Bus/pedestrian and tram/pedestrian collisions causing injury

Our Ref: TfL108831

Dear Mr McKenna

Thank you for your email received by Transport for London (TfL) on 03
September.

You have requested the following statistics:

The total, and average per 1000 vehicle miles operated, number of
collisions that caused injury or death to the passenger(s) involved
between:

1. TfL buses and pedestrians, if possible excluding any on
motorways or other roads where pedestrians are prohibited. If
possible, a breakdown of the figures by type of bus (rigid single
decker, rigid double decker, articulated single decker) would be
appreciated.

2. Croydon trams and pedestrians that occurred on sections of the
tramway that are not segregated from the pedestrian realm (e.g.
include any collisions that occurred on Church Street or outside
East Croydon station, but not any that occurred at Morden Road tram
stop).

We will deal with your request as soon as possible and in any case provide
you with a response by 01 October.
In the meantime, if you have any queries or would like to discuss your
request, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards

Lee Hill

Customer Relations Officer

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Dear Mr McKenna

Thank you for your email of 2 September 2010 requesting information about
the total number of collisions between Transport for London (TfL) buses
and pedestrians and Croydon Trams and pedestrians.

At present I am still investigating the concerns you have raised.

I hope to be able to give you a full response within the next 10 working
days, otherwise I will update you with all the information I have at that
time.

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Yours sincerely

Patricia Mitchell

Head of Customer Services

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Our Ref: 1007475673/AD

Date: 15.10.2010

Mr C McKenna

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Dear Mr McKenna

Thank you for your email received by Transport for London (TfL) on 2
September 2010. You asked for information about the total number of
collisions involving TfL buses (broken down by bus type) and pedestrians
and Croydon trams and pedestrians as well as an average figure per 1000
vehicle miles operated.

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of
Information Act and I can confirm that TfL does hold the information you
require. I apologise for the delay in replying.

TfL has compiled the attached table in response to your request for
pedestrian injuries by bus type. The incidents have been provided per
million miles operated, and not per 1000 miles operated as requested,
because this calculation scale provides more meaningful analysis and is
therefore the basis on which these figures are normally compiled The
figures have been provided for financial years 2005/06 to 2009/10.

Please note the tables attached principally serve to give a broad overview
of injury rates. TfL does not regard these statistics as a reliable basis
for analysing bus type performance as some routes travel through busy
central London areas while others pass through peripheral suburban areas
with lighter traffic. The actions of other road users are also an absent
factor which should be considered in any such analysis.

The London bus network comprises more than 8,600 vehicles and operates 460
million kilometres a year across more than 700 bus routes. In the past
financial year, there were 2.2 billion customer journeys on our buses
which, when considered against the number of incidents, shows how safe bus
travel is.

Most incidents listed tend to be of a minor nature as TfL encourages full
reporting of all incidents, regardless of severity or whether the incident
may have been caused by a third party, such as another road user.

Minor incidents imply that an accident did not result in an injury to a
pedestrian or that any injuries sustained would not have required hospital
treatment. Major incidents would have been more serious and required a
pedestrian to be taken to hospital whether or not treatment was
subsequently necessary.

It should be noted that the figures are based on initial assessments of
the nature and cause of incidents rather than the outcomes of
investigations conducted by operators after the event. These tend to
provide the most reliable means of understanding the circumstances
surrounding an incident and when considering how best to minimise
avoidable incidents in the future.

With regards to Croydon trams and pedestrians the information requested is
as follows:

The total number of pedestrian injuries due to collisions with trams in
Croydon town centre (non-segregated sections) for financial years 2005 to
2010 was 10. All injuries were minor in nature.

The total number of operated mileage was 8,120,750 miles for the same
period.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable
to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the information sheet below for details of your right to appeal
as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to
re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Patricia Mitchell

Head of Customer Services

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