Per Manchester Press:
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Almost 100 people were killed on Greater Manchester’s roads last year according to statistics. There were a total of 98 fatalities throughout the region – with more than one third involving pedestrians. Six children were killed – along with 23 adults and 8 pensioners. The Road Casualty Report showed that 25 drivers and 21 passengers lost their lives in crashes and there were 10 motorbike fatalities.
Bolton was the only area which showed a reduction – 8 deaths compared with 14 the previous year
And in the adjacent column….
The article which places this post under this thread
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16% of all drivers now have points on their licences – with 3% of these being on 9 points – per Direct Line. Ovet the past 12 months drivers have shelled out £121m in fines - 92% speed related” Three quarters say that this has had no effect on the speed at which they drive
Yep – 100 deaths – no better than previous years and no impact on driver behaviour either…
Yep a “successful campaign.” … Not…
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