§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many motorists were(a) charged with and (b) convicted of (i) failure to accord precedence at pedestrian crossings, (ii) failure to comply with traffic signs, (iii) speeding offences, (iv) driving after consuming alcohol or taking drugs and (v) reckless driving in Northern Ireland in (1) 1994, (2) 1995, (3) 1996 and (4) 1997. [50191]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 14 July 1998]: The information requested at (a) is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The table shows the number of persons against whom proceedings have been taken and the number found guilty.
Offence 1994 1995 1996 1997 Failing to stop at a pelican crossing Proceeded against 0 2 0 0 Found guilty 0 1 0 0 Failure to comply with traffic signs Proceeded against 260 278 205 226 Found guilty 236 260 186 203 Speeding offences Proceeded against 2,400 2,279 2,423 3,039 Found guilty 2,360 2,204 2,349 2,948 Drink/drugs related motoring offences Proceeded against 3,224 3,019 2,596 2,443 Found guilty 3,127 2,939 2,501 2,350 Reckless driving offences Proceeded against 364 445 368 353 Found guilty 339 408 329 324