§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many motorists in England and Wales were involved in incidents involving fatal, serious and slight injury; and of these how many were found to have been disqualified from driving at the time of the incident, in the last year for which data are available. [43988]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe information requested regarding driver involvement is shown in the table. Data relating to the involvement of disqualified drivers in reported road accidents are not recorded on the national road accident database.
Number of motorists involved in road accidents, by severity in England and Wales: 1996 Drivers Road user type Fatal Serious Slight Car drivers 3,411 41,309 265,128 Other motorists1 1,466 12,600 52,441 1 Includes motorcyclists, goods vehicle and other motor vehicle drivers
§ Dr. LadymanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many traffic accidents were recorded and in how many cases the driver 23W at fault was found to have blood alcohol levels (a) over 80 mg per 100 ml, (b) between 50 and 80 mg per 100 ml and (c) between 0 and 50 mg per 100 ml, in the last year for which figures are available. [43839]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe present accident reporting system does not identify whether a driver was at fault. However, some information on blood levels of drivers and motor cycle riders killed in road accidents is available from data supplied to the Department by Coroners in England and Wales and the Procurators Fiscal in Scotland. The table shows the percentage of drivers and motor cycle fatalities above given blood alcohol levels for a sample of 963 of the 1,612 riders and drivers who died in road accidents in 1995.
Blood alcohol levels Percentage of motor vehicle driver or rider fatalities Over 80 mg per 100 ml 19 Between 50 and 80 mg per 100 ml 2 Below 50 mg1 per 100 ml 79 1 Includes none.