§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list(a) the number of accidents in terms of deaths and injuries and (b) the vehicle flow on the Bangor to Belfast road in the last three years for which figures are available. [6382]
§ Mr. MossResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Roads Service under its chief executive, Mr. W. J. McCoubrey. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Mr. W. J. McCoubrey to Mr. Robert McCartney, dated 28 November 1996:
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked the Chief Executive to reply to your question about accident levels and traffic volumes on the Bangor to Belfast road and in his absence I am replying on his behalf.The RUC, which is responsible for the collation of data on traffic accidents, has advised me that in the 4-year period 1992–1995 the information requested for this road between the Springhill flyover and Tillysburn junction is as follows:-
- Number of injury accident: 213
- Persons killed: 6
- Persons seriously injured: 76
- Persons slightly injured: 304
Information for the last 3 years is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.With regard to traffic flow, Roads Service has 3 automatic traffic counters on the Bangor/Belfast road between Springhill and Tillysburn. The relevant information for the last 3 years is as follows:-
Location 1993 1994 1995 Holywood By-pass 31,930 33,090 34,960 Bangor/Belfast at Cultra 34,620 34,590 34,410 Bangor/Belfast at Springhill 21,240 21,960 21,020 The above figures are 24 hour average annual daily traffic flows (2 ways). I do hope you find this information helpful.