FOI request detail

Collisions involving pedestrians

Request ID: FOI-3375-1920
Date published: 02 June 2020

You asked

Please could you answer the following questions? Q1. In 2018, how many pedestrians in London were i. Slightly injured ii. Seriously injured iii. Killed as a result of the driver/rider of each of following vehicles disobeying a red light traffic signal: a. Cycle b. Motorcycle c. Car (driver) d. Bus e. Taxi f. Van g. HGV Q2. In 2018, how many pedestrians were i. Slightly injured ii. Seriously injured iii. Killed on the footway or verge by the following vehicles: a. Cycle b. Motorcycle c. Car (driver) d. Bus e. Taxi f. Van g. HGV The above questions are to update the data you kindly sent me on 4 December 2018 https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/collisions_involving_pedestrians_4?nocache=incoming-1274820#incoming-1274820 If you could provide the figures in Excel, please, that would be very useful.

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-3375-1920

Thank you for your email received by Transport for London (TfL) on 31 January 2020.

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:

Q1. In 2018, how many pedestrians in London were

i. Slightly injured

ii. Seriously injured

iii. Killed

as a result of the driver/rider of each of following vehicles disobeying a red light traffic signal:

a. Cycle

b. Motorcycle

c. Car (driver)

d. Bus

e. Taxi

f. Van

g. HGV

Q2. In 2018, how many pedestrians were

i. Slightly injured

ii. Seriously injured

iii. Killed

on the footway or verge by the following vehicles:

a. Cycle

b. Motorcycle

c. Car (driver)

d. Bus

e. Taxi

f. Van

g. HGV

Please find the requested data attached. Please note any contributory factors recorded are the reporting officer's opinion at the time of reporting and may not be the result of extensive investigation.

We are committed to reducing road danger as part of our Vision Zero commitment, which aims to eliminate death and serious injury by 2041. Please see here for our Vision Zero action plan.

Personal injury road traffic collisions occurring on the public highway are reported in accordance with the Department for Transport (DfT) STATS 19 national reporting system. Further information on casualty severity definitions is available on the DfT’s website:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743853/reported-road-casualties-gb-notes-definitions.pdf

There were changes introduced in late 2016 in the way collision data is recorded by the Metropolitan Police. More details are available on our end of year factsheet here.

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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