HC Deb 27 February 1984 vol 55 cc23-4W
Sir Anthony Grant

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the number of accidents reported on each of the motorways in the last year; and if he will express this figure as a percentage of the mileage of each motorway.

Mrs. Chalker

The numbers of injury accidents per kilometre of individual motorways in 1982 (the lastest available) were as follows:

Road Number of accidents Accident rate
M1, M10 and M45 819 2.6
M2 76 1.9
M3 110 1.7
M4 553 1.7
M5 289 1.1
M6 628 1.7
M8 158 1.9
M9 19 0.4
M11 108 1.3
M18 35 0.8
M20 59 0.9
M23 39 1.4
M25 64 1.4
M27 and M271 43 1.1
M40 63 1.3
M50 12 0.4
M53 16 0.6
M55 21 1.1
M56 98 1.8
M57 11 0.7
M58 13 0.6
M61 60 1.7
M62 292 1.8
M63 59 2.8
M69 17 0.7
M74 26 1.0
M90 35 0.9
M180 and M181 21 0.5
Other motorways 110 0.9

These data are mostly taken from table 48 of RAGB 1982, a copy of which is in the Library.

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