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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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1994-98 average
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Target 40%
34% decrease
by year 2010
Estimated powered-two-wheeler flowPowered-two-wheeler KSI
Motorcycling in London: Road safety KSI reduction
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
ACTION PACKFOR FOLLOWER CITIES
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
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Source: Stats19 data (three years of motorcycle KSI data)
Motorcycling in London: Extending safety knowledge
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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
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