Police are warning drivers to take extra care on treacherous icy roads in South Cheshire today.
Temperatures plummeted overnight to -6, resulting in wet surfaces freezing into “ice rink” conditions in places.
While not the leading cause of road accidents in the UK – that dubious honour goes to people speeding and not wearing seat belts – brake failure is a factor in some accidents.
According to statistics from the Department for Transport, there were 3,894 crashes between 2013 and 2019 wherein brake defects were a contributing factor.
Road safety in the UK – or any other place, for that matter – is a critical concern for both drivers and pedestrians.
Despite the numerous advancements in vehicle technology and road infrastructure, accidents continue to occur, resulting in injuries and even fatalities!
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Three days of icy, non-gritted roads near Nantwich and Audlem saw “three catastrophic accidents and the school bus cancelled”, the former leader of Cheshire East Council said.
Cllr Rachel Bailey (Audlem, Con) told a full council she had not intended speaking on the winter gritting programme and had planned to ask a question about home school transport.
Although we all try to be as careful as we can out on the road, inevitably accidents can and do happen.
Whether your car skids off the road on a patch of black ice, or you get T-boned coming out of a junction – if you’re driving on the road there’s always a chance your car might end up taking the brunt of a collision.
Cheshire’s Police Crime Commissioner says road safety is a priority after figures show more than 280 people were seriously injured on the county’s roads in 2020.
Twenty-nine people lost their lives in road accidents in the same year.
Stapeley councillors are calling for action at two busy road junctions in Nantwich after a series of accidents in recent weeks.
There have been a number of incidents at the traffic lights junctions of Newcastle Road/Elwood Way and further along where Elwood Way meets A51 London Road and Peter de Stapleigh Way.
Residents in Willaston and Wistaston are demanding action to make the busy A534 road safer after a spate of accidents. Homeowners have joined local councillors in calling for Cheshire East Council to review the speed limit and safety of the route.
A Nantwich headteacher has clinched a deal to provide cheaper cycle helmets in a bid to save pupils’ lives. Andrew Cliffe, of Brine Leas School, acted after two accidents involving students in the space of a week.
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