§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what the accident rate is on(a) all motorways and (b) between Strensham and Michael Wood service stations on the M5, broken down per mile of motorway, for the last five years for which figures are available. [147590]
635W
§ Mr. Hill[holding answer 29 January 2001]: Based on the most recent information available, the injury-accident rate per 100 million vehicle kilometres on all motorways in England for the period 1995 to 1999 is as follows:
- 1995—10.6
- 1996—10.8
- 1997—11.4
- 1998—11.2
- 1999—10.8
On the M5 motorway, between the Strensham and Michael Wood service areas, the injury-accident rate per 100 million vehicle kilometres for the period 1995 to 1999 is as follows:
- 1995—9.1
- 1996—9.1
- 1997—9.2
- 1998—8.8
- 1999—8.8
Year 2 Way AADT Section 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 Total Junction From To 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 A 3 1 — 1 2 7 — start 1 59,724 58,081 59,536 55,251 54,322 B 3 1 7 4 5 20 — 1 2 59,724 58,081 59,536 55,251 54,322 C 1 2 — 1 — 4 — 2 3 59,724 58,081 59,536 55,251 54,322 D 1 — 3 1 4 9 — 3 4 59,724 58,081 59,536 55,251 54,322 E 4 2 3 2 — 11 — 4 5 59,724 58,081 59,536 55,251 54,322 F 3 1 1 4 2 11 — 5 6 59,724 58,081 59,536 55,251 54,322 G 1 1 — 1 1 4 — 6 7 59,724 58,081 59,536 55,251 54,322 H 3 4 1 4 2 14 — 7 8 59,724 58,081 59,536 55,251 54,322 I 4 8 6 4 2 24 13 8 9 65,290 63,494 44,197 41,741 40,940 J 2 1 2 1 6 9 10 70,855 68,906 28,857 28,230 27,557 K 1 1 1 2 2 7 — 10 11 70,855 68,906 28,857 28,230 27,557 L 2 2 3 4 — 11 12 11 12 64,082 62,319 41,006 40,227 35,477 M — — 1 1 2 4 — 12 13 57,309 55,732 53,154 52,223 43,397 N 1 2 — 1 — 4 — 12 13 57,309 55,732 53,154 52,223 43,397 O 1 1 3 1 2 8 — 14 15 57,309 55,732 53,154 52,223 43,397 P — — 2 — 1 3 — 15 16 57,309 55,732 53,154 52,223 43,397 Q 2 4 — 1 1 8 — 16 17 57,309 55,732 53,154 52,223 43,397 R 4 — 1 — 1 6 — 17 18 57,309 55,732 53,154 52,223 43,397 S 1 7 4 3 3 18 11a 18 19 59,405 57,771 54,437 53,484 48,248 T 2 2 1 3 3 11 — 19 20 61,501 59,809 55,720 54,704 53,099 U 4 6 5 3 6 26 11 20 21 65,255 63,460 59,946 58,900 53,110 V 2 2 4 2 1 11 — 21 22 69,010 67,111 64,172 63,095 53,120 W 2 — — 1 2 5 — 22 23 69,010 67,111 64,172 63,095 53,120 X 1 3 3 1 4 12 10 23 24 72,355 71,458 68,401 65,905 59,612 Y 1 — 1 1 2 5 — 24 25 75,700 75,800 72,630 68,714 66,104 Z — 1 1 3 1 6 — 25 26 75,700 75,800 72,630 68,714 66,104 AA 1 1 4 5 — 11 — 26 27 75,700 75,800 72,630 68,714 66,104 AB 3 3 3 — 2 11 — 27 28 75,700 75,800 72,630 68,714 66,104 AC 4 3 4 3 3 17 9 25 29 70,600 72,050 68,915 65,199 62,722 AD 6 1 1 — 1 9 — 29 30 65,500 68,300 65,200 61,685 59,341 AE 1 3 — — 1 5 — 30 31 65,500 68,300 65,200 61,685 59,341 AF 3 4 1 3 3 14 — 31 32 65,500 68,300 65,200 61,685 59,341 AG 5 3 2 3 4 17 8 32 End 73,350 73,800 71,000 67,172 64,620 Grand Total 72 72 68 64 63 339 Note:
Rows highlighted in the original table are italicistd.
636WI have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to you separately providing the more detailed information you require.
Letter from Tim Matthews to Mr. Laurence Robertson, dated 8 February 2001:
637WFollowing on from an answer to your recent question in the House of Commons (PQ147590) about accident data on all motorways and also concerning the section of the M5 between the Strensham and Michael Wood Service Areas I have been asked to forward more detailed information.I enclose a copy of a Spreadsheet that shows the detailed information you require for M5. The columns B to G record the number of accidents for each one mile section for the years 1995 to 1999. The columns Q, R, S, T and U also relate to the years 1999 to 1995 and show the accident rate per 100 million vehicle kilometres (shown on the spreadsheet as 'acc rates per 10^8 veh km'). Rows 1 to 32 represent the individual mile sections of the M5 between the two motorway service areas. The highlighted rows show where junctions occur and where you could reasonably expect more accidents.If you wish to discuss any aspect of the Spreadsheet and the information it contains I suggest that you contact John Smart in this office (telephone 0207 921 4818) who will be happy to assist with any queries you may have.
2 Way AADT ACC rates per 10^8 veh km Acc rates per 10^8 veh km Average AADT 95–99 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 Average 99–95 57,383 8.6 2.9 0.0 3.1 6.3 4.2 57,383 8.6 2.9 20.0 12.3 15.7 11.9 57,383 2.9 5.9 0.0 3.1 0.0 2.4 57,383 2.9 0.0 8.6 3.1 12.5 5.4 57,383 11.4 5.9 8.6 6.2 0.0 6.4 57,383 8.6 2.9 2.9 12.3 6.3 6.6 57,383 2.9 2.9 0.0 3.1 3.1 2.4 57,383 8.6 11.7 2.9 12.3 6.3 8.3 51,132 10.4 21.4 23.1 16.3 8.3 15.9 44,881 4.8 2.5 11.8 6.0 0.0 5.0 44,881 2.4 2.5 5.9 12.1 12.4 7.0 48,622 5.3 5.5 12.5 16.9 0.0 8.0 52,363 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.3 7.8 2.9 52,363 3.0 6.1 0.0 3.3 0.0 2.5 52,363 3.0 3.1 9.6 3.3 7.8 5.3 52,363 0.0 0.0 6.4 0.0 3.9 2.1 52,363 5.9 12.2 0.0 3.3 3.9 5.1 52,363 11.9 0.0 3.2 0.0 3.9 3.8 54,665 2.9 20.6 12.5 9.6 10.6 11.2 56,967 5.5 5.7 3.1 9.3 9.6 6.6 60,134 10.4 21.5 14.2 8.7 19.2 14.8 63,302 4.9 5.1 10.6 5.4 3.2 5.8 63,302 4.9 0.0 0.0 2.7 6.4 2.8 67,546 2.4 7.1 7.5 2.6 11.4 6.2 71,790 2.2 0.0 2.3 2.5 5.2 2.4 71,790 0.0 2.2 2.3 7.4 2.6 2.9 71,790 2.2 2.2 9.4 12.4 0.0 5.3 71,790 6.7 6.7 7.0 0.0 5.2 5.1 67,897 9.6 7.1 9.9 7.8 8.1 8.5 64,005 15.6 2.5 2.6 0.0 2.9 4.7 64,005 2.6 7.5 0.0 0.0 2.9 2.6 64,005 7.8 10.0 2.6 8.3 8.6 7.5 69,988 11.6 6.9 4.8 7.6 10.5 8.3 8.8 8.8 9.2 9.1 9.1 Note:
Rows highlighted in the original table are italicised.