A motorcyclist who was injured after crashing into the back of a vehicle performing an emergency stop for ‘no reason’ in May 2016 has been awarded a total of £47,000 in damages.
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Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has appeared at court after he was arrested and charged by the police for attempted rape and sexual assault. Salmond faces 14 charges – two counts of attempted rape, nine counts of sexual assault, two of indecent assault, and one of breach of the peace.
It was unveiled in what is known as the “league of shame” that Scotland is home to the most dangerous traffic junction in the UK. The study, which analysed data from over 100,000 separate road traffic collisions in Britain during 2017 in which people were either injured or killed, has named a junction in Glasgow’s City Centre to be the most treacherous.
Last month, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice Humza Yousaf announced that Scottish Ministers will meet to discuss how criminal law can be strengthened in order to better tackle misogynistic behaviour.
Cycling can be a fun and enjoyable way to exercise while making your daily commute; however, cyclists across the UK are at greater risk of injury from road traffic accidents than drivers.