Stirling Council Agenda Item No. 11
Date of Public Safety Committee Meeting: 25 October 2018 Not Exempt Police Scotland/Scottish Fire and Rescue Service – Joint Report Relating to Motorcycle Road Traffic Collisions
Purpose & Summary
This performance report provides information on the number of Road Traffic Collisions (RTC) involving motorcycles that both Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue have attended.
Recommendations
Committee is asked to take note of the joint Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue Services report and to make any comments.
Resource Implications
N/A.
Legal & Risk Implications and Mitigation
N/A.
1. Background
Both Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have statutory responsibilities to attend, assist, and investigate Road Traffic Collisions in Scotland. Both Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have been requested to provide further information on Road Traffic Collisions involving motorcycles for the Public Safety Committee. The motorcycle collisions that the SFRS are called to are usually due to a request from Police Scotland or the Scottish Ambulance Service and make up a very small percentage of the accidents we attend.
2. Considerations
2.1. In 2014-2015 SFRS attended 56 RTC. 2.2. In 2015-2016 SFRS attended 71 RTC. 2.3. In 2016-2017 SFRS attended 67 RTC. 2.4. In 2017 -2018 SFRS attended 58 RTC. 2.5. Between 1st April 2018 to 31 August 2018 SFRS attended 21 RTC 2.6. This is a total of 273 RTC that SFRS have attended: 2.6.1. 98 of all these RTC occurred in Trossachs and Teith. 2.6.2. 40 of all these RTC occurred in Bannockburn. 2.6.3. 38 of all these RTC occurred in Forth and Endrick. 2.6.4. 33 of all these RTC occurred in Stirling West. 2.6.5. 31 of all these RTC occurred in Stirling North. 2.6.6. 18 of all these RTC occurred in Bridge of Allan/Dunblane. 2.6.7. 15 of all these RTC occurred in Stirling East. 2.7. Out of the 273 RTC attended by SFRS 10 involved motorcycles. 2.8. The location of these motorcycle collisions occurred in Blair Drummond, Tyndrum, Balmaha, Crianlarich, Strathyre, Killearn, and Strathblane. 2.9. In 2014-2015 there were 10 fatal RTC in Forth Valley that Police Scotland attended and 2 motorcyclists were killed. 2.10. In 2015-2016 there were 11 fatal RTC in Forth Valley that Police Scotland attended and 4 motorcyclists were killed. 2.11. In 2016-2017 there were 5 fatal RTC in Forth Valley that Police Scotland attended and zero motorcyclists were killed. 2.12. In 2017-2018 there were 6 fatal RTC in Forth Valley that Police Scotland attended and zero motorcyclists were killed. 2.13. 2018-present there have been 2 fatal RTC in Forth Valley that Police Scotland have attended and zero motorcyclists were killed.
3. Implications
Equalities Impact 3.1. No impact assessment required. Other Policy Implications 3.2. N/A. Consultations 3.3. N/A.
4. Background Papers
4.1. None.
5. Appendices
5.1. None
Author of Report: Contact Details: Roddie Keith [email protected]
Approved by: Roddie Keith Signature:
Date: 24 September 2018
Details of Convener(s), Vice Convener(s), Portfolio Holder and Depute Portfolio Holder consulted on this report:
Wards affected:
Key Priorities: N/A.
Key Priority Considerations:
Stirling Plan Priority Outcomes: N/A. (Local Outcomes Improvement Plan)