HC Deb 10 February 1988 vol 127 cc242-3W
Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has about the relative safety for different types of road user on(a) all roads, (b) trunk roads and (c) motorways.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The information requested is available only for English roads:

Accident involvement rates for drivers/riders of different vehicle types: England: 1986
Per 100 million vehicle kilometers
Motorways Trunk roads All roads
Car drivers 26.1 78.8 122.8
Pedal cyclists N/A 1,156.5 631.5
Motor cyclists 167.2 697.4 1,011.9
Light goods vehicle drivers 22.1 69.6 100.9
Heavy goods vehicle drivers 23.2 61.2 67.1

Motorways Trunk roads All roads
All drivers/riders of motor vehicles 26.1 85.2 137.9

The involvement rates relative to the involvement rate of car drivers are given in the table.

Relative accident involvement rates for drivers/riders of different vehicle types: England: 1986
(car drivers= 1)
Motorways Trunk roads All roads
Car drivers 1.00 1.00 1.00
Pedal cyclists N/A 14.67 5.14
Motor cyclists 6.40 8.85 8.24
Light goods vehicle drivers 0.84 0.88 0.82
Heavy goods vehicle drivers 0.89 0.78 0.55
All drivers/riders of motor vehicles 1.00 1.08 1.12

Casualty rates for drivers/riders of different vehicle types: England: 1986
Per 100 million driver kilometers
Motorways Trunk roads All roads
Car drivers 10.9 31.5 38.4
Pedal cyclists N/A 1,121 605
Motor cycle riders 148 636 908
Light goods vehicle drivers 9.6 22.7 24.2
Heavy goods vehicle drivers 7.1 14.1 12.3
All drivers/riders of motor vehicles 10.8 36.1 51.8

Relative casualty rates, for driver/riders of different vehicle types: England: 1986
(car drivers= 1)
Motorways Trunk roads All roads
Car drivers 1.00 1.00 1.00
Pedal cyclists N/A 35.6 15.8
Motor cycle riders 13.5 20.2 23.6
Light goods vehicle drivers 0.88 0.72 0.63
Heavy goods vehicle drivers 0.65 0.45 0 32
All drivers/riders of motor vehicles 0.99 1.15 1.35