Eamon Gilmore
Ceist:168 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment the number of pedal cyclists who have been (a) injured and (b) killed in road accidents in each of the past ten years.
Written Answers. - Pedal Cyclist Accidents.
The information in question is contained in Road Accident Facts, which is published annually by the Environmental Research Unit. The 1988 edition will be published within the next few weeks.
Following are the available data:
|
No. of Pedal Cyclists |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
|
(i) Killed |
50 |
36 |
49 |
40 |
46 |
40 |
39 |
32 |
37 |
57 |
|
(ii) Injured |
393 |
410 |
435 |
469 |
576 |
702 |
664 |
767 |
765 |
678 |