Who's to Blame
Over 45,000 people die on European roads and over 1.6 million are maimed each year.

Can We Blame the Police?
It might be easy to blame police because we have so many accidents on our roads. They are actually doing a magnificent job enforcing our laws, patrolling our streets and keeping us safe on the road. We must support their efforts to persuade drivers to be more aware and considerate on our roads.

Can We Blame the Engineers?
We could target our anger at the traffic engineers who plan our highways, provide crash barriers, give us light at night and safety systems to protect us when we drive. Our vehicle manufacturers too provide us with safety features. It is hard to imagine there should be death on our roads.

Can We Blame the Ourselves?
The fact is that over 85% of all traffic accidents are caused solely by driver or rider error. Little, if any, further training is ever taken by the majority of drivers after passing the basic "L" test.
Advanced/defensive driver training concentrates on four key areas: