It is sobering news that two Bradford constituencies are named in the ten worst places for car crashes in a new report.

The figures themselves are shocking - Bradford East in particular has seen 41 per cent more crashes resulting in injury or death than the national average figure, while pedestrian casualties are 99 per cent higher.

Bradford West fares little better, and these placings of fifth and sixth respectively in this particular league table are very unwelcome indeed.

The only conclusions we can draw from this are that there are far more people than anyone would wish to see on the roads who have either a blatant disregard for the safety of others, or are simply not fit to be behind the wheel of a vehicle.

It is only a week or so ago that the The Institute of Advanced Motorists called for the way new drivers are taught to be completely overhauled to ensure young people especially are ready for modern roads.

It wants extra pre-test training for dealing with three of the biggest risk factors faced by drivers in the first six months after they pass their test: night-time driving, country roads and poor weather.

According to the IAM, there were 191 under-24s killed in in road accidents nationally in 2013 alone, and more than 20,000 injured.

This is a trend that simply cannot be allowed to continue. With this new breakdown of accident figures, more attention should be focused on areas with particular problems and steps must be taken to ensure young drivers are ready for the world of motoring, and those who are not - or who flagrantly disregard the rules of driving - must be taken off the road.