Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of collisions and fatalities involving motorbikes over the course of the last 10 calendar years?
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".