§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the location was of each incident resulting in the death or serious injury of a child pedestrian on UK roads in 2002; what the posted speed limit was at each of these locations; and what the actual speed was at which the vehicle involved was travelling at the time of incident. [144713]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe total number of fatally and seriously injured child pedestrians in road accidents in Great Britain in 2002 was 2,828. Details of every such accident could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The following table shows the number of road accidents in Great Britain in 2002, where at least one child (0–15) pedestrian was either killed or seriously injured, by the speed limit and road class.
Information on actual vehicle speeds at the time of the accidents is not recorded as part of the Department's road accident data collection system.
Fatal or serious accidents Road type 1BU 2NBU Motorway 0 2 A 709 65 B 318 19 C 274 12 Unclassified 1,392 19 Total 2,693 117 1Built-up roads, roads with a speed limit of 40mph. 2Non built-up roads, roads with a speed limit of 70mph.