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Cyclist accident numbers in london

Request ID: FOI-3013-1819
Date published: 26 February 2019

You asked

I would like to make a request for the figures in london for accidents involving cyclist with motor vehicles but naming each one separate I.e bus car lorry taxi coach private hire rickshaw pedestrians Over the last 5-10 years is plenty

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-3013-1819

Thank you for your email received by Transport for London (TfL) on 11 February 2019.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm we do hold the information you require. You asked:

I would like to make a request for the figures in London for accidents involving cyclist with motor vehicles but naming each one separate I.e. bus car lorry taxi coach private hire rickshaw pedestrians.  Over the last 5-10 years is plenty.

Please find the attached data showing vehicles that were involved in collisions involving a cyclist in Greater London, for the years 2013 to 2017. Please note that the figures are a count of vehicles.

Road safety data for London is collected by the police in accordance with Department for Transport STATS20 national guidance, and reported in STATS19 format. More information can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-accidents-and-safety-statistics-guidance

You may be interested to know that we publish detailed STATS19 road safety data going back to 2005 on the London Collision Map which is available here on our website at: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/safety-and-security/road-safety/london-collision?intcmp=33888

You can filter the map to show different types of vehicles involved in collisions and the year you are interested in.  You can also find out more about individual incidents by clicking on the icons on the map.  

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

Eva Hextall

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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