§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the main conclusions of his Department's research collating figures involving four-wheel drive off-road vehicles with particular reference to(a) the period of survey and (b) the total number of accidents in which such vehicles were involved, indicating the proportion of total accidents constituted by this figure. [34040]
§ Mr. NorrisPersonal injury road accident data obtained by the police and reported to the Department using the STATS19 accident report form show that in 1994, four-wheel off-road vehicles were known to be involved in approximately 3,400 accidents, a figure which constitutes 1.5 per cent. of the total number of accidents.
§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many of the four-wheel drive off-road vehicles involved in accidents collated in his Department's research were fitted with bull-bars; how many pedestrian-only accidents involving(a) children and (b) adults were recorded, indicating the vehicle's speed at the time of the accident; how many involved pedestrian deaths in respect of (a) and (b); and if he will indicate the numbers of (i) cars and (ii) light commercial vehicles involved. [34041]
§ Mr. NorrisThe information requested is not available. The Transport Research Laboratory is currently analysing the accidents identified by the police during 1994 which involved a vehicle fitted with a bull bar. Its report is expected to answer questions as far as possible.