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Drivers blamed for most Dorset crashes
Most crashes in Dorset are caused by motorists breaking road rules in some way, new research has concluded.
A paper prepared for Dorset County Council claims that around 2,000 of the 2,554 collisions occurring on roads in the region over a 23-month period were caused by poor motoring.
The study cited breaking the speed limit, driving too close to other road users and reacting poorly as particular faults motorists were prone.
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Indeed, picking up a conviction from police for any one of the three can see drivers compromise their car or bike insurance policies should cover firms view them to be a risk on the road.
Miles Butler from Dorset County Council stated that the condition of the highways could also play a part.
He said: "The road environment is very often not the factor in an accident - it's much more likely to be driver error or poor judgement … That is not to say we don't need to get the roads in order."
This comes as Department for Transport statistics show that there were some 3,150 people killed on the roads in 2006.
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