But figures show cyclists in Ealing should beware
Figures for Londons traffic collisions for 2003 have just been released. Overall accidents and fatalities are down with Ealing seeing a similar fall to the rest of London. One negative development locally was the increase in the number of cyclists injured.
The Key findings are:
* 31,811
road traffic collisions involving personal injury were
reported. This is a 6 percent decrease on 2002 figures
* These 31,811 collisions resulted in 38,430 casualties (a 6 percent decrease
on 2002),
of these:
* 272 were fatalities (down 3 percent from 279 in 2002);
* 4,892 were seriously injured (a 9 percent decrease from 2002);
* 33,266 were slightly injured (a 7 percent decrease from 2002);
* Overall
casualties decreased by 7 percent compared with 2002;
* Men accounted for 62 percent of casualties;
* In 2003, 201 out of the 272 fatalities (74 percent) were people
outside of vehicles;
* 13
children were killed; 530 seriously injured and 2,789 slightly injured;
* Fatalities decreased by 11 percent in inner London but increased by
3 percent in outer London;
* The total number of casualties decreased by 6 percent in inner
London and 8 percent in outer London and;
* Overall casualties decreased by 8 percent in outer London and by 6
percent in inner London.
Figures for Ealing are below with percentage change from 2002 in brackets.
May 16th 2004