According to a report released by the Department for Transport on personal injury accidents the number of deaths caused by road accidents on British roads fell by 16 per cent in 2010.
The number of people killed in road accidents reported to the police dropped from 2,222 in 2009 to 1,857 last year. This is the lowest figure for the first time since records began in 1926.
There were 208,655 causalities in road accidents in 2010, 6 per cent lower than in 2009.
However, the number of cyclists killed in road accidents increased by 7 per cent from 104 in 2009 to 111 last year.
Motorcyclists killed in accidents last year were 403, 15 per cent fewer than during 2009.
The number of seriously injured motorcyclists fell by 11 per cent to 4,780.
The minister responsible for road safety, Mike Penning, commented:
“Fewer people are dying on our roads than at any point since records began and the dedication of road safety professionals and emergency services across the country as well as improvement in vehicle safety have played an important role in achieving this.
“But five people still die on the roads every day and improving road safety remains a priority. That’s why we are taking steps to make it easier for the police to enforce against drink and drug driving as well as looking at how we can improve cycle safety.” He warned.