§ Mr. Ronald Bellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of total vehicle registrations is represented by articulated vehicles; and what information he has about the percentage of articulated vehicles recorded as having been involved in serious accidents.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsInformation is not available on the exact number of articulated vehicles registered, but in 1971 their traffic mileage represented 1.9 per cent. Of all vehicles involved in fatal and serious accidents in 1971, 1.4 per cent. were articulated vehicles.