Evidence for Riders

Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: 2011 Annual Report. Hospital admissions data on road casualties in England

Objectives: This article describes road casualties admitted to hospital contained in Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), comparing it with serious injuries reported to the police in the STATS19 system. Information contained in HES which is unavailable from STATS19 is also explored.

Author(s): Department for Transport

Published: Department for Transport, 2012
Date: 18 Mar 2013
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Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: 2011 Annual Report. Contributory factors to reported road accidents

Objectives: This article describes the scope and limitations of the information on contributory factors collected as part of the national road accident reporting system.

Author(s): Department for Transport

Published: Department for Transport, 2012
Date: 18 Mar 2013
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Hospital Episode Statistics

Objectives: HES aims to collect a detailed record for each ‘episode’ of admitted patient care delivered in England by NHS hospitals or delivered in the independent sector but commissioned by the NHS.

Author(s): NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre

Published: NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre, 2011/12
Date: 18 Mar 2013
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Second review of the Government’s Road Safety Strategy

Objectives: To set out what steps the Government intend to take to help vulnerable groups of road users, but also to make Britain's roads safer for all road users.

Author(s): Department for Transport

Published: Department for Transport, 2007
Date: 18 Mar 2013
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Encouraging education in road safety

Objectives: To summarise the evidence regarding horse riders and road safety, and describe the BHS riding and road safety test

Author(s): S. Hardy

Published: RoSPA Road Safety Congress Proceedings, 2007
Date: 18 Mar 2013

Road Sense for Riders

Objectives: To help riders understand the need to be safe on today’s busy roads. It also explains how to take the BHS Riding and Road Safety Test.

Author(s): British Horse Society

Published: British Horse Society, 2011
Date: 18 Mar 2013
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Hi-Visibility

Objectives: To educate riders about the types of hi-visibility clothing available, and the standards to which their clothing should adhere.

Author(s): British Equestrian Trade Association

Published: British Equestrian Trade Association, 2012
Date: 18 Mar 2013
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Body protection made easy

Objectives: To give information on the types of body protection available and the standards to which the items should adhere.

Author(s): British Equestrian Trade Association

Published: British Equestrian Trade Association, 2012
Date: 18 Mar 2013
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Riding and Road Safety Examiners Handbook

Objectives: To provide guidelines for the Riding and Road Safety examiner. The test recognises responsible, courteous and competent riders, well versed in road craft and road safety.