LGV accidents and conspicuity markings.

In a recent question in the House of Commons, Lord Bradshaw asked how many people were killed or seriously injured in the 37 accidents in 2008 that may have been avoided if the LGV involved had been fitted with retro-reflective conspicuity markings and what was the cost to the country.

The answer from Lord Adonis (Secretary of State for Transport) was that there were 48 fatalities and 19 serious injuries. However, fitting such markings would not prevent all such crashes (nor would it have necessarily have prevented these) as other factors could be involved such as excessive speed, lack of concentration etc.

It was also not possible to calculate the actual cost to the country of these crashes but using average values the cost of the 37 accidents was around £70 million.