§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has on the number of traffic accidents, identifying separately accidents to pedestrians and accidents resulting in fatalities, occurring in the Greenwich town centre area in each of the last 10 years.
Injury accidents, and casualties by road user type and severity: Greenwich town centre1: 1982 to 1990. Number Casualties Vehicle users Pedestrians Year Injury accidents killed injured killed injured 1982 21 — 19 — 5 1983 17 1 14 — 7 1984 20 — 16 — 10 1985 18 — 16 — 5 1986 17 — 15 — 7 1987 15 — 6 — 10 1988 25 — 16 — 10 1989 28 — 23 — 9 1990 25 — 18 — 8 1 The one-way system where Creek road, Romney road and Greenwich high road meet, together with the adjacent section of Greenwich high road.
§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has on the volume of traffic, broken down between different categories of vehicles, passing through Greenwich town centre in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. NorrisThe latest estimates are as follows:
Estimated daily vehicle flows through Greenwich town centre1: 1990 Number Pedal cycles 550 Motorcycles 1,300 Cars and taxis 26,000 Buses and coaches 940 Light goods 3,500 Heavy goods 3,900 Total 36,000 1 Flow through the one-way system from High road, Creek road and Romney road. The Department's surveys do not permit annual changes in traffic volume to be estimated for small areas.
§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information is available to his Department on the average speed of vehicles passing through the Greenwich town centre area at different times of the day, on weekdays and at weekends.
§ Mr. NorrisThe latest available estimates are as follows:
Average vehicle speeds, Greenwich town centre1: Weekdays 1988 (mph) Morning peak 11.3 Day-time off-peak 11.5 Evening peak 10.6 1 The main one-way system and adjacent sections of High road, Creek road and Romney road. No information is available for weekends.
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§ Mr. NorrisThe table shows the number of road traffic accidents involving personal injury in the Greenwich town centre area notified to the Department, and a breakdown of the resulting casualties. Data are shown for the years 1982 to 1990. Data for 1991 are not yet available.