Written question WQ84802
- Asked by
- Natasha AsgharConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Climate Change
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of collisions and fatalities involving motorbikes over the course of the last 10 calendar years?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Count of Accidents and Fatalities involving Motorcyclists, 2009 to 2020
Year
Total Accidents
Number of Fatalities
2009
651
28
2010
645
25
2011
612
24
2012
627
26
2013
685
17
2014
749
28
2015
693
25
2016
662
22
2017
595
23
2018
562
17
2019
598
22
2020
407
17
Source: Stats19 - Road Accident Database
Police recorded road accident and casualty numbers from 2020 were affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which saw restrictions on how, where and why people could travel within Wales. Data for year 2021 only covers first quarter (January to March 2021).
Accident severity is determined by the most seriously injured casualty in the accident.
Accidents and fatalities involving 'motorcyclists' are defined where the road user is classed as "motorcycle".