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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES BY THE DEPUTY OF ST. MARY
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 17th NOVEMBER 2009
Question
Can the Minister advise the Assembly of the number of damage-only accidents on the Island road network as a whole in the years 2004 to 2008 inclusive?
Answer
The States of Jersey Police collect road traffic collision data from collisions which are reported and they are required to attend. Article 52 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law provides for drivers in the event of an accident to exchange details, without the requirement to report the accident to the States of Jersey Police. The number of damage only road traffic collisions occurring on the Island road network as a whole cannot be provided. The States of Jersey Police have provided the following table to Transport and Technical Services for reported traffic collisions.
ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISIONS 2005 - 2008
Indicator | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Number of road traffic collisions [1] reported | 1,592 | 1,828 | 1,835 | 1,926 |
Number of road traffic collisions [2] reported with injury | 322 | 337 | 314 | 357 |
Number of road damage only traffic collisions reported. | 1270 | 1491 | 1521 | 1569 |
IMPORTANT NOTE
Prior to March 2008, road traffic collision statistics were subject of a separate paper form submitted by the investigating officer.
In March 2008, road traffic collision data began to be gathered through the VIEWPOINT recording system, which facilitated closer monitoring of the accuracy of records and also eliminated the possibility of paper forms being lost. It is likely that some of the increase shown in 2008 is due to the introduction of more accurate recording processes in States of Jersey Police
[1]
Number of RTCs reported is the number of road traffic collision incident logs recorded by the States of Jersey Police Force Control Room.
[2]
Number of RTCs where at least one person sustained an injury