§ 32. Mr. Roger Kingasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he is satisfied with the current voluntary speed control of motorway public service vehicle operators.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe 1984 coach speed survey published last February, referred to in my reply to my hon. Friend for Edmonton (Dr. Twinn) on 23 January at column 416, showed that the 85th percentile speed for coaches travelling on motorways was 73 mph, though their average speed was under 64 mph. We do not have more recent survey results, but there is certainly still a number of coaches exceeding the speed limit by a substantial margin. I shall not be satisfied until all operators and drivers live up to their responsibilities for compliance with bus and coach speed limits and observe the Bus and Coach Council's voluntary code of practice.