AA slam street light switch off
%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Some councils are "ignoring the findings of road-accident inquests" by switching off street lights to save money, says the AA.
The motoring organisation cited the fact that at least five pedestrians and a cyclist have been killed since 2009 because, according to accident investigators at inquests, drivers had little or no chance of avoiding the collisions on blacked-out roads with speed limits of 40mph or higher.
