TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Pedestrians, motorists, and no-fault compensation for road accidents in 1930s Britain
JO  - The Journal of legal history
A1  - Bartrip, P. W.J.
SP  - 45
EP  - 60
VL  - 31
IS  - 1
N2  - In 1930s Britain an average of almost 7000 road deaths and many more injuries were recorded each year. Most fatalities occurred among cyclists and pedestrians. In the course of the decade the Pedestrians? Association pressed for the no-fault compensation of road accident victims other than motorists and their passengers. A bill, initially welcomed by ministers, passed the House of Lords but failed to progress further owing to last-minute government opposition. This article explores efforts to change the law and the reasons why they failed. Carnage on the roads largely explains reformers? motivation; government reluctance to offend the motoring lobby explains their failure.<p /> 
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SN  - 0144-0365
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01440361003633361
ID  - ref1
ER  -