 |
answer text |
<p>The Department collects data on personal injury road accidents reported to the
police. The table below shows the number of reported road accidents involving at least
one pedal cyclist and at least one goods vehicle in Great Britain for the last three
years of available data, as well as cyclist casualties by severity resulting from
these accidents.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Number of pedal cyclist casualties involved</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of accidents involving at least one pedal cyclist and at least one goods vehicle<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Killed</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Serious</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Slight</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,770</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>27</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>350</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,392</p></td><td><p>1,769</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,574</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>23</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>300</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,257</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,467</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>25</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>334</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,104</p></td><td><p>1,463</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>
</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>1 Van, LGV or HGV</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><em>Source: DfT Stats19</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>On 18 October the Department published a summary of the 14,000 responses received
to its Call for Evidence on cycling and walking safety, including issues relating
to large vehicles. The Department has recently announced a number of activities to
improve the safety, and perception of safety, of cycling and walking: tailored cycle
training for driving instructors, support for police in tackling unsafe “close passing”,
an update to the National Standard for Cycle Training and, most recently, a review
of the Highway Code to include overtaking and opening vehicle doors. The Department
will publish its full response to the Call for Evidence in due course.</p>
|
|
