Average cost of road accidents in Great Britain 2020, by severity

Fatal accidents and casualties were significantly more expensive than either serious or slight accidents in the United Kingdom in 2020. That year, on average, a fatal accident resulted in over almost two million British pounds of prevention costs. The cost of slight accidents was substantially lower, but not insignificant, reaching some 16,700 Great British pounds. Driver’s error most common factorThe most common cause for any type of accident was a driver’s reaction error, with incidents caused by actions such as sudden braking or swerving, where a police officer had to attend a scene. Of these, a driver or rider failing to look properly was the most frequent cause of an accident. Road accident total costs increase in 2018Total prevention costs from reported road accidents amounted to 16.5 billion British pounds in 2018. Between 2010 and 2018, figures had grown by approximately nine percent, while the lowest figure had been recorded in 2013. The number of car drivers involved in road accidents in Great Britain is on the decline.

在英国，2020年致命事故及伤亡的代价显著高于严重或轻微事故。当年，平均而言，一次致命事故导致预防成本超过两百万元英镑。轻微事故的成本虽相对较低，但亦非微不足道，约为16,700英镑。驾驶员的失误是最常见的致因，其中由于突然制动或转向等行为导致的意外，往往需要警察出勤处理现场。在这些事故中，驾驶员或骑手未能充分注意是事故最常见的原因。2018年，道路交通事故的总体成本呈上升趋势。2018年，报告的道路交通事故预防成本累计达165亿英镑。在2010年至2018年间，数据增长了约九个百分点，而最低值则记录于2013年。在英国，涉入道路交通事故的汽车驾驶员数量正在下降。