The statistics below show the number of cyclist and pedestrian casualties in reported personal injury road accidents with buses, HGVs and other vehicles. The data do not include information about who or what caused the accident, this information would only be known following a detailed accident investigation.

The number of cyclists a) killed, b) seriously injured and slightly injured in two vehicle reported personal injury road accidents with a i) bus, ii) HGV or iii) other vehicle in London is shown in the table below:

Cyclist casualties in a two vehicle reported road accident with a i) bus or coach, ii) HGV or iii) other vehicle: London, 2012-2014

1. Other includes motorcyclists, cars, light goods vehicles and other vehicles such as trams and mobility scooters.

The number of pedestrians a) killed, b) seriously injured and slightly injured after being hit by a i) bus, ii) HGV or iii) other vehicle in a reported personal injury road accident in London is shown in the table below:

Pedestrian casualties after being hit by a i) bus or coach, ii) HGV or iii) other vehicle in reported road accidents: London, 2012-2014

1. Other includes pedal cyclists, motorcyclists, cars, light goods vehicles and other vehicles such as trams and mobility scooters.

Transport for London is responsible for pavements and pedestrian crossings on those major roads in London (or “red routes”) which form part of the Transport for London Road Network. The Department for Transport provides both a general (resource) and an investment (capital) grant to the Greater London Authority (GLA) for Transport for London (TfL) each year. This money is not ring-fenced and it is a matter for the Mayor to determine how it is spent. The great majority of pavements and crossings in London are the responsibility of individual London boroughs, which are funded primarily by the Department for Communities and Local Government, although TfL also provide some funding to boroughs for local road improvements. The Department for Transport has not provided any additional funding to individual boroughs for this purpose in the last two years.

The Government has a Manifesto commitment to reduce the number of cyclists and other road users killed or injured on our roads every year. The British Road Safety Statement, published on 21 December 2015, sets out the Government’s vision, values and priorities for improving the safety of Britain’s roads for all road users.

The Government is committed to cycling and walking and making it easier for people to choose them as sustainable travel options. The Government laid an amendment to the Infrastructure Bill that would place into law a commitment of the Government to produce a Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS). On 17 December 2015, the Government published a CWIS overview document outlining the timescales and work plan for production of the various elements of the investment strategy which is online on GOV.UK The full CWIS is due to be published this year. By ensuring that cycling and walking are the first consideration of any new street design or maintenance programme, we will ensure our streets are safer for our most vulnerable road users.

My Department issued revised guidance in January 2013 aimed mainly at local traffic authorities who are responsible for setting speed limits on local roads. Traffic authorities are asked to keep their speed limits under review with changing circumstances, and to consider the introduction of more 20 miles per hour limits and zones, over time, in urban areas and built-up village streets that are primarily residential, to ensure greater safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

No formal advice has been issued by Her Majesty’s Government to pedestrians, cyclists and drivers in London or other major cities about the use of face masks.

Railway safety in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Department for Regional Development.

The Office of Rail and Road, in its role as the independent railway safety regulator for Great Britain, has published guidance for those who design, install, operate and maintain level crossings to assist them in understanding risks and responsibilities. This is available from http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/2158/level_crossings_guidance.pdf.

The Office of Rail and Road, and the Heritage Railway Association, have also worked with Network Rail to develop a range of guidance documents based on the type of user – pedestrian, driver, cyclist or horse rider. These are available from www.networkrail.co.uk/level-crossings/using-level-crossings.

A study by Transport Research Laboratory for the Department in 2011 found no evidence that quiet vehicles, e.g. electric and hybrid-electric vehicles, represent a greater danger to other road users, including pedestrians, than conventional vehicles. Nonetheless, a new EU regulation dealing with noise from road vehicles was adopted in 2014 and this will require additional sound devices to be fitted to new types of electric and hybrid-electric vehicles launched from 2019.