In the forthcoming refreshed Road Safety Statement, motorcyclists are one of the priority groups that the Department will be addressing.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> In 2017, there were 124 accidents involving a motorcyclist and a car in which the Contributory Factor \u2018learner or inexperienced driver/rider\u2019 was allocated by a police officer to the car driver; and 661 accidents in which it was allocated to the motorcycle rider. There were no accidents involving a motorcyclist and a HGV, in which the Contributory Factor \u2018learner or inexperienced driver/rider\u2019 was allocated to the HGV driver; and 17 accidents in which it was allocated to the motorcycle rider.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the risk to motorcyclists of inexperienced (a) HGV and (b) car drivers; and what plans he has to improve the driver education on motorcyclists.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1003626/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The tables below provide the number of motorcyclists killed and seriously injured between 2014 and 2017 and the weekly average which is derived from this. The annual data can be found in published table RAS30066 here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743654/ras30066.ods<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Reported motorcycle user casualties, Great Britain, 2014-2017<\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of casualties<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Weekly average<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Killed<\/p><\/td> Serious<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> Killed<\/p><\/td> Serious<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 339<\/p><\/td> 5,289<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 7<\/em><\/p><\/td> 101<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 365<\/p><\/td> 5,042<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 7<\/em><\/p><\/td> 97<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 319<\/p><\/td> 5,553<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 6<\/em><\/p><\/td> 106<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 349<\/p><\/td> 5,592<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 7<\/em><\/p><\/td> 107<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Source: DfT Stats19<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Please note that the number of serious injuries provided is as reported by the police. Since 2016, changes in severity reporting systems for a large number of police forces mean that serious injury figures, and to a lesser extent slight injuries, are not comparable with earlier years.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made on the number of motorcyclists (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in each year between 2014 and 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1003627/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below provides the number and percentage of motorcycle fatalities by road class in Great Britain for the years 2014 to 2017, which are available in published table RAS30018 at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743613/ras30018.ods<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> Reported motorcycle fatalities by road class, Great Britain, 2014 to 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td> Number/ Per cent<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> 2014<\/p><\/td> 2015<\/p><\/td> 2016<\/p><\/td> 2017<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Number<\/p><\/td> Per cent<\/em><\/p><\/td> Number<\/p><\/td> Per cent<\/em><\/p><\/td> Number<\/p><\/td> Per cent<\/em><\/p><\/td> Number<\/p><\/td> Per cent<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Urban<\/p><\/td> 97<\/p><\/td> 29<\/em><\/p><\/td> 116<\/p><\/td> 32<\/em><\/p><\/td> 101<\/p><\/td> 32<\/em><\/p><\/td> 95<\/p><\/td> 27<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rural<\/p><\/td> 237<\/p><\/td> 70<\/em><\/p><\/td> 241<\/p><\/td> 66<\/em><\/p><\/td> 211<\/p><\/td> 66<\/em><\/p><\/td> 248<\/p><\/td> 71<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Motorways<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 1<\/em><\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 2<\/em><\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 2<\/em><\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 2<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> All roads<\/p><\/td> 339<\/p><\/td> 100<\/em><\/p><\/td> 365<\/p><\/td> 100<\/em><\/p><\/td> 319<\/p><\/td> 100<\/em><\/p><\/td> 349<\/p><\/td> 100<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td> Source: DfT STATS19<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made on the proportion of motorcycle fatalities that occurred on (a) urban roads, (b) rural roads and (c) motorways in each year between 2014 and 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1003628", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1003628/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The tables below provide the number of motorcyclists killed and seriously injured between 2014 and 2017 and the weekly average which is derived from this. The annual data can be found in published table RAS30066 here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743654/ras30066.ods<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Reported motorcycle user casualties, Great Britain, 2014-2017<\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of casualties<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Weekly average<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Killed<\/p><\/td> Serious<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> Killed<\/p><\/td> Serious<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 339<\/p><\/td> 5,289<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 7<\/em><\/p><\/td> 101<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 365<\/p><\/td> 5,042<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 7<\/em><\/p><\/td> 97<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 319<\/p><\/td> 5,553<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 6<\/em><\/p><\/td> 106<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td>