Daniel Zeichner – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Zeichner on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the number of deaths and serious injuries of cyclists that were attributable to poorly-maintained local roads since 2010.
Andrew Jones
There were 211 pedal cyclist KSIs (killed or seriously injured casualties) in reported road accidents allocated the contributory factor “Poor or Defective road surface” on local roads (for England) or all non-motorway roads (for Scotland and Wales) from 2010 to 2014. A local road has been defined as a road maintained by the local authority. The following table shows the totals for each of the separate years:
|
GB |
A1 |
B |
Other2 |
Total |
|
2010 |
10 |
3 |
17 |
30 |
|
2011 |
13 |
9 |
23 |
45 |
|
2012 |
11 |
6 |
27 |
44 |
|
2013 |
10 |
7 |
22 |
39 |
|
2014 |
16 |
8 |
29 |
53 |
|
Total |
60 |
33 |
118 |
211 |
1 Includes A roads maintained by Transport Scotland and the Welsh Government.
2 Includes C and unclassified roads.
The contributory factors reflect the reporting officer’s opinion at the time of reporting and are not necessarily the result of extensive investigation. Moreover it is recognised that subsequent enquires could lead to the reporting officer changing their opinion. It is important to note where some factors may have contributed to a cause of an accident it may be difficult for a police officer attending the scene after the accident has occurred to identify these factors.
