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Slippery
Questions (and Answers)
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Did
you know over 53,000 road accidents a year are caused by
skidding? *1
These accidents cost society
approximately £3127 million per year *2
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Did
you know slips and trips cost employers £300 million per year?
*3
These accidents cost society between
£810 million and £840 million per year
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Did
you know local authority Highway Accident Investigation Officers
can look for around 400% return on the cost of site treatment
against subsequent reduction in accidents (the cost of accidents
for three years before, against the three years after treatment)
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Did
you know the use of well maintained high skid resistance surfaces
can cut wet weather accidents by 57% and could reduce the
overall number of accidents on our roads by 5.5%? *4
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Did
you know to treat an approach to a pelican crossing with a
high quality coloured anti-skid material can cost less than
£4k *5... this is a return of 2700% if ONE serious accident
is prevented! *6
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Do
you know a source of an independently assessed road and factory
proven coloured anti-slip anti-skid treatment ? ...you do
now!
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Research has shown that resin-based
anti-skid surfacings, result in a reductions of braking distances
by up to 33% under wet conditions, in turn reducing wet weather
skidding accidents by 67% and total accidents by 31%. The
London Accident Analysis Unit has confirmed that 1700 sites
treated in one year at a total cost of £3 million yielded
an estimated saving of £24 million through accident prevention.
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*1
British Road Federation Fact 1997
*2 DETR August 1997 Average cost per injury accident allowing
for damage only £59k
*3 HSE Figures 1994
*4 TRL research - BRF Road Fact 1997
*5 Site area 4x50 Metres @ £20 per square metre
*6 DETR August 1997 Urban Serious Accident Average Value £222,340
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