§ Mr. Harrisonasked the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has on the fatal and reported accident rates for lit and unlit sections of the M1 motorway between London and Wakefield from 1979 annually.
§ Mr. RidleyThe information is as follows:
Accident rates per mile: M1 London-Wakefield (junctions 1–40): by severity, daylight/dark and lighting: 1982–84. 1982 1983 1984 Daylight lit Fatal 0.13 0.07 0.17 All accidents 4.33 3.94 4.76 Daylight unlit Fatal 0.06 0.07 0.05 All accidents 2.05 1.91 1.63 Darkness lit Fatal 0.09 0.04 0.11 All accidents 2.17 1.60 2.01 Darkness unlit Fatal 0.08 0.07 0.04 All accidents 0.94 0.93 1.00 All condition lit Fatal 0.22 0.12 0.29 All accidents 6.50 5.54 6.77 All condition unlit Fatal 0.14 0.14 0.09 All accidents 2.99 2.84 2.63 All hours, all conditions 4.21 3.82 4.21 I shall make the information for the years 1979–81 available to the right hon. Gentleman very shortly. Data for 1985 are not yet available.