Question reference: S6W-14074
- Date lodged: 19 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 31 January 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any correlation between the number of potholes and road cycling accidents.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not carried out any assessment between the number of potholes and road cycling accidents on the trunk road network.
An analysis of injury collisions for all severities on the trunk road network for the most recent full 3 year period (8 November 2019 to 7 November 2022) identified a total of 78 collisions involving a pedal cyclist. This makes up approximately 3.6% of the total number of injury accidents on the trunk road during this period. Of these 78 accidents, none were identified with a contributory factor “Poor or defective road surface”.