Motorway Accidents (Hansard, 23 July 1996)

HC Deb 23 July 1996 vol 282 c145W 145W

§ Mrs. Dunwoody
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) accidents and (b) fatalities occurred on (i) the hard shoulder of motorways and (ii) in vehicles stationary on the hard shoulder in the last year. [39399]

§ Mr. Norris
The information requested is shown in the following table.

Accidents and fatalities; on the motorway hard shoulder; GB 1995

Number

Accidents Fatalities

All accidents on the lay-by/hard shoulder¹ 150 11

Accidents involving a stationary vehicle on the lay-by/hard shoulder² 88 5

¹ Includes vehicles entering, on, or leaving the lay-by/hard shoulder.

² Involving a vehicle parked on the lay-by/hard shoulder.

Accidents and fatalities; on the motorway hard shoulder; GB 1995
Number
	Accidents	Fatalities
All accidents on the lay-by/hard shoulder¹	150	11
Accidents involving a stationary vehicle on the lay-by/hard shoulder²	88	5
¹ Includes vehicles entering, on, or leaving the lay-by/hard shoulder.
² Involving a vehicle parked on the lay-by/hard shoulder.