202200330239 · FOI · unclear
Deaths of cyclists in 2021 and 2022: FOI release
Information requested
Details on any deaths of cyclists in 2021 and 2022 so far, including:
The number of deaths The nature of the incident that resulted in death, providing as much detail as possible The date of the death The location of the incident that resulted in death Any other details available.
Response
1. There were 10 pedal cyclists who were killed in 2021 and 2 so far in 2022.
2. Although Police Scotland, who we receive the data from, have a detailed description of injury road accidents, we do not receive that particular data. However, we do collect accident data for a number of variables as shown in the attached Word document. If there is any further information you would like me to provide please let me know.
3. As far as the date of death is concerned, I can only provide the date the accident happened. It is possible that a casualty could have been seriously injured but subsequently died up to 30 days later.
4. The following table shows the locations of accidents which involved a pedal cyclist who was killed. For convenience I have plotted these accidents on a map showing their location: Fatal pedal cycle accidents in Scotland by transportscotland · MapHub
Accidents involving pedal cyclists killed in accidents 2021 and 2022 (part) YEAR Number of casualties EAST NORTH First road class First road number Accident date 2021 1 263623 693558 B 822 22/01/2021 2021 1 292810 557181 A 710 11/04/2021 2021 1 289474 664151 B 717 05/06/2021 2021 1 288758 681207 B 902 20/07/2021 2021 1 248968 671504 Unclassified - 04/07/2021 2021 1 242314 726556 A 85 23/08/2021 2021 1 201539 645583 A 841 19/08/2021 2021 1 237688 641905 B 769 26/08/2021 2021 1 277332 695453 A 84 08/09/2021 2021 1 202020 675822 B 866 04/09/2021 2022 3 215897 680726 A 815 14/06/2022 2022 1 225768 657163 A 760 10/08/2022
The following table shows the contributory factors for accidents which involved a pedal cyclist who was killed.
Factor 2021 2022 Poor or defective road surface 1 0 Slippery road (due to weather) 1 0 Disobeyed Give Way or Stop sign or marking 1 0 Cyclist entering road from pavement 1 0 Poor turn or manoeuvre 1 0 Failed to look properly (Driver/Rider) 2 0 Failed to judge other persons path/speed (Driver/Rider) 2 0 Too close to cyclist, horse or pedestrian 1 0 Loss of control 1 1 Illness or disability (mental/physic) (Driver/Rider) 1 0 Dazzling sun 2 0 Ped. disability or illness, mental/physical 1 0 Total 15 1
These tables are produced from the version of our road casualty dataset held on 10th November. Our dataset is built from accident and casualty records provided by Police Scotland.
Please note that the figures for 2022 are on the basis of monthly returns received thus far from Police Scotland in 2022, with the most recent returns being received on the 8th November 2022. However, this may be an incomplete picture of casualties up to that date due to a slight lag in records being processed by Police Scotland. These figures are also subject to change due to subsequent corrections and late records.
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