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Written question asked by Baroness Byford (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) on Thursday, 18 October 2007.


Transport: Heavy Goods Vehicles

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 5 July (WA 190), how many of the figures quoted in the table relate to accidents on rural roads.
Answer

The information requested is given in the table:

Number of pedestrians and pedal cyclists killed or seriously injured in reported personal injury road accidents involving at least one heavy goods vehicle by urban and rural roads: GB: 2004-06
Number of casualties
Pedestrian Pedal cyclists
Killed Seriously injured Killed Seriously injured
2004 All 86 171 22 91
Urban 46 118 17 62
Rural 40 53 5 29
2005 All 78 186 26 80
Urban 47 134 19 53
Rural 31 52 7 27
2006 All 73 170 25 92
Urban 39 120 22 69
Rural 34 50 3 23

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5517; 695 c68WA
Session
2006-07
Related items
Transport: Heavy Goods Vehicles
Thursday, 5 July 2007
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Death Accidents Casualties Bicycles Injuries Large goods vehicles Pedestrians Roads Rural areas
Link
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