
So, you'll obviously have no problem backing up your thoughts/claims/ranting with independent research?
No?
Thought not.
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