ABSTRACT
Every one of us uses the roads every day, most of us several times a day. We walk, cycle, and drive as part of our daily lives; this is how we “get around” in order to do all the things we want to do. Roads, and the vehicles they service, are also the dominant means by which the vast majority of the goods we consume, and almost all of the services we use, move from farm, port, factory, or business to warehouse, tradesman’s premise, service centre, or retail outlet to our homes. Road use is such a fundamental part of our lives that we take it for granted. A modern, efficient road and road transport system is unquestionably critical to our standard of living. Not surprisingly, though, given the staggering volume of road use and the ever-present opportunity for something to go wrong, crashes are also commonplace daily events.
