Cycling Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) fatal, (b) serious and (c) slight injuries suffered by cyclists on (i) urban roads and (ii) rural roads in each year since 2003 resulted from collisions involving (A) at least one motor vehicle, (B) no motor vehicles and (C) powered two-wheel vehicles. (87211)

The information requested is given in the table. The figures relate to casualties in personal injury road accidents reported to the police.

*Cyclist Casualties on Urban and Rural Roads, by Vehicle Involved in an Accident: 2003-05*
Accidents involving:	2003	2004	2005
Motor vehicle
Urban	Fatal	58	67	65
	Serious	1,644	1,537	1,628
	Slight	12,041	11,877	11,787
Rural	Fatal	46	52	65
	Serious	479	477	432
	Slight	2,170	2,063	2,083

No motor vehicle
Urban	Fatal	60	73	73
	Serious	1,739	1,635	1,728
	Slight	12,352	12,186	12,023
Rural	Fatal	54	61	75
	Serious	552	538	484
	Slight	2,258	2,138	2,173

Two-wheeled motor vehicle
Urban	Fatal	2	2	2
	Serious	37	41	30
	Slight	234	225	217
Rural	Fatal	0	0	3
	Serious	8	14	13
	Slight	56	38	47

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people have (a) died and (b) received serious head injuries as a result of a cycling accident in each of the last 10 years. (87212)

The number of fatalities in personal injury road accidents reported to the police involving cyclists is given in the table.

*Fatalities in accidents involving a cyclist, Great Britain, 1996-2005*
	Number
1996	209
1997	192
1998	164
1999	184
2000	138
2001	141
2002	138
2003	120
2004	139
2005	157

The Department does not collect information on the type of injuries sustained during personal injury road accidents, and cannot identify serious head injuries.

Volume 449: debated on Monday 24 July 2006