§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the latest figures available of the number of accidents per month which have been caused by vehicles crossing the central reservation of motorways; and how many lives were lost in these accidents.
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§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsOn about 540 miles of motorway not equipped with central reservation crash barriers an average of 26 injury accidents occurred per month in 1970. Information on the number of fatalities is not readily available.
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the latest figures available of the number of vehicles per month which cross the central reservations of motorways where there are no safety barriers.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsI regret the information is not available.
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the latest figures available of the number of accidents per month which are caused by vehicles going out of control after hitting the central reservation of the motorway; and how many lives have been lost in these accidents.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsCentral reservation crash barriers were in position on about 70 miles of motorway in 1970 and an average of 14 injury accidents per month involved collisions with them. Information on the number of fatalities in these accidents is not readily available.