Road Casualties – North Yorkshire 2016 Annual Report
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Reported Road Casualties in North Yorkshire: Annual Report 2016 Report published: January 2018 Version 1 Reported Road Casualties in North Yorkshire: Annual Report 2016 Highways and Transportation County Hall North Yorkshire County Council Northallerton North Yorkshire DL7 8AH This publication may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium for non-commercial research, private study or internal circulation within an organisation. This is subject to it being reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged and the title of the document/publication specified. This publication can also be accessed at the Roadwise website. For any other use of this material please contact [email protected] The information contained in this Report will enable the County Council to continue to comply with its statutory duty under Section 39 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, i.e. to prepare and carry out a programme of measures designed to promote road safety and to carry out studies into accidents on roads within their area, taking such measures as appear to be appropriate to prevent such accidents, including:- The dissemination of information and advice relating to the use of roads and the giving of practical training to road users; The construction, improvement, maintenance or repair of roads and other measures taken in the exercise of their powers for controlling, protecting or assisting the movement of traffic on roads; and In constructing new roads, taking such measures as appear to the authority to be appropriate to reduce the possibilities of such accidents when the roads come into use. Prepared for publication by: Paula Dea Fiona Ancell James Smith Allan McVeigh Acknowledgement The partnership extends its grateful thanks to North Yorkshire Police and their officers for their contribution towards reducing road casualties, including the collection of STATS 19 data upon which this publication is based, and without which the partnership and road safety organisation would be much less well informed. Contents Reported Road Casualties in North Yorkshire: Annual Report 2016 Contact – [email protected] 2 Reported Road Casualties in North Yorkshire: Annual Report 2016 Table of Figures _________________________________________________________________________ 8 Table of Tables __________________________________________________________________________ 9 Table of Images ________________________________________________________________________ 10 Foreword ________________________________________________________________ 12 Definitions _______________________________________________________________ 13 Local Definitions ________________________________________________________________________ 14 Equalities & Vulnerable people _____________________________________________________________ 15 York and North Yorkshire - Key Findings for the Reported Road Casualties in 2016 ______ 16 North Yorkshire County- Key Findings for the Reported Road Casualties in 2016 ________ 18 Comparisons _____________________________________________________________ 20 Road Safety Education and Community Engagement – North Yorkshire _______________ 22 Background ____________________________________________________________________________ 22 Children - Primary Schools ________________________________________________________________ 23 Children - Secondary School ______________________________________________________________ 24 Young Drivers __________________________________________________________________________ 24 Working with Driving Instructors ____________________________________________________________ 25 Motorcyclists ___________________________________________________________________________ 25 Cyclists _______________________________________________________________________________ 25 Older Drivers ___________________________________________________________________________ 26 Driving at work _________________________________________________________________________ 27 Community Engagement/ Local Partnership Working ___________________________________________ 27 Speed Management _____________________________________________________________________ 27 Cluster sites ___________________________________________________________________________ 28 Reported Road Collisions Involving Alcohol _____________________________________ 29 Reported Road Collisions Involving Speed ______________________________________ 30 Pedal Cyclist Casualties in North Yorkshire _____________________________________ 31 Ageing Population Casualty Statistics for North Yorkshire __________________________ 33 Summary of Conclusions ___________________________________________________ 35 Report by District _________________________________________________________ 36 Richmondshire District (Area 1) ______________________________________________ 37 Richmondshire district in brief _____________________________________________________________ 37 All Casualties – Richmondshire ____________________________________________________________ 38 Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) Casualties - Richmondshire _____________________________________ 39 Child Casualties - Richmondshire __________________________________________________________ 40 Road Safety Education and Community Engagement - Richmondshire________________ 41 Children - Primary School Education ________________________________________________________ 41 Reported Road Casualties in North Yorkshire: Annual Report 2016 Contact – [email protected] 3 Reported Road Casualties in North Yorkshire: Annual Report 2016 Children - Secondary School Education ______________________________________________________ 41 Young People __________________________________________________________________________ 41 Working with Driving Instructors ____________________________________________________________ 42 Motorcyclists ___________________________________________________________________________ 42 Cyclists _______________________________________________________________________________ 42 Older People ___________________________________________________________________________ 43 Driving at Work _________________________________________________________________________ 43 Community Engagement/Local partnership working. ____________________________________________ 43 Speed Management _____________________________________________________________________ 44 Cluster sites ___________________________________________________________________________ 44 Road Safety Engineering Activities – Richmondshire ___________________________________________ 45 Hambleton District (Area 2) __________________________________________________ 46 Hambleton district in brief _________________________________________________________________ 46 All Casualties - Hambleton ________________________________________________________________ 47 Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) Casualties - Hambleton _________________________________________ 48 Child Casualties – Hambleton _____________________________________________________________ 49 Road Safety Education and Community Engagement - Hambleton ___________________ 50 Children – Pre & Primary School Education ___________________________________________________ 50 Children - Secondary School Education ______________________________________________________ 50 Young People __________________________________________________________________________ 51 Working with Driving Instructors ____________________________________________________________ 51 Motorcyclists ___________________________________________________________________________ 51 Cyclists _______________________________________________________________________________ 52 Older People ___________________________________________________________________________ 52 Driving at Work _________________________________________________________________________ 52 Community Engagement/Local partnership working. ____________________________________________ 52 Speed Management _____________________________________________________________________ 53 Cluster sites ___________________________________________________________________________ 53 Road Safety Engineering Activities – Hambleton _______________________________________________ 54 Scarborough District (Area 3) ________________________________________________ 55 Scarborough district in brief _______________________________________________________________ 55 All Casualties - Scarborough ______________________________________________________________ 56 Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) Casualties - Scarborough _______________________________________ 57 Child Casualties - Scarborough ____________________________________________________________ 58 Road Safety Education and Community Engagement – Scarborough _________________ 59 Children - Primary Schools ________________________________________________________________ 59 Bikeability _____________________________________________________________________________ 59 Reported Road Casualties in North Yorkshire: Annual Report 2016 Contact – [email protected] 4 Reported Road Casualties in North Yorkshire: Annual Report 2016 Bikeability Balance ______________________________________________________________________ 59 Crucial Crew ___________________________________________________________________________ 60 Further Education _______________________________________________________________________ 60 Young Drivers __________________________________________________________________________