§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether Her Majesty's Government have taken any recent initiative to improve the safety of rough terrain agricultural and forestry vehicles.
§ Mr. ForthThe Health and Safety Executive has recently instigated two research projects on the safety of all-terrain vehicles. In one, funded jointly by the Health264W and Safety Executive and industry, the Scottish Centre of Agricultural Engineering is assessing the braking performance and stability of ATVs primarily with mounted or towed equipment. In the other, Health and Safety Executive's research and laboratory services division is investigating the stability of ATV when used as a means of transport over different terrains.
Health and Safety Executive is also supporting a further initiative, jointly sponsored by the British Agricultural and Garden Machinery Association and the Agricultural Training Board, to improve the training given to drivers of ATVs.