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Ricky Craig HUDSON · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 1 Dec 2015•Birmingham and Solihull

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Concerns
2

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Recipients
3

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Responses found
1

Of 3 recipients

Stated actions
3

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised2

  1. Lack of additional driving qualification requirements for quad bike driving
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate driver licensing controls for road safety
  2. Lack of a requirement for quad bike riders to wear crash helmets on public roads
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate crash-helmet safety controls for road users
Responses linked to these concerns

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Actions described in response An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.1

  1. Action

    Continue reviewing whether compulsory protective-helmet requirements for quad-bike riders and passengers should be introduced.

    Stated by Department for TransportStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 1 December 2015.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.2

  1. Position

    Additional driving qualifications are unnecessary because licensed quad-bike motorists have already passed theory, hazard perception and practical driving tests.

    Stated by Department for TransportExisting arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Lack of additional driving qualification requirements for quad bike driving

Wider context from the report

“(1) That quad bike riders are not required to wear crash helmets when driving on public roads. (2) That there are no additional driving qualifications required to drive a quad bike. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate driver licensing controls for road safety.

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Lack of a requirement for quad bike riders to wear crash helmets on public roads

Wider context from the report

“(1) That quad bike riders are not required to wear crash helmets when driving on public roads. (2) That there are no additional driving qualifications required to drive a quad bike. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate crash-helmet safety controls for road users.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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Continue reviewing whether compulsory protective-helmet requirements for quad-bike riders and passengers should be introduced.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Although the Highway Code advises that riders and passengers of quadricycles should wear a protective helmet (rule 83 - as mentioned above), there are no immediate plans to make the wearing of helmets compulsory; such a change would require primary legislation. However, we are keeping the position under review; there are a number of”

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Ricky-Hudson-Response
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Published 1 December 2015

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Additional driving qualifications are unnecessary because licensed quad-bike motorists have already passed theory, hazard perception and practical driving tests.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Driver licensing and training”

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Ricky-Hudson-Response
Page 3 · response
Published 1 December 2015

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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Compulsory quad-bike helmet requirements cannot be introduced immediately because primary legislation would be required.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Protective helmets”

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Ricky-Hudson-Response
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Published 1 December 2015

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Other statements in published responses

These actions and other statements could not be clearly connected to one concern in this report.

Recipient-stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.2

  1. 1

    Published a Road Safety Statement setting Government priorities for improving road safety during the Parliament.

    Stated by Department for TransportStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 1 December 2015.
  2. 2

    Implemented new quad-bike safety requirements, including independently rotating wheels to improve cornering and reduce loss-of-control risks.

    Stated by Department for TransportStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 1 December 2015.

Recipient positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when they do not describe a specific action.1

  1. 1

    Changes to casualty recording cannot be made outside quinquennial reviews because police retraining, system alterations and associated costs would be prohibitive.

    Stated by Department for TransportUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.

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Published a Road Safety Statement setting Government priorities for improving road safety during the Parliament.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The Department has recently published a Road Safety Statement which sets out the Government’s priorities for improving road safety over the course of this Parliament. We must give priority to those actions to which we are already committed and which concern road users who are over-represented in road casualty collisions.”

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Ricky-Hudson-Response
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Published 1 December 2015

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Implemented new quad-bike safety requirements, including independently rotating wheels to improve cornering and reduce loss-of-control risks.

Verbatim wording from the response

“I would like to assure you that we are committed to improving road safety for all road users through a range of measures. New rules on quad bikes entered into force in January 2016 meaning that new vehicle types will be subject to new safety requirements, including that all wheels must be able to rotate at different speeds (to enable safer cornering). Previously virtually all sit astride quad bikes had fixed rear axles. Requiring all wheels to be able to rotate independently is intended to significantly improve safety by minimising risk of loss of control and the vehicle rolling over. The new legislation is set out in EU regulation No 168/2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles.”

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Ricky-Hudson-Response
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Published 1 December 2015

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Changes to casualty recording cannot be made outside quinquennial reviews because police retraining, system alterations and associated costs would be prohibitive.

Verbatim wording from the response

“To gain a better understanding, we are proposing to ask that quad bike casualties on public roads are recorded separately in the police reported road casualty statistics (commonly called Stats 19). Any changes to the Stats 19 requirements has significant implications for police forces, both in terms of the burden of data collection and in terms of IT systems. For this reason changes to the requirements are only made as part of the quinquennial reviews.”

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Ricky-Hudson-Response
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Published 1 December 2015

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