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Written Question
Roads: Accidents
Tuesday 10th February 2015

Asked by: Meg Munn (Labour (Co-op) - Sheffield, Heeley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2015 to Question 220690, in how many of the accidents was the vehicle involved a large goods vehicle; and how many fatalities were caused by each such accident.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

The number of fatal road accidents in which a driver of Heavy Goods Vehicles (over 3.5 tonnes) had “Fatigue” as contributory factor together with the number of fatalities resulting from those accidents is given below:

Year

Number of fatal accidents

Number of fatalities

2011

9

10

2012

8

9

2013

10

11

Written Question
Roads: Accidents
Wednesday 21st January 2015

Asked by: Meg Munn (Labour (Co-op) - Sheffield, Heeley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatal road traffic accidents were caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel in each of the last three years.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

The Department does not collect information specifically on drivers falling asleep at the wheel. However, the Department does hold information on the number of accidents where the attending police officer judged that driver fatigue contributed to the cause of the accident. The table below provides the number of fatal road traffic accidents that were reported to the police in which at least one driver was allocated the contributory factor of fatigue for 2011 to 2013.

Year

Number of fatal accidents

2011

80

2012

59

2013

68

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Dec 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"The use of the hard shoulder as an extra lane on motorways at peak times has been shown to be successful in improving safety and reducing congestion. However, using the hard shoulder outside peak times will lead to a greater number of accidents, and the police have warned that it …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Oct 2013
High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill

"A railway line is for many decades, not just for the immediate future. When considering the whole issue of connectivity and networks, did the Committee think about the implications of a longer time scale rather than some of the much shorter ones that people are currently discussing?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Mar 2013
Managed Motorway Scheme (South Yorkshire)

"I am pleased to have secured today’s debate on the managed motorway scheme consultation for the M1, between junctions 32 and 35a. The consultation that could have such fundamental consequences for the safety of motorists on this section of the M1 was just eight weeks long over the Christmas period.

…..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Mar 2013
Managed Motorway Scheme (South Yorkshire)

" My hon. Friend makes an important point about “relative safety”. There are lots of concerns about “relative safety”. Having driven down the M1 on Sunday and having looked at refuge areas in other managed motorway areas, it concerns me that “relative safety” is not equivalent to the kind of …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Mar 2013
Managed Motorway Scheme (South Yorkshire)

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. If a vehicle broke down where a refuge could not be reached, its occupants would have to exit the vehicle in a live lane, which would be an increased risk to them—as the chief constable said, an increased risk of “200%”—as well as endangering …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Mar 2013
Managed Motorway Scheme (South Yorkshire)

"I am not sure that the Minister understood what I said...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Mar 2013
Managed Motorway Scheme (South Yorkshire)

"No, I am not talking about a situation in which the police are forcing a driver on to the motorway. I am saying that they can manage the situation of a stolen vehicle on the motorway, which is a dangerous situation, by using the hard shoulder. If the hard shoulder …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Mar 2013
Managed Motorway Scheme (South Yorkshire)

"The Minister will have a chance to respond to the debate later, so I will continue.

South Yorkshire police said publicly that if the proposals are adopted, they would cause fundamental operational difficulties, and it has gone on to say that the proposals could also cost lives. In addition, I …..."
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