Road file

The A70

The A70 carries 1.8 times the national average rate of motorcyclist killed-or-seriously-injured casualties, per mile ridden.

Figures for the A70

Rate

3,975

motorcyclist KSI per billion vehicle miles, over 0.004bn miles ridden

95% interval

2,316 to 6,364

national average 2,170

Compared with the national average

1.83x

the whole interval sits above it

Killed or seriously injured

17

2021-2025, of which 2 killed

Exposure

0.004bn

motorcycle vehicle miles ridden on this road over the five years

All casualties

Not published

all-severity total is published only for the headline tables

This finding rests on a small number of casualties: 17 killed or seriously injured over five years, fewer than 20. The true rate could sit anywhere between 2,316 and 6,364 per billion vehicle miles. Read it as a signal, not a settled figure.

Count against rate

Britain's danger rankings usually count casualties, which rewards long, busy roads. The A70 is 198th by count of 1,710 ranked roads, and 483th by rate — above average once the 0.004 billion miles ridden on it are taken into account. See the full ranking.

The A70 on the map

The road as mapped, with the motorcycle collisions recorded on it between 2021 and 2025.

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Plan a ride on the A70

Cyclists

Method and source

Motorcyclist casualties on this road from DfT STATS19, 2021-2025, divided by motorcycle traffic on the same road from the DfT annual average daily flow counts. KSI means killed or seriously injured. The interval is the 95% confidence interval on the rate; a rate is never shown without the miles it was divided by. We publish a page for a road only where that interval clears the national average of 2,170 KSI per billion vehicle miles, so roads that cannot be told apart from average have no page.

DfT STATS19 casualty and collision files 2021-2025, and DfT AADF traffic counts 2021-2025, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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