HL Deb 22 February 1990 vol 516 cc502-3WA
Lord Brougham and Vaux

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, further to the Written Answer given to Lord Tordoff on Wednesday 7th February [hl Deb, col. 938], they will give statistics in the same form of accidents and fatalities resulting from collisions with stationary vehicles on the hard shoulders of motorways for 1984 to 1986 inclusive.

Viscount Davidson

The requested information is as follows:

ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES INVOLVING VEHICLES ON THE HARD SHOULDER OF MOTORWAYS 1984–1988
Accidents
Fatal Serious Slight Total
1984 16 46 63 125
1985 21 52 90 163
1986 21 45 98 164
1987 17 63 76 156
1988 25 42 93 160
Casualties
Fatal Serious Slight Total
1984 19 66 134 219
1985 25 78 186 289
1986 29 83 217 329
1987 19 81 164 264
1988 36 60 221 317

In the event of a vehicle breakdown on the motorway, drivers are directed to follow advice given in paragraph 173 of the Highway Code.