§ Mr. David YoungTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will give statistics for the accident and safety record of(a) motorways and (b) other roads, over the last five years;
(2) what proposals he has to improve the safety of motorways in the future.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe following table shows the number of accidents occuring on motorways, and on all roads, for each of the years 1983 to 1987.
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Accidents and accident rates per 100 million vehicle kilometers: Motorways and other roads: 1983–1987 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Motorways Fatal 152 172 192 202 212 Fatal and serious 1,152 1,151 1,171 1,295 1,349 All severities 3,857 4,412 4,651 5,162 5,526 Rate 12 13 12 12 11 Other roads Fatal 4,875 4,966 4,576 4,693 4,482 Fatal and serious 63,896 66,035 63,883 61,787 57,697 All severities 239,019 248,771 240,994 242,692 233,537 Rate 100 102 98 94 86
The Casuality and Casuality rates per 100 million vehicle kilometers 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Motorways Fatal 187 211 241 248 283 Fatal and serious 1,604 1,585 1,695 1,829 1,866 All severities 6,360 7,217 7,658 8,516 9,080 Rate 21 21 20 20 19 Other roads Fatal 5,258 5,388 4,924 5,134 4,842 Fatal and serious 74,464 77,073 74,450 72,305 67,552 All severities 302,224 317,097 309,866 312,935 302,393 Rate 127 130 126 121 111 Further information about motorways safety can be found in "Road Accidents Great Britain 1987", a copy of which is available in the Library.
A comprehensive package of measures to improve motorway safety was announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State last April. Pamphlets giving fuller details were placed in the Library of the House. Most of 106W the proposed measures have been implemented; others involving technological and regulatory changes will be phased in over several years.