§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what data he has collated on the link between the speed patterns of lorries and other commercial vehicles and the working hours of drivers over the last 10 years. [140528]
§ Mr. HillThe recently completed Driver Fatigue project included an investigation of sleep related vehicle accidents occurring on certain motorways. About 25 per cent. of the sleep related vehicle accidents occurring on these motorways were work related (ie involving commercial vehicles). This type of accident occurs more often between 0200 hrs. and 0700 hrs. suggesting that night workers are particularly vulnerable, as are those driving home after a night shift, in the early morning and after the shift has lasted 12 hours.