HC Deb 11 December 1995 vol 268 cc459-61W
Sir Irvine Patnick

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) non-fatal and (b) fatal accidents took place at each junction section of the M1 from London up to

Accidents 1992 Accidents 1993 Accidents 1994
Junction section Daylight Darkness Fatal Non fatal Daylight Darkness Fatal Non fatal Daylight Darkness Fatal Non fatal
Junction 1–2 6 5 0 11 4 2 0 6 6 1 0 7
Junction 2–3 11 6 0 17 5 3 0 18 6 3 0 11
Junction 3–4 9 4 0 13 8 6 1 13 11 5 1 15
Junction 4–5 21 16 1 36 14 5 0 19 11 5 0 16
Junction 5–6 9 2 0 11 9 4 0 13 18 6 2 22
Junction 6–6a 2 1 0 3 3 2 0 5 5 0 0 5
Junction 6a–7 14 9 0 23 29 7 1 35 22 12 2 32
Junction 7–8 9 3 0 12 7 4 0 11 6 2 0 8
Junction 8–9 45 13 2 56 41 18 3 56 52 18 2 68
Junction 9–10 25 5 0 30 57 6 2 61 18 9 1 26
Junction 10–11 21 5 2 24 13 4 0 17 12 7 1 18
Junction 11–12 24 12 0 36 20 9 1 28 15 5 0 20
Junction 12–13 19 10 3 26 16 10 0 28 18 10 1 25
Junction 13–14 21 10 0 31 19 3 0 22 15 4 0 19
Junction 14–15 19 15 3 31 18 8 1 25 18 14 0 32
Junction 15–15a 12 4 0 16 11 0 1 10 10 4 0 14
Junction 15a–16 5 2 0 7 8 1 1 8 10 3 0 13
Junction 16–17 26 12 0 38 38 10 1 47 31 17 2 46
Junction 17–18 5 4 0 9 5 2 0 7 2 5 0 7
Junction 18–19 10 8 0 18 18 18 0 36 10 3 0 13
Junction 19–20 6 0 0 6 6 4 0 10 5 3 0 8
Junction 20–21 13 9 2 20 18 6 1 23 13 8 0 21
Junction 21–22 13 5 0 18 31 7 2 36 13 11 0 24
Junction 22–23 8 4 1 11 14 4 0 18 18 7 1 24
Junction 23–23a 5 5 1 9 4 5 0 9 7 3 0 10
Junction 23a–24 7 5 1 11 2 2 0 4 4 3 0 7

how many took place (a) in daylight and (b) in darkness; and if he will make a statement. [3200]

Mr. Watts

I have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to my hon. Friend.

Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Sir Irvine Patnick, dated 11 December 1995: As you know, the Minister for Railways and Roads, Mr. John Watts, has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) non-fatal and (b) fatal accidents took place at each junction section of the M1 from London up to Junction 29 for each of the last three years; how many took place (a) in daylight and (b) in darkness; and if he will make a statement. The Highways Agency is committed to contributing to the Government's target of reducing road casualties by one third by the year 2000 when compared with the average for the UK between 1981 and 1985. Although motorway traffic doubled between that baseline and 1994, casualty numbers increased by 73%, while the number of fatalities fell by 30%. The overall accident rate on motorways reduced from 0.13 to 0.11 personal injury accidents per million vehicle kilometres. The information you require is shown on the attached table.

Accidents 1992 Accidents 1993 Accidents 1994
Junction section Daylight Darkness Fatal Non fatal Daylight Darkness Fatal Non fatal Daylight Darkness Fatal Non fatal
24–25 7 3 0 10 11 4 1 14 13 4 0 17
Junction 25–26 13 6 2 17 16 5 0 21 22 11 0 33
Junction 26–27 11 4 0 15 17 9 0 26 14 4 0 18
Junction 27–28 12 4 0 16 12 9 1 20 11 4 0 15
Junction 28–29 28 6 2 32 44 9 1 52 40 12 0 52

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