Electric Bicycles: Accidents
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to ensure consistent recording of e-bike collisions by police forces in England and Wales.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood
Data on reported road collisions in Great Britain are recorded by police forces using the STATS19 system. Guidance on recording is provided in the STATS20 document which is published on gov.uk:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/road-accident-and-safety-statistics-guidance#data-collection
Currently the recording of e-bikes within STATS19 follows the relevant legislation, the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983, with officers encouraged to use an accompanying free text field to provide further details where possible.
The Standing Committee on Road Injury Collision Statistics (SCRICS), which oversees the STATS19 collection, is currently reviewing the recording of vehicle and propulsion types within STATS19 with a view to providing better guidance to reporting police officers on the classification of e-bikes.
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