HC Deb 23 July 2002 vol 389 cc965-6W
Mr. George Osborne

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what national guidelines there are on the use of road signs alerting road users to the presence of cyclists. [71718]

Mr. Jamieson

The primary guidance on the use of traffic signs to alert road users to the presence of cyclists is contained in Chapter 4 of the Traffic Signs Manual, "Warning Signs". Further general guidance on cycle signing is given in Local Transport Note 2–87 "Signs for Cycle Facilities". There is also a wide range of Traffic Advisory Leaflets dealing with the provision of special facilities for cyclists, including guidance on how these should be signed.

Adam Price

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road users in the Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr constituency had accidents in the last year for which figures are available; and what the UK average is. [71763]

Mr. Jamieson

Information is not available for parliamentary constituencies. The table gives the number of casualties in road accidents in 2000 and the number of casualties per 100,000 population in the Carmarthenshire unitary authority and the UK.

Road casualties and casualty rates per 100,000 population: 2000
Carmarthenshire UK
Road casualties 856 335,003
Casualty rate per 100,000 506 560

The casualty rate is the number of casualties per 100,000 people.

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