Welcome to: Road Accidents

When trying to research information for an article on this site, it seems that the majority of people typing in "road accidents" in to a search engine like Google, are looking for horrific pictures or videos to gawk at. Richard Hammond's high speed clash is highly favoured amongst the blood and guts entertainment seekers.

I had always believed the cheering-on-destruction mentality of our US cousins to be solely their un-resolved anger issues. Something we were far above.

Here in Britain, we have Formula 1 - almost a pretty art-form compared to the US V8 circle of death that is NASCAR. But, just as our Esther Rantzen used to shine above Ricky Lake, we've descended in to Jeremy Kyle territory very quickly.

Those who wept at the fictional Titanic movie, seem to smile and even laugh at actual bodily harm on YouTube.

The devastation a car crash can have on an individual's or family's life is reported daily across the nation. Normally on Page 11 after Kerry Katona's love problems, Jodie Marsh's boobs and an MP enjoying bondage -- but it's always there.

Car crash compensation claims seem to have been trivialised by the excessive have-a-go bumper scrape claimers. As the whiplash compensation capital of Britain (no really, look it up!) it seems that Brits have very limp necks as a genetic breed. Maybe insurance companies should screen policyholders to see if they indeed are likely to need compensation after bumping in to a shopping trolley in Asda car park.