The New Year means that winter is well underway, with the official start of winter being the 21st December. The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is supporting Highways England’s winter road safety campaign which this year highlights the dangers of driving in the rain and encouraging drivers to slow down during inclement weather conditions.
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At this time of year, attention is often concentrated on the disruption caused by snow and ice, whereas statistics say driving in the rain, with wet roads and poor visibility, actually poses a greater threat. 85% of road traffic incidents in bad weather take place in the rain and almost 100 times more road deaths occur in rain compared with snow and ice. One reason for this is that the danger of driving in the rain are often underestimated by drivers.
However, snow and ice and other types of severe weather also pose problems for transport operators who are particularly busy at this time of year delivering the goods everyone needs.
FTA’s Head of Road Network Policy, Malcolm Bingham said: “It’s important to be prepared for all types of weather at this time of year, and FTA has a suite of products and services designed to help and advise road users. We work closely with the national highway authorities and the Met Office to communicate vital weather information and provide a traffic information service which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to ensure that vital amber and red winter weather alerts are passed on to members as they are issued.”
Swannells – Warehousing Cambridgeshire
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