Transport written question – answered on 6th March 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information his Department holds on (a) the number of pedal cyclist casualties attributable to the opening of a vehicle door in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010 and (iii) 2011 and (b) the severity of the injuries received in each case.
The numbers of pedal cyclists injured, by severity, in reported personal injury road accidents in Great Britain, as a result of hitting an open door of a vehicle, or as a result of a vehicle door being opened or closed negligently (e.g. injured due to evasive action), for the last three years are:
Casualties | |||
Severity | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
Killed | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Serious | 55 | 77 | 92 |
Slight | 413 | 449 | 501 |
Yes3 people think so
No0 people think not
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