Department for Transport written question – answered at on 25 October 2018.
Clive Efford
Labour, Eltham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of traffic accidents involving cyclists were with heavy goods vehicles in each of the last ten years; and if he will make a statement.
Clive Efford
Labour, Eltham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road accidents with cyclists there were in each of the last ten years; how many of those accidents were fatal; how many and what proportion of those fatal accidents involved (a) heavy goods vehicles, (b) cars, (c) other cyclists and (d) pedestrians; and if he will make a statement.
Jesse Norman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The table below shows the number of reported road accidents involving pedal cyclists, of which involved HGVs, in Great Britain: 2007 to 2017.
Accidents involving pedal cyclists | |||
Number of accidents involving at least one pedal cyclist | Of which involved HGV(s) | ||
Year | Number | Proportion | |
2007 | 16,460 | 361 | 2% |
2008 | 16,585 | 369 | 2% |
2009 | 17,369 | 300 | 2% |
2010 | 17,604 | 362 | 2% |
2011 | 19,645 | 385 | 2% |
2012 | 19,489 | 388 | 2% |
2013 | 19,752 | 337 | 2% |
2014 | 21,624 | 397 | 2% |
2015 | 19,172 | 378 | 2% |
2016 | 18,743 | 300 | 2% |
2017 | 18,651 | 251 | 1% |
Source: DfT STATS19 | |||
The table below shows the number of reported road fatal accidents involving pedal cyclists, of which involved HGVs, cars, more than one pedal cyclist and pedestrians, in Great Britain: 2007 to 20171
Fatal accidents involving pedal cyclists | |||||||||
Number of fatal accidents involving at least one pedal cyclist | Of which involved HGV(s) | Of which involved car(s) | Of which involved more than one pedal cyclist(s) | Of which involved pedestrian(s) | |||||
Year | Number | Proportion | Number | Proportion | Number | Proportion | Number | Proportion | |
2007 | 142 | 33 | 23% | 68 | 48% | 4 | 3% | 5 | 4% |
2008 | 119 | 27 | 23% | 70 | 59% | 8 | 7% | 3 | 3% |
2009 | 108 | 20 | 19% | 62 | 57% | 3 | 3% | 3 | 3% |
2010 | 117 | 21 | 18% | 61 | 52% | 2 | 2% | 4 | 3% |
2011 | 112 | 19 | 17% | 63 | 56% | 7 | 6% | 2 | 2% |
2012 | 122 | 24 | 20% | 67 | 55% | 3 | 2% | 3 | 2% |
2013 | 118 | 19 | 16% | 61 | 52% | 3 | 3% | 6 | 5% |
2014 | 117 | 20 | 17% | 58 | 50% | 4 | 3% | 6 | 5% |
2015 | 106 | 21 | 20% | 52 | 49% | 5 | 5% | 3 | 3% |
2016 | 108 | 16 | 15% | 59 | 55% | 1 | 1% | 4 | 4% |
2017 | 112 | 15 | 13% | 58 | 52% | 4 | 4% | 4 | 4% |
Source: DfT STATS19 | |||||||||
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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. We have 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.
Yes3 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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