Request ID: FOI-0595-2425 Date published: 15 July 2024
You asked
Dear TFL FOI team,
On 26 April 2024 the following response was given in a news report on the issue of floating bus stops from the Labour candidate, Sadiq Khan, who said they were installed during his mayoralty because "a disproportionate number of cyclists" had been "injured and killed as a consequence of buses” in this online article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68883481.
Can you please release any information you hold that supports this assertion or describes the rate of cyclists injured and killed as a consequence of buses compared to other modes? Broken down by the following categories slight injuries, serious injuries and death.
The period is to cover between 2020 until the present date 20 May 2024.
Does TfL also hold information of the number of cyclists injuries by mode and miles driven?
We answered
TfL Ref: 0595-2425
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 20 May 2024 asking for information about collisions between cyclists and buses.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You specifically asked: On 26 April 2024 the following response was given in a news report on the issue of floating bus stops from the Labour candidate, Sadiq Khan, who said they were installed during his mayoralty because "a disproportionate number of cyclists" had been "injured and killed as a consequence of buses” in this online article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68883481.
Can you please release any information you hold that supports this assertion or describes the rate of cyclists injured and killed as a consequence of buses compared to other modes? Broken down by the following categories slight injuries, serious injuries and death.
The period is to cover between 2020 until the present date 20 May 2024.
Does TfL also hold information of the number of cyclists injuries by mode and miles driven?
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed. Yours sincerely Sara Thomas FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
