Steve ) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

A minion of Ken says:
"Many London bus routes, including conventional double-decker, travel
through much quieter, more residential areas, and so comparing
accident statistics for articulated or 'bendy' buses with figures for
the London bus network as a whole is not contrasting like with like."
http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_...eleaseid=12252

Which seems a fair point.

It is, but TFL have the statistics per route, so why didn't they
rebuff on a like for like basis instead of using that generalised
cop-out statement?

Because they know that the before-and-after-bendification route stats will
shoot them in the foot?