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Written question asked by Sadiq Khan (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 January 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 24 January 2014. It was answered by Robert Goodwill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Pedestrians: Accidents

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what proportion of serious injuries to pedestrians in Greater London involved pedestrians hit by motorcycles in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013;

Answer

The proportion of fatalities or serious injuries to pedestrians in reported road traffic accidents in Greater London, which involved a motorcycle, bus/coach or HGV are given in the following table:

Of which involved:
Pedestrians killed
 Motorcycle no.
 %
 Bus/coach no.
 %
 HGV no.
 %
2010
 58
 4
 7
 6
 10
 11
 19
2011
 77
 6
 8
 10
 13
 6
 8
2012
 70
 3
 4
 11
 16
 11
 16
Of which involved:
Pedestrians seriously injured
 Motorcycle no.
 %
 Bus/coach no.
 %
 HGV no.
 %
2010
 855
 67
 8
 72
 8
 13
 2
2011
 903
 74
 8
 80
 9
 14
 2
2012
 1,054
 102
 10
 75
 7
 29
 3

Data for the year 2013 will be available in June 2014.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
184645; 574 cc569-570W
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Accidents Greater London Motorcycles Pedestrians
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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