§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make it his policy to record and publish the age of motor cyclist fatalities and the size of motor cycle involved. [11201]
§ Sir John WheelerThe number of motor cyclist fatalities, broken down by age and gender, is published in the Royal Ulster Constabulary's "Road Traffic Accident Statistics" annual report. The relevant breakdown by age from the 1995 report is given below.
The size of the motorcycles involved in the fatalities are not currently published although the following categories are held on the RUC traffic database and are available on request: moped, motorcycle under 125cc and motorcycle 125cc or above. It is not the intention to publish this as a separate entry.
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Road users killed and injured, by age 1995 Pedestrians Drivers of motor vehicles Motor cyclists Pedal cyclists Age K I K I K I K I Under 5 1 115 — — — — — 12 5–10 4 263 — — — — 1 109 11–15 4 204 — 3 — 1 — 82 16–19 3 97 4 421 — 31 — 23 20–24 — 77 10 948 1 65 — 29 25–34 3 114 12 1,757 2 64 1 65 35–44 6 69 6 1,052 3 35 — 28
Road users killed and injured, by age 1995 Pedestrians Drivers of motor vehicles Motor cyclists Pedal cyclists Age K I K I K I K I 45–54 3 67 4 650 1 17 1 14 55–59 2 24 2 189 — 3 — 8 60–64 6 25 3 119 — 2 — 6 65 and over 15 127 7 261 1 2 1 5 Totals 47 1,182 48 5,400 8 240 4 381
Passengers1 Pillion passengers Drivers and passengers of "other" vehicles Total Age K I K I K I K I Under 5 5 210 — — — — 6 337 5–10 3 346 — 2 — — 8 720 11–15 1 346 — 1 — 6 5 643 16–19 5 613 — 3 — 7 12 1,195 20–24 6 665 — 10 — 3 18 1,797 25–34 5 951 1 8 — 22 24 3,001 35–44 1 399 — — — 6 16 1,589 45–54 3 306 — — — 3 12 1,057 55–59 2 111 — — — 6 6 341 60–64 — 110 — — — — 8 262 65 and over 5 241 — — — 3 29 639 Totals 36 4,298 1 24 — 56 144 11,581 1 Includes pedal cycle passengers.