§ Lord Brabazon of Taraasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether personal injury accidents have risen on the roads immediately to the south of Putney Bridge in the 12 months following the closure of Hammersmith Bridge compared with the 12 months prior to the closure; and if so, by how much. [HL2544]
§ Baroness HaymanInformation on personal injury accidents is available for eight named roads, seven of which are "A" roads, in the area concerned. This is contained in the following table.
Location February 1996 to January 1997 March 1997 to February 1998 Kingston Road 14 19 Lower Richmond Road 18 25 Putney Bridge 3 6 Putney Bridge Road 14 22 Putney High Street 22 28 Putney Hill 29 31 Roehampton Lane 30 22 Upper Richmond Road (west) 13 16 Totals 143 169