§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what consideration he is giving to restricting the engine size of cars driven by fully qualified drivers(a) under the age of 22 years or (b) for newly qualified drivers over the age of 21 years for the first year after they have passed their driving test; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what consideration he has given to introducing P plates to denote newly qualified drivers; and if he will make a statement;
(3) what measures he plans to introduce to reduce deaths and injuries as a result of driving errrors caused by drivers under the age of 22 years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleI have commissioned an extensive research programme into the causes of accidents involving young and inexperienced drivers, with a view to developing a set of measures to reduce their high accident rate. Whether those measures suggested by the hon. Member are included will depend on how their likely effectiveness is assessed by that research.
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what proportion of road accidents involved cars driven by (a) 17 to 21-year-olds,(b) 22 to 30-year-olds, (c) 31 to 279W 40-year-olds, (d) 41 to 64-year-olds and (e) over 64-year-olds result in (i) death or (ii) personal injuries; and if he will make a statement;
Road injury accidents1 and car drivers, by type and severity of accident: Great Britain: 1991 Number/percentage Accidents2 Car drivers Injury accident type Number Percentage of all injury accidents Percentage fatal Number Percentage in fatal accidents Car accidents Car driver age3 17 to 21 47,816 20.3 1.79 51,017 1.81 22 to 30 74,281 31.5 1.58 83,669 1.56 31 to 40 54,420 23.1 1.33 59,746 1.33 41 to 64 65,312 27.7 1.49 73,125 15.1 65 or more 16,162 6.9 2.35 16,747 2.33 All car accidents 205,097 87.0 1.62 308,007 1.53 All accidents 235,798 100.0 1.76 308,007 1.53 1 Details of road accidents where nobody is injured are not collected. 2 Accidents with more than one car may be in more than one category. 3 Excluding drivers whose age was not reported.