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People think traffic lights are a guarantee of safety but the latest audit from Westminster City Council, for example, has shown that 44% of personal injury accidents occurred at traffic lights.
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In 2009, the number of road accidents involving personal injury was 31% down on the average for 1994-98.
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Claims for such injuries have soared in recent years despite improvements in vehicle safety and a sharp reduction in the number of reported accidents involving personal injury.
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The government said it was taking action after figures showed there had been a 60% increase in personal injury claims relating to road accidents since 2006, despite a 20% fall in reported accidents.
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In an intervention, Jim Allister of the TUV warned that the motion potentially covered all forms of personal injury compensation and not just for injuries resulting from motor accidents.
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There was also a 15% fall in the number of personal injury cases brought before the courts last year, at 7, 792 - 59% of which related to road accidents and 22% resulted from accidents at work.
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