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<p>The number of reported killed and serious injuries (KSIs) of cyclists that were
attributable to poorly-maintained local roads in the West Midlands region during the
years 2008 to 2016 was 21.</p><p> </p><p>The number of deaths and serious injuries
of cyclists per year on local roads in England has been published in a previous answer
to the Hon Member for Leeds North West (Fabian Hamilton MP) on 26 March, UIN 133335.</p><p>
</p><p>It should be noted that contributory factors assigned by police officers do
not assign blame for the accident to any specific road user. However, they do provide
some insight into why and how road accidents occur. They give an indication of which
factors the attending officer thought contributed to the accident. Officers do not
need to carry out a full investigation of the incident before identifying contributory
factors; they usually use professional judgement about what they can see at the scene.</p><p>
</p><p>This data includes only casualties where a police officer attended the scene
and in which at least one contributory factor was reported. In the years 2008 to 2016,
this related to 72% of reported accidents that took place on local roads in the West
Midlands. Each accident may have multiple contributory factors attributed to them.</p>
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