Motorcycle policy Development in London

2. Motorcycle policy Development in London Principal Delivery Planner, Transport for London (TfL) Peter Sadler

3. The National Road Safety Conference 2012 Motorcycle policy development in London Peter Sadler Principal Delivery Planner Transport for London

4. Motorcycle Policy Development in London Agenda • Introduction and recap of previous TfL motorcycle work and casualty performance • The London road safety challenge in the future • The approach taken in developing the draft motorcycle safety action plan • Examples of work done in developing the action plan • Questions

5. TfL’s motorcycling initiatives: May 2008 to present 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

6. TfL’s motorcycling initiatives: Marketing campaigns • Optical illusions campaign • Don’t look see campaign • Motorcycles in Bus Lanes • Turning at junctions campaign

7. Motorcycling 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

8. Motorcycling in London: Road safety KSI reduction

9. The Draft London Road Safety Action Plan The Next five years – Challenges and solutions

10. Motorcycling in London: An action plan

11. Motorcycling 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 A safety action plan to inform TfL’s future work on improving motorcycling in London Work with stakeholders and partners

12. Motorcycling 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

13. Motorcycling in London: e-SUM Involvement 1 – WP2 Benchmarking 2 – WP2 Conclusions 3 – WP2 Recommendation 1 4 – WP2 Recommendation 2 5 – WP5 Monitoring, evaluation, synthesis – Part 1 Establish common criteria 6 – WP3 GP Guide 7 – WP4 Demonstrations 8 – WP5 Monitoring, evaluation, synthesis – Part 2 apply common criteria 10 – WP7 Dissemination 9 – WP6 END PRODUCT ACTION PACKFOR FOLLOWER CITIES

14. Motorcycling in London: e-SUM research • However, not all e-SUM findings may be applicable to London • Legislative differences • Training requirements • London specific characteristics

15. Motorcycle collision locations (STATS19 data)

16. Motorcycling in London: Extending safety knowledge Source: Stats19 data (three years of motorcycle KSI data)

17. Motorcycling in London: Personal Protective Equipment

18. ACCSTATS Literature Review Video Survey Questionnaire Survey Collisions by age/gender/ motorcycle type Clothing type wearing rates Distribution of injuries on bodies Extent clothing reduces injuries Number of injuries to body parts Number injuries to body parts without protection Injuries per collision Number injuries to body parts with x% wearing protection Reduction in number of injuries from collisions Motorcycling in London: Personal Protective Equipment

19. Motorcycling in London: Fatal files research • 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 Evidence from fatal files Interventions most readily applicable to London Prioritised interventions for London Most common fatal collision manoeuvre types

20. Draft motorcycle safety action plan: Conceptual framework

21. Motorcycling 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

22. Motorcycling in London: • 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