Road Toll update

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(A topical example of incidental deaths is the controversy about speed
humps and their detrimental effect on the response times of the
emergency services. This was brought sharply into focus earlier this
year, when Sigurd Reinton, chairman of the London Ambulance Service,
claimed that up to 800 victims of cardiac arrest die in London for
every minute of delay, caused by traffic calming and traffic light
timings aimed at deterring drivers. This compares with the 300 who die
in traffic accidents in the capital each year ¡X a figure that has not
changed significantly as a result of these highway obstructions. The
fire service faces similar difficulties in carrying out its
life-saving duties ¡X each road hump is said to add ten seconds to the
time it takes to reach a fire or other incident.)"