§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people have been injured on(a) buses and (b) trains in each of the last five years through being unseated by (i) sudden braking and (ii) fast cornering. [65635]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 1 July 2002]Information on the number of people injured through being unseated in buses and trains through (i) sudden braking and (ii) fast cornering is not available.
The numbers of bus and coach passengers who were injured while (a) seated and (b) standing when the vehicle was either stopping or turning left or right are given in the table.
Number of bus and coach passengers who were seated when injured in a road accident Bus/coach manoeuvre Accident year Stopping Turning left or right 1997 610 423 1998 674 441 1999 689 524 2000 670 493 20011 663 415 1 Figures for 2001 are provisional
Number of bus and coach passengers who were standing when injured in a road accident Bus/coach manoeuvre Accident year Stopping Turning left or right 1997 552 85 1998 523 82 1999 516 91 2000 518 122 20011 499 89 1 Figures for 2001 are provisional