Written question asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 November 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 November 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many deaths there were involving motorists on the hard shoulder of (a) motorway and (b) dualled trunk carriageways for which the Highways Agency is responsible in (i) 1997, (ii) 1999 and (iii) 2001; and if he will make a statement. - Includes table.

Answer: Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many deaths there have been involving motorists on the hard shoulder of (a) motorway and (b) dualled trunk carriageways for which the Highways Agency is responsible in (i) 1997, (ii) 1999 and (iii) 2001; and if he will make a statement. [79064] Mr. Jamieson: In the last five years, including the years for which information was requested, the numbers of people killed in an accident involving motorists on the hard shoulder are. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Motorways Dual Carriageway trunk roads 1997 9 7 1998 24 6 1999 13 9 2000 16 19 2001 14 11 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The numbers quoted for dual carriageway trunk roads also include people killed in lay-bys. Compared to all road accidents on motorways and dual carriageway trunk roads, there are relatively few deaths directly caused by accidents on the hard shoulder. Road accident figures are constantly monitored to identify where road improvements would be effective.

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