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Road Traffic: Accidents
Mr. Carmichael:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library tables showing the traffic levels and accident rates for the Highways Agency Targeted Programme of Improvement road schemes in the last year for which figures are available; and what forecast has been made of likely levels of traffic and rates of accidents after construction works are completed. [138891]
Dr. Ladyman:
The Highways Agency is currently working on updating tables which will provide the information requested on traffic levels and road traffic accidents. This work is expected to be completed in advance of summer recess.
I will write to the hon. Member with the information when it is available and place a copy of my letter, and the tables in the Libraries of the House.
24 May 2007 : Column 1464W
Roads: Accidents
Mr. Paterson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) UK licence holders and (b) foreign licence holders were involved in (i) fatal road traffic accidents, (ii) serious road traffic accidents and (iii) minor road traffic accidents in each year since 1997. [139564]
Dr. Ladyman:
The information requested is not available.
Mr. Paterson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicles were involved in (a) fatal, (b) serious and (c) minor road traffic accidents in each year since 1997, broken down by number and proportion of categories of vehicle. [139575]
Dr. Ladyman:
The number of vehicles in reported personal injury road accidents by accident severity broken down by number and proportion of vehicle type is given in the tables.
| Number of vehicles involved in reported personal injury road accidents by vehicle type and accident severity, GB: 1997 to 2005 |
| Number of vehicles |
| Accident severity | Vehicle type | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|
Fatal
|
Pedal cycle
|
199
|
167
|
187
|
141
|
145
|
141
|
124
|
144
|
158
|
| |
Motorcycle
|
570
|
570
|
617
|
695
|
673
|
694
|
783
|
659
|
620
|
| |
Car
|
3,979
|
3,714
|
3,634
|
3,516
|
3,654
|
3,728
|
3,773
|
3,520
|
3,465
|
| |
Bus or coach
|
129
|
136
|
139
|
136
|
164
|
125
|
119
|
121
|
108
|
| |
LGV
|
309
|
290
|
262
|
279
|
302
|
296
|
320
|
267
|
261
|
| |
HGV
|
572
|
595
|
617
|
565
|
588
|
570
|
533
|
472
|
520
|
| |
Other motor vehicle
|
63
|
81
|
83
|
91
|
74
|
87
|
86
|
80
|
62
|
| |
Other non-motor vehicle
|
14
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
12
|
4
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
| |
Total
|
5,836
|
5,564
|
5,547
|
5,433
|
5,614
|
5,647
|
5,753
|
5,276
|
5,204
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Serious
|
Pedal cycle
|
3,596
|
3,318
|
3,164
|
2,796
|
2,678
|
2,442
|
2,420
|
2,272
|
2,339
|
| |
Motorcycle
|
6,263
|
6,294
|
6,674
|
7,119
|
7,094
|
7,226
|
7,319
|
6,400
|
6,234
|
| |
Car
|
44,162
|
41,627
|
39,428
|
38,071
|
37,091
|
35,835
|
33,139
|
30,896
|
28,664
|
| |
Bus or coach
|
1,387
|
1,351
|
1,344
|
1,313
|
1,269
|
1,267
|
1,200
|
1,116
|
1,023
|
| |
LGV
|
2,858
|
2,823
|
2,414
|
2,341
|
2,358
|
2,258
|
2,189
|
1,940
|
1,819
|
| |
HGV
|
2,615
|
2,482
|
2,468
|
2,468
|
2,322
|
2,122
|
1,923
|
1,670
|
1,648
|
| |
Other motor vehicle
|
599
|
582
|
664
|
683
|
515
|
627
|
477
|
616
|
381
|
| |
Other non-motor vehicle
|
85
|
62
|
79
|
82
|
79
|
74
|
85
|
80
|
63
|
| |
Total
|
61,575
|
58,561
|
56,267
|
54,903
|
53,441
|
51,862
|
48,763
|
45,001
|
42,176
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Slight
|
Pedal cycle
|
21,405
|
19,938
|
20,131
|
18,118
|
16,674
|
14,949
|
14,928
|
14,668
|
14,542
|
| |
Motorcycle
|
18,378
|
18,650
|
19,831
|
21,422
|
22,317
|
21,583
|
21,421
|
19,798
|
19,016
|
| |
Car
|
290,783
|
292,453
|
286,804
|
288,259
|
281,155
|
275,005
|
263,021
|
257,426
|
249,681
|
| |
Bus or coach
|
9,725
|
10,275
|
10,405
|
10,284
|
10,088
|
9,389
|
9,620
|
9,336
|
8,857
|
| |
LGV
|
16,903
|
16,970
|
15,376
|
15,051
|
15,654
|
15,201
|
14,977
|
13,521
|
13,998
|
| |
HGV
|
11,198
|
11,449
|
12,106
|
12,161
|
11,903
|
10,788
|
10,717
|
10,374
|
9,952
|
| |
Other motor vehicle
|
2,704
|
2,830
|
3,535
|
3,777
|
2,662
|
3,472
|
2,481
|
4,091
|
2,464
|
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| |
Other non-motor vehicle
|
312
|
279
|
318
|
337
|
340
|
288
|
250
|
295
|
254
|
| |
Total
|
371,466
|
372,980
|
368,678
|
369,607
|
361,018
|
350,816
|
337,506
|
329,568
|
318,856
|
