§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what criteria he has adopted for the speed limit of 40 350W miles per hour on the Hollinwood Avenue and Middleton Road sections of the main Leeds to Liverpool road;
(2) what were the numbers of accidents, personal injuries and deaths on the main Lancashire-Yorkshire road within the constituency of the hon. Member for Blackley during the period when 40 miles per hour speed limits were permitted on the Hollinwood Avenue and Middleton Road section.
§ Mr. PeytonThe limits were raised to 40 m.p.h. by Manchester City Council in 1966. The Council no doubt took account of the Department's criteria which included the recorded speeds of the majority of drivers. Since then there have been I fatal and 41 injury accidents on the Middleton Road length and 4 fatal and 57 injury accidents on the other length.
§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what representation he has received in relation to Hollinwood Avenue and Middleton Road traffic hazards in so far as they affect those parts within the constituency of the hon. Member for Blackley; and what replies he has given;
(2) if he has approved the erection of a pelican crossing on Hollinwood Avenue, Moston, Manchester; and what was the approximate cost;
(3) whether a traffic count has been taken on Hollinwood Avenue, Moston, Manchester; and with what result.
§ Mr. PeytonThe only representation has been Manchester County Borough Council's application for a Pelican crossing at Hollinwood Avenue in October, 1970. Traffic and pedestrian counts were taken. As a result the divisional road engineer approved the crossing in January, 1971. Installation, which is a matter for the local authority, will cost about£1,500.