HC Deb 09 June 1992 vol 209 cc112-4W
Mr. Raynsford

To 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. Raynsford

To 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. Norris

The 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. Raynsford

To 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. Norris

The 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.

Mr. Norris

The 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.