Drivers over 65 involved in RTCs since 2023 (FOI)

​​Request 690278604

During the period of Jan 1st 2023 to Jan 1st 2025, what percentage of RTC incidents attended by the emergency services involved a driver over 65?

Response

Attached is the table detailing the percentage of RTCs (road traffic collisions) attended by the States of Jersey Police between January 1st 2023, and January 1st 2025, involving drivers over the age of 65. It is important to note that accurate RTC data is only available from “recordable” RTCs (please see below for the definition of recordable RTCs). The States of Jersey Police does not hold the age of individuals included in non-recordable RTCs in recorded form. To provide a response to your request would require a manual search of a number of data sets to create a new one. A Scheduled Public Authority is not required to manipulate data to provide a response. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies as this information is not held.

Table.pdf​

Recordable RTCs

1. All road traffic accidents involving personal injury. 

2. Where there is clear evidence of a road traffic offence which is considered worthy of prosecution.

3. Where Article 52 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956 has not been complied with (Failure to stop). 

4. Where it appears that a defect to one or more of the vehicles involved may have been a contributory factor. 

5. Where a States Police Officer on duty, driving a police or privately owned vehicle, is involved in any road traffic accident. 

6. Where there are grounds to suspect that a defect in the road was a contributory factor. 

7. Where an animal as defined in Article 51(1)(c) of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956 is killed or injured (horse, cattle, ass, mule, sheep, pig, goat or dog).

Article applied

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.​