§ Mr. John Ellisasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many accidents there are in a year involving failure of tyres; how many of these incidents involve remoulded tyres; and if he will provide separate figures for lorries.
§ Mr. HoramI regret that such information is not available on a national basis because the resources required to conduct the necessary in-depth investigations would be disproportionate to the benefits that might be expected. However, localised investigations are conducted by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory into the causes of road accidents, and I refer my hon. Friend to its leaflet LF 392 issue 2, published in April 1975, which contains some information on the contribution of tyre defects to the road accidents investigated.