DfT figures on foreign truck 'sideswipe' accidents

Commercial Motor

January 25, 2007

Foreign trucks were involved in 452 sideswiping incidents in Great Britain during 2005, all but 21 of which were due to changing lane to the right. In total, there were 898 left-to-right sideswipes, according to the DfT document 'Road Casualties in Great Britain: 2005'.

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DfT figures on foreign truck 'sideswipe' accidents

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