A6 (Dove Holes) (Hansard, 16 May 2000)

§ Mr. Hill

I have asked the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. Peter Nutt, to write to my hon. Friend.

Letter from Peter Nutt to Mr. Tom Levitt, dated 16 May 2000: The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Keith Hill, has asked me to reply to your recent question requesting (a) the number of (i) fatalities and (ii) injuries recorded in road accidents and (b) the number of speeding offences detected in the 30mph zone, both over the last ten years, on the A6 Trunk Road through Dove Holes, Derbyshire. You also asked what assessment had been made of the efficacy of the recently implemented traffic calming measures there. Unfortunately, we do not have personal injury figures for a full ten-year period for this length of A6. The figures between April 1994 and December 1999, the latest period for which information is available, are as follows:

Fatal - Nil;
Serious - 7;
Slight - 28

As enforcement of speed limits is a matter for the police, the Highways Agency does not record the number of speeding offences on trunk roads. This information should be available from the Chief Constable of Derbyshire Constabulary. The "traffic calming measures" to which you refer take the form of variable speed limits (30mph in the built-up area, 40mph in the more rural area) rather than physical constraints on the speed of traffic more normally associated with traffic calming schemes. At present, it is too early to say how effective the measures at Dove Holes have been; monitoring began in April and a report will be produced later this year. I will ensure that you receive a copy. In the meantime, if you wish to discuss any aspect further, the Highways Agency Route Manager for this length of A6 is Steve Forgham. He can be contacted at our office at Broadway, Broad Street, Birmingham, B15 1BL, or by telephone on 0121 678 8506.