§ 25. Mr. Rankinasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what in formation he has about the prevalence of accidents caused by liner containers overturning; and what work is being done to reduce the danger to other road users from this source.
§ Mr. PeytonStatistics of accidents involving containers are not available, but it is estimated that less than 0.1 per cent. of all injury accidents involve insecurely loaded lorries. There are already regulations requiring loads to be properly secured, and these will be supplemented by a Code of Practice on Safe Loading to be issued in the near future.