HC Deb 26 February 2002 vol 380 cc1171-2W
Hugh Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the average number of people per 100 million passenger journeys who were(a) killed and (b) seriously injured by each major mode of transport was in each of the last three years. [37725]

Mr. Jamieson

The number of passengers(a) killed and (b) seriously injured per 100 million passenger journeys by each major mode of transport in each of the last three years in Great Britain are given in the tables.

Number of passengers1 killed per 100 million passenger journeys (GB)
1998 1999 2000
Rail2 1 2 1
Water3 3 2 3
Air4 0 6 4
Car 4 4 4
Van 1 1 1
Bus and coach 0.3 0.2 0.3
Two-wheeled motor vehicle 180 174 194
Pedal cycle 15 16 12
Pedestrian 4 4 4

Number of passengers1 seriously injured per 100 million passenger journeys (GB)
1998 1999 2000
Rail2,5 n/a n/a NA
Water3 201 150 232
Air4 1 4 6
Car 45 42 41
Van 18 16 15
Bus and coach 11 11 10
Two-wheeled motor vehicle 2,151 2,026 2,172
Pedal cycle 301 274 247
Pedestrian 44 40 39
1 Staff and crew are not included for rail, water and air. Drivers are not included for bus and coach but are included for car, van,two-wheeled motor vehicle and pedal cycle.
2 Financial years.
3 World passenger services of UK registered vehicles.
4 World passenger services of UK airlines.
5 Since 1996, rail passenger injury figures have been collected under different definitions.