Report says cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians are "disproportionately represented" in North Yorkshire road casualty statistics.
The number of people killed or seriously injured on North Yorkshire roads fell last year and the numbers over a five year period are down by 26% whilst the national average has increased.
Mike Leah is North Yorkshire County Council's Assistant director of travel he says there are some problem areas with rural roads still accounting for more incidents than urban roads and more cyclist being injured on the roads in recent years.
Executive member for Highways Don Mackenzie says it's encouraging that the overall numbers of injuries and deaths is falling in the county but says there are still areas which need further attention. He says the numbers of incidents involving cyclists and motor cyclists is a concern.
The latest Draft Safer Roads Strategy presented to councillors says:
Pedal cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians are disproportionately represented in our road casualty statistics. We know that the fatality rate compared to other road user groups is disproportionately high amongst these groups. Between 2015 and 2019, vulnerable road users accounted for 51% of those killed or seriously injured across our county’s roads.
- Motorcyclists account for around 26% of KSI casualties but only form around 7% of the traffic on our roads.
- Pedal cyclists account for a high and increasing proportion of all KSIs over the last five years (14%), 17% in 2019.
- Pedestrians account for 11% of all KSIs. Half of all under 16-year-old KSIs were pedestrians.
The report says that Most KSI collisions take place in the day between 12pm and 4pm, with the number of KSIs highest on Fridays and during the Summer months of July and August. The report says:
Driver behaviour is most often responsible for collisions with six in ten KSI collisions citing driver/rider error and/or reaction as the main contributory factors. 33% of KSI collisions occur on wet roads, and brake and tyre conditions can be contributory factorsas well as driver behaviour.
1 in 4 cars are used with tyres which do not meet minimum legal requirements. Excessive or inappropriate speed can be a factor in collisions, in particular its impact on severity of any injuries sustained. 85,016 speeding offences were recorded in our county over 2019, a 103% increase on 2018.
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