Please ask for: Kelly Leeson
Reference: 16186765
Phone: +443000415985
Email:
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Date: 15 September 2020
Dear Mr Lewis
Thank you for your request for information made under the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 relating to the junction of London Road and Staplehurst Road,
Sittingbourne. Please see the response provided below:
Accident statistics for the road junction of London Road and Staplehurst Road,
Sittingbourne, ME10 1QB. Following the recent installation of a "Extended
Footpath" at the junction of London Road and Staplehurst Road, Sittingbourne
our local KCC councillor Mike Whiting has been quoted as saying "The new
junction layout is in response to accident clusters over the past three years that
have seen nine accidents with four pedestrians being injured'. Can you please
give me dates and details of these accidents and information as to whether these
were deemed by Kent Police to have been caused by one or more Drivers,
Pedestrians or a combination of the two?
In the first instance, you can gain this information in a basic format, free of charge at
www.crashmap.co.uk.
Alternatively, if you require more detailed information of this data, there is a charge of
£145.20 for the data (these figures include VAT) depending on the exact size of the
area of interest.
Our approved fees and charges schedule are outlined on our website:
https://www.kent.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/highway-permits-and-licences/apply-for-a-
highways-permit-or-licence/highways-fees
If you still wish to receive this information, please contact our Crash Data team either
by the following email: xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx or address your letter to: Anna Herrin,
Transport Intelligence, First Floor, Invicta House, County Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14
1XX.
For your information, the County is served by three Highway Authorities: Kent County
Council (KCC); Highways England (HE) and Medway Council. Kent Police collects over
60 pieces of statistical data for each injury crash for the whole county. Crashes are
categorised by severity:
Fatal - a crash resulting in a death
Serious - detention in hospital, includes paralysis, fractures and severe lacerations
Slight - includes whiplash, sprains and minor lacerations
Human error is a factor in 95% of road crashes. Based on the Department for
Transport's (DfT) figures the national average cost per collision of a fatal crash is
around £2.1 million, a serious crash costs in the region of £243,000 and a slight crash
in the region of £25,000.
KCC Highways, Transportation and Waste welcome feedback from our customers and
we have designed our fault reporting tool so that you can quickly and easily let us know
about any problems on the roads and footways or about any of our equipment such as
streetlights that may not be working. You can do this by visiting
www.kent.gov.uk/highwayfaults. From here you can see all known issues, view any
planned works, report multiple issues, upload photos as well as track any existing
enquiries.
If you are unhappy with this response, and believe KCC has not complied with
legislation, you have 40 working days from the date of this response to ask for a review.
You can do this by following our complaints process; details can be found at this link
https://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council/complaints-and-compliments#tab-10 on our
website. Please quote reference 16186765.
If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you can appeal to the Information
Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Details of what you need to do, should you wish to pursue this course of action, are
available from the Information Commissioner’s w
ebsite http://ico.org.uk/concerns
Yours sincerely
Kelly Leeson
Information Access Officer