China’s traffic accident damages increase

In recent years, there has been rapid growth in the number of motor vehicles and the number of drivers in China. Recently, the Supreme People's Court released relevant data. It can be seen that the number of first-instance cases for damage compensation for road traffic accidents received by courts across the country has increased significantly in recent years.

“In terms of absolute numbers or proportions, the compensation cases for road traffic accidents have shown a relatively rapid upward trend.” The person in charge of the Supreme People’s Court analyzed that the people’s traffic safety awareness is not strong, and the road traffic order is lagging behind. This has led to a dramatic increase in road traffic accidents and a significant increase in the number of cases. In the coming period, the compensation cases for road traffic accidents may still be the types of cases in which the number of civil cases is the fastest growing, the legal relationship is complex, and the solution is difficult.