Motorcycle policy

Development in London

Principal Delivery Planner, Transport for London (TfL)

Peter Sadler

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The National Road Safety Conference 2012

Motorcycle policy development in London

Peter Sadler Principal Delivery Planner

Transport for London

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Agenda

1) Introduction and recap of previous TfL motorcycle work and casualty performance

2) The London road safety challenge in the future

3) The approach taken in developing the draft motorcycle safety action plan

4) Examples of work done in developing the action plan

5) Questions

Motorcycle Policy Development in London

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Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS)• Proposal 30 commits to allowing

motorcycles to use bus lanes

• Proposals 64 to 67 refer to road safety for all road users

Initiatives as a result of MTS• Further Motorcycles in Bus Lanes trial

• Involvement in European Safer Urban Motorcycle (e-SUM) project

• Motorcycle Road Safety Training for designers and engineers

• Further marketing campaigns, cinema and radio advertisements

• Employment of a full time MPS Tasking Team for BikeSafe and enforcement duties

TfL’s motorcycling initiatives: May 2008 to present

HeadingTfL’s motorcycling initiatives: Marketing campaigns

• Optical illusions campaign• Don’t look see campaign• Motorcycles in Bus Lanes• Turning at junctions campaign

HeadingMotorcycling in London: Motorcycle Tasking Team

TfL funded and supported enforcement and tasking operations

Off siding enforcement Vehicle and licence checks Speeding enforcement Insurance checks Bike seizures Advice to riders BikeSafe Assistance with research

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Estimated powered-two-wheeler flowPowered-two-wheeler KSI

Motorcycling in London: Road safety KSI reduction

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The Next five years – Challenges and solutions

The Draft London Road Safety Action Plan

HeadingMotorcycling in London: An action plan

HeadingMotorcycling in London: Guiding principles

Make use of what is out there and don’t reinvent the wheel

Bring together all aspects of TfL’s

work on motorcycles

Work with stakeholders and

partners

A safety action plan to inform TfL’s

future work on improving

motorcycling in London

HeadingMotorcycling in London: e-SUM Involvement

•January 2009 London e-SUM meeting•TfL led on review of safety interventions and production of the Good Practice guide •Multi European state and private sector initiative

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1 – WP2Benchmarking

1 – WP2Benchmarking

2 – WP2Conclusions

2 – WP2Conclusions

3 – WP2Recommendation 1

3 – WP2Recommendation 1

4 – WP2Recommendation 2

4 – WP2Recommendation 2

5 – WP5 Monitoring, evaluation, synthesis –

Part 1 Establish common criteria

5 – WP5 Monitoring, evaluation, synthesis –

Part 1 Establish common criteria

7 – WP4Demonstrations

7 – WP4Demonstrations

8 – WP5Monitoring, evaluation, synthesis –

Part 2 apply common criteria

8 – WP5Monitoring, evaluation, synthesis –

Part 2 apply common criteria

9 – WP6END PRODUCT

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9 – WP6END PRODUCT

ACTION PACKFOR FOLLOWER CITIES

6 – WP3GP Guide6 – WP3

GP Guide

10 – WP7 Dissemination

10 – WP7 Dissemination

Motorcycling in London: e-SUM Involvement

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However, not all e-SUM findings may be applicable to London

1) Legislative differences

2) Training requirements

3) London specific characteristics

HeadingMotorcycle collision locations (STATS19 data)

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Source: Stats19 data (three years of motorcycle KSI data)

Motorcycling in London: Extending safety knowledge

HeadingMotorcycling in London: Personal Protective Equipment

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ACCSTATS Video Survey Questionnaire Survey

Literature Review

Collisions by age/gender/ motorcycle

type

Clothing type wearing rates

Extent clothing reduces injuries

Distribution of injuries on

bodies

Number injuries to body parts without

protection

Number injuries to body parts with x% wearing protection

Reduction in number of injuries from collisions

Injuries per collision

Number of injuries to body

parts

Motorcycling in London: Personal Protective Equipment

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Evidence from fatal files

Interventions most readily applicable to London

Prioritised interventions for London

Motorcycling in London: Fatal files research

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Fatal File Analysis completed, prioritisation of interventions being undertaken

Key collision types•‘Loss of control’ by motorcyclists•Other vehicles turning across motorcyclist path •Motorcyclist exceeding speed limit

Most common fatal collision manoeuvre types

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Draft motorcycle safety action plan: Conceptual framework

Human Vehicle Environment

Pre - event Education, impairment Roadworthiness,

Road design, road

maintenance

Event Use of safety

devices Safety systems

fitted

Roadside furniture in place - safety barriers

Post - event First aid available Vehicle damage Traffic congestion

HeadingMotorcycling in London: Key stakeholders

•Regular meetings with stakeholders•Latest research findings shared and discussed•Draft proposals developed collaboratively•A feeling that it has been a valuable process to have engaged in

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Thank you and I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Peter Sadler, Principal Delivery Planner, Transport for London

Peter.sadler@tfl.gov.uk