§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many accidents have occured on motorways (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) in Warwickshire where a contraflow system was in operation during the past three years; how many vehicles and how many people were involved in these accidents in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) Warwickshire; what is the principle cause; and what action is proposed to reduce the number of such accidents;
(2) if there is now a requirement for the type of road surface to be recorded in accident statistics.
§ Mrs. ChalkerDetails of the information recorded on accident reports is given on pages 25 to 27 of Road Accidents Great Britain 1982, a copy of which is in the Library.
The presence of an active contraflow system, the cause of the accident, and the age of the road surface are not recorded. I regret, therefore, that the information specifically requested is not available.