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<p>The department does not collect data specifically on whether drivers and riders
involved in road accidents are learners. The department collects data on personal
injury road accidents reported to the police, including contributory factors which
the police select when they attend the scene. This does not assign blame for the accident
but gives an indication of factors the attending officer thought contributed to the
accident.</p><p> </p><p>The number of accidents in London with a contributory factor
of ‘Learner or inexperienced driver/rider’ being allocated for the years 2013 to 2017
is given in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>'Learner
or inexperienced driver/rider' allocated to any road user</p></td><td><p>'Learner
or inexperienced driver/rider' allocated to a motorcycle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>544</p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Source:
DfT Stats19</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note that
this does not simply record the presence of a learner or inexperienced driver/rider,
but indicates where inexperience of driving in general, or inexperience of the particular
type of vehicle, caused or contributed to the accident.</p><p> </p>
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