Links and resources
Road casualties
DfT annual reports on reported road casualties
2018: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/834585/reported-road-casualties-annual-report-2018.pdf - or from here
2017: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/744077/reported-road-casualties-annual-report-2017.pdf - or from here
2016: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648081/rrcgb2016-01.pdf - or from here
2015: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-annual-report-2015 - or from here
2014: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-annual-report-2014 - or from here
2013: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-annual-report-2013 - or from here
2012: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-annual-report-2012 - or from here
2011 Report
2010 Report
2009 Report
2008 Report
2007 Report
2006 Report
2005 Report
2004 Report
2003 Report
2002 Report
2001 Report
DfT road casualty databases from 2005 to 2018
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/road-accidents-safety-data
DfT road casualty data for English local authorities
http://road-collisions.dft.gov.uk/
Police area and Highway Authority area casualty figures published on this website are also available in DfT publications as follows
- 2005 to 2009: figures were published in Table 46a of each annual DfT report (see above)
- 2010: figures were published in Table RAS30031 of the 2010 DfT report (see above)
- 2010 - 2014: figures were published in the DfT spreadsheet ras30043.xls which can be downloaded from here
- 2012 - 2018: figures for each highway authority are published in the spreadsheet ras30043.ods which can be downloaded from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/833989/ras30043.ods or from here.
DfT archived road casualty reports including annual reports of reported road casualties 2001 to 2009
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110503151558/http://dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/accidents/casualtiesgbar/
Health and active transport
BMA: Healthy transport = Healthy lives
Healthy transport = Healthy lives (July 2012) British Medical Association http://bma.org.uk/transport or from here - a comprehensive 121-page report
Public Health Recommendations
Take Action on Active Travel (updated 2010) Association of Directors of Public Health and 110 other signatory bodies.
http://www.adph.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Take_action_on_active_travel_2010.pdf or from here
"We call on ministers, civil servants, local authorities and all involved to make a big shift now: invest heavily in walking and cycling, and recreate an environment where children can play in the street and adults lead an active life."
International comparison of walking, cycling and obesity rates
Bassett D, Pucher J, Buehler R, Thompson D, and Crouter S (2008) Walking, Cycling, and Obesity Rates in Europe, North America, and Australia. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2008 5 795-814 http://policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/pucher/jpah08.pdf or from here
International comparison of obesity rates
OECD (2012) Obesity update 2012 http://www.oecd.org/health/49716427.pdf or from here
England childhood obesity rates 2006/7 to 2011/12
Department of Health (December 2012) National Child Measurement Programme: England, 2011/12 school year
https://catalogue.ic.nhs.uk/publications/public-health/obesity/nati-chil-meas-prog-eng-2011-2012/nati-chil-meas-prog-eng-2011-2012-rep.pdf or from here - showing a steady increase in the total of overweight or obese Year 6 children from 31.6% in 2006/7 to 33.9% in 2011/12
Road safety videos
Share the Road
www.vimeo.com/m/60585187 (30 second video from the American Automobile Association promoting safe sharing of the road)
Responsibility for pedestrian safety in the UK
Who is responsible for pedestrian safety in the UK? A case study on the legality of footway parking (2014) http://www.pedestriansafety.org.uk