RAC road safety spokesman Pete Williams said: “A 22% increase in
the number of children killed or seriously injured on British
roads between July and September 2016 compared to the same period
the year before is truly shocking. And, an estimated 2% rise in
child casualties of all severities is yet more reason to worry.
“In the 21st century this seems utterly wrong so
we need to understand as a matter of priority why these increases
have occurred and take action to save young lives before more are
lost.
“It is also very concerning – even against a picture of a 1.4%
rise in traffic levels – that the figures for all road casualties
are showing a 6% increase in the number of people who were killed
or seriously injured in the year ending September 2016. Sadly,
among the worst increases were 10% more car occupants being
killed or seriously injured along with 5% more motorcyclists and
2% more cyclists.
“If there is a silver lining, it is that that all severity
casualties are down by 4% and the overall casualty rate per
vehicle mile is down by 5%, however some of the recent quarterly
spikes require some serious attention.”
Road casualties in Great Britain for Q3 of
2016(https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-provisional-estimates-april-to-june-2016)
