§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many accidents involving death or injury occurred on the A1 between Morpeth and the Scottish border in the most recent years for which figures are available; whether he will calculate these figures as a proportion of the traffic flow on that section of road; and what is the average for the A1 road system as a whole.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe numbers of accidents involving death or personal injury which have occurred on the A1 between Morpeth and the Scottish border were:
Numbers 1984 59 1985 66 1986 56 Measured against the volume of traffic carried, this gives an accident rate of 0.35 accidents per million vehicle kilometres. The comparable rate for all A roads is 0.78.