Cutting accident bill
30th September 1977, Page 22
30th September 1977
Page 22
Page 22, 30th September 1977
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SAFETY experiments being carried out in South Yorkshire are expected to cut £360,000 from the cost of road accidents in the county.
The experiments involve putting reflective white lines along the sides of 101 miles of the county's roads and it is thought they will be particularly useful on unlit roads.
The cost
South Yorkshire County Council says almost twothirds of the accidents on unlit roads in its area have been caused by drivers failing to keep to the inside lane or running off the road after losing control.
The cost of putting the lines on the roads is thought to be around £300-a-mile for both sides of the road, making the cost of the 101 miles around £30,500.