M5 Motorway Accident Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

M5 Motorway Accident

David Hamilton Excerpts
Monday 7th November 2011

(12 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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We are in the middle of several pilots considering whether chevrons can help drivers work out how much space they need. One of the challenges is that heavy goods vehicles need much longer stopping distances than cars, which is something to bear in mind as well, because there is no point in cars stopping in time after an accident if the HGVs behind have not left themselves enough stopping distance.

David Hamilton Portrait Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab)
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I congratulate the Secretary of State on how she has approached this subject, and echo the comments that have been made today. There will be a report, and I thank her for saying that she will return to the Chamber, but will she also indicate whether she will include Members of the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Assembly, so that best practice can be rolled out throughout the UK?