Roads: Accidents
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data she collects on (a) injuries and (b) fatalities linked to road surface defects.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood
The percentage and number of casualties (by severity) involved in reported road collisions in Great Britain where the “Poor or defective road surface or deposits on road” road safety factor was assigned for the last 10 years can be found in table RAS0701 published on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/reported-road-accidents-vehicles-and-casualties-tables-for-great-britain#factors-contributing-to-collisions-and-casualties-ras07
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