§ Mr. John Ellisasked the Secretary of State for Transport what were the rates of involvement of heavy goods vehicles in road accidents in Great Britain in each of the last five years; how these compare with other vehicles; and what 869W conclusion he draws about the relative safety of heavy goods vehicles.
§ Mr. HoramThe figures are set out below. Heavy goods vehicles had a lower rate of involvement in accidents
VEHICLES INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS PER 100 MILLION MILES TRAVELLED 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 Fatal HGVs … 13 12 11 10 9 LGVs … 7 7 6 5 5 Cars … 6 6 5 5 5 Serious HGVs … 60 55 54 48 43 LGVs … 70 67 63 56 51 Cars … 65 63 59 56 50 Slight HGVs … 130 122 116 101 101 LGVs … 188 183 175 156 151 Cars … 167 167 159 151 149 All HGVs … 202 188 180 159 152 LGVs … 265 257 242 217 207 Cars … 237 237 233 212 204
§ Mr. John Ellisasked the Secretary of State for Transport what were the rates of involvement of heavy goods vehicles in road accidents in Great Britain in 1975 on motorways, major roads and other roads; and how these compare with other vehicles.
§ Mr. HoramThe figures are set out below. Heavy goods vehicles had a lower accident involvement rate than cars
VEHICLES INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS PER 100 MILLION MILES TRAVELLED IN 1975 Motorways and A (M) roads A Class roads Other roads All roads Fatal: Heavy Goods Vehicles … 5.1 9.9 9.0 8.7 Light Goods Vehicles … 3.1 6.0 3.7 4.8 Cars … 2.4 5.4 3.7 4.5 Serious: Heavy Goods Vehicles … 15.2 46.8 62.1 43.7 Light Goods Vehicles … 18.5 51.9 55.3 51.5 Cars … 12.0 48.7 59.3 50.2 Slight: Heavy Goods Vehicles … 33.0 105.2 152.9 101.0 Light Goods Vehicles … 41.5 150.4 164.8 150.7 Cars … 30.5 142.8 182.3 150.2 All Injuries: Heavy Goods Vehicles … 53.3 161.9 224.0 153.3 Light Goods Vehicles … 63.1 208.3 223.8 207.0 Cars … 44.9 196.9 245.3 204.9 Note: The sub-classification of vehicle milage between A class and other roads is only approximate.