Motorcycle fatalities are down 13% since 2015 and are 10% down on the 2010-14 average, despite a 2% overall increase in motorcycle traffic, Department of Transport’s latest figures show.
Overall, the number of people killed on Britain’s roads increased by 4% in 2016, the highest annual total since 2011.
In a press release, Andy Goodson, sales and marketing director for Lexham Insurance, said: “The figures are encouraging in terms of reducing the number of motorcycle fatalities on Britain’s roads.
“While great strides are being made to improve motorcycle safety, further training and raising awareness could reduce these figures further.”
Transport for London has published figures that highlight that motorcyclists and their pillions accounted for 27% of serious injuries and 28% of all road fatalities in London in 2016.
A range of new measures has been announced to raise the standards, with a focus on the motorcycle delivery and courier industry and aims to improve the confidence and skills of the capital’s motorcyclists.
Using industry reports, data from the Department for Transport and research into what causes collisions, Lexham Insurance has put together a research article which looks at how changing the attitudes of drivers, advanced training for motorcyclists and raising awareness of hazardous situations could significantly impact of number of “killed or seriously injured” in the UK.
The article includes expert advice from some of the country’s leading motorcycle training schools on how the number of casualties and KSI’s can be reduced.
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Key stats round up:
- Last year, road traffic crashes cost the British economy £36 billion and 71 people are still killed or seriously injured (KSI) on Britain’s roads every day. (The Road Safety Foundation.)
- Last year, the government spent a record £175m on improving the more dangerous A roads in England. This had a significant impact on the number of accidents last year. (The Road Safety Foundation.)
- Roadside deaths overall have fallen considerably in the UK over the past decade with a 44 percent reduction from 3,172 in 2006 to 1,792 reported last year.
- The greatest change was seen on a stretch of the A4151 in Gloucester, where investment results in a 90% reduction of crashes. Across the 10 most improved road, KSI’s feel by a massive 74%. By reducing the number of accidents on just these roads alone there is the potential to save up to 17m a year.
- TFL have published figures that highlight that motorcyclists and their pillions accounted for 27% of serious injuries and 28% of all road fatalities in London in 2016.
- 51% of fatal casualties occurred on non-built-up roads in 2016, compared to just 5% on motorways
- In 2016, car occupants accounted for 46% of road deaths, pedestrians accounted for 25%