The numbers of reported cyclist fatalities and serious injuries that have been recorded in Great Britain for each year since 2007 where poorly maintained roads could be considered to be a contributory factor is provided in the table. A breakdown for all the road networks specified is not available centrally.<\/p>
The heading \u201cPoor or defective road surface\u201d cover columns 2 and 3 of the table. Whilst, the heading \u201cInadequate or masked signs or road markings\u201d cover column 4 and 5.<\/ins><\/p> Reported cyclist serious and fatal injuries in GB where poorly maintained roads is reported as a contributory factor1<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Poor or defective road surface <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Inadequate or masked signs or road markings<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Reported Cyclist Fatilities<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Reported Cyclist Serious Injuries<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Reported Cyclist Fatilities<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Reported Cyclist Serious Injuries<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 29<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 42<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 55<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 45<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 60<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Source: DfT STATS19 reported road casualties<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> 1 <\/sup>Includes only casualties where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported. In 2016, this related to 73% of reported accidents.<\/p> <\/p> By way of context, cycling in Great Britain has increased over the time period in question, rising from 4 billion kilometres in 2007 to 6 billion kilometres in 2016.<\/p> <\/p> It should be that 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 allocating contributory factors; they usually use professional judgement about what they can see at the scene.<\/p> <\/p> Not all accidents are included in the contributory factor data; only accidents where the police attended the scene and reported at least one contributory factor are included. A total of 73% of accidents reported to the police in 2016 met these criteria although each accident can have multiple contributory factors attributed to them.<\/p>"}
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permits combined<\/del> provides<\/ins> mayoral combined<\/ins> authorities with access to<\/ins> to apply for<\/del> new franchising powers. Other authorities can also apply for franchising powers with approval from the Secretary of State, subject to the necessary regulations having been made under the new section 123A(4) of Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000. No such regulations have yet been made.<\/p>permits combined<\/del> provides<\/ins> mayoral combined<\/ins> authorities with access to <\/ins> to apply for<\/del> new franchising powers. Other authorities can also apply for franchising powers with approval from the Secretary of State, subject to the necessary regulations having been made under the new section 123A(4) of Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000. No such regulations have yet been made.<\/p>