❓ A parliamentary question regarding road fatalities involving heavy combination vehicles in Western Australia during 2007. The response provides data on total fatal crashes and specific details on crashes involving pocket road trains, while also clarifying the definition of rollover crashes.
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HEAVY COMBINATION VEHICLES — ROAD FATALITIES
(1) How many road fatalities have resulted from rollovers by heavy combination vehicles in the last year? (2) When and where did these deaths occur? Hon ADELE FARINA
(1) How many road fatalities have resulted from rollovers by heavy combination vehicles in the last year? (2) When and where did these deaths occur? Hon ADELE FARINA
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) During 2007 there were a total of 17 fatal crashes involving heavy vehicle combinations ranging from trucks and trailers, semitrailers, B-doubles and road trains. These crashes occurred for a variety of reasons. If the member is seeking information on those crashes, the data can be collated by Main Roads Western Australia and tabled later this week. However, as part of the research into proposed changes to axle spacings for short combination vehicles, Main Roads has been investigating the handling performance of pocket road trains. The research has identified that there were five fatal crashes last year involving this combination type, although not necessarily involving rollovers. It should be noted that the rollover crashes contained within the Main Roads database are only classified as such in the case of single-vehicle accidents whereby control has been lost, causing the vehicle to roll over. Details of the five fatal crashes are as follows: York-Tammin Road, on 1 March 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 2 May 2007; Brand Highway, on 24 August 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 9 December 2007, and Brand Highway, on 21 December 2007.
(2) When and where did these deaths occur? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) During 2007 there were a total of 17 fatal crashes involving heavy vehicle combinations ranging from trucks and trailers, semitrailers, B-doubles and road trains. These crashes occurred for a variety of reasons. If the member is seeking information on those crashes, the data can be collated by Main Roads Western Australia and tabled later this week. However, as part of the research into proposed changes to axle spacings for short combination vehicles, Main Roads has been investigating the handling performance of pocket road trains. The research has identified that there were five fatal crashes last year involving this combination type, although not necessarily involving rollovers. It should be noted that the rollover crashes contained within the Main Roads database are only classified as such in the case of single-vehicle accidents whereby control has been lost, causing the vehicle to roll over. Details of the five fatal crashes are as follows: York-Tammin Road, on 1 March 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 2 May 2007; Brand Highway, on 24 August 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 9 December 2007, and Brand Highway, on 21 December 2007.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) During 2007 there were a total of 17 fatal crashes involving heavy vehicle combinations ranging from trucks and trailers, semitrailers, B-doubles and road trains. These crashes occurred for a variety of reasons. If the member is seeking information on those crashes, the data can be collated by Main Roads Western Australia and tabled later this week. However, as part of the research into proposed changes to axle spacings for short combination vehicles, Main Roads has been investigating the handling performance of pocket road trains. The research has identified that there were five fatal crashes last year involving this combination type, although not necessarily involving rollovers. It should be noted that the rollover crashes contained within the Main Roads database are only classified as such in the case of single-vehicle accidents whereby control has been lost, causing the vehicle to roll over. Details of the five fatal crashes are as follows: York-Tammin Road, on 1 March 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 2 May 2007; Brand Highway, on 24 August 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 9 December 2007, and Brand Highway, on 21 December 2007.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) During 2007 there were a total of 17 fatal crashes involving heavy vehicle combinations ranging from trucks and trailers, semitrailers, B-doubles and road trains. These crashes occurred for a variety of reasons. If the member is seeking information on those crashes, the data can be collated by Main Roads Western Australia and tabled later this week. However, as part of the research into proposed changes to axle spacings for short combination vehicles, Main Roads has been investigating the handling performance of pocket road trains. The research has identified that there were five fatal crashes last year involving this combination type, although not necessarily involving rollovers. It should be noted that the rollover crashes contained within the Main Roads database are only classified as such in the case of single-vehicle accidents whereby control has been lost, causing the vehicle to roll over. Details of the five fatal crashes are as follows: York-Tammin Road, on 1 March 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 2 May 2007; Brand Highway, on 24 August 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 9 December 2007, and Brand Highway, on 21 December 2007.
(1)-(2) During 2007 there were a total of 17 fatal crashes involving heavy vehicle combinations ranging from trucks and trailers, semitrailers, B-doubles and road trains. These crashes occurred for a variety of reasons. If the member is seeking information on those crashes, the data can be collated by Main Roads Western Australia and tabled later this week. However, as part of the research into proposed changes to axle spacings for short combination vehicles, Main Roads has been investigating the handling performance of pocket road trains. The research has identified that there were five fatal crashes last year involving this combination type, although not necessarily involving rollovers. It should be noted that the rollover crashes contained within the Main Roads database are only classified as such in the case of single-vehicle accidents whereby control has been lost, causing the vehicle to roll over. Details of the five fatal crashes are as follows: York-Tammin Road, on 1 March 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 2 May 2007; Brand Highway, on 24 August 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 9 December 2007, and Brand Highway, on 21 December 2007.
(2) When and where did these deaths occur? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) During 2007 there were a total of 17 fatal crashes involving heavy vehicle combinations ranging from trucks and trailers, semitrailers, B-doubles and road trains. These crashes occurred for a variety of reasons. If the member is seeking information on those crashes, the data can be collated by Main Roads Western Australia and tabled later this week. However, as part of the research into proposed changes to axle spacings for short combination vehicles, Main Roads has been investigating the handling performance of pocket road trains. The research has identified that there were five fatal crashes last year involving this combination type, although not necessarily involving rollovers. It should be noted that the rollover crashes contained within the Main Roads database are only classified as such in the case of single-vehicle accidents whereby control has been lost, causing the vehicle to roll over. Details of the five fatal crashes are as follows: York-Tammin Road, on 1 March 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 2 May 2007; Brand Highway, on 24 August 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 9 December 2007, and Brand Highway, on 21 December 2007.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) During 2007 there were a total of 17 fatal crashes involving heavy vehicle combinations ranging from trucks and trailers, semitrailers, B-doubles and road trains. These crashes occurred for a variety of reasons. If the member is seeking information on those crashes, the data can be collated by Main Roads Western Australia and tabled later this week. However, as part of the research into proposed changes to axle spacings for short combination vehicles, Main Roads has been investigating the handling performance of pocket road trains. The research has identified that there were five fatal crashes last year involving this combination type, although not necessarily involving rollovers. It should be noted that the rollover crashes contained within the Main Roads database are only classified as such in the case of single-vehicle accidents whereby control has been lost, causing the vehicle to roll over. Details of the five fatal crashes are as follows: York-Tammin Road, on 1 March 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 2 May 2007; Brand Highway, on 24 August 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 9 December 2007, and Brand Highway, on 21 December 2007.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) During 2007 there were a total of 17 fatal crashes involving heavy vehicle combinations ranging from trucks and trailers, semitrailers, B-doubles and road trains. These crashes occurred for a variety of reasons. If the member is seeking information on those crashes, the data can be collated by Main Roads Western Australia and tabled later this week. However, as part of the research into proposed changes to axle spacings for short combination vehicles, Main Roads has been investigating the handling performance of pocket road trains. The research has identified that there were five fatal crashes last year involving this combination type, although not necessarily involving rollovers. It should be noted that the rollover crashes contained within the Main Roads database are only classified as such in the case of single-vehicle accidents whereby control has been lost, causing the vehicle to roll over. Details of the five fatal crashes are as follows: York-Tammin Road, on 1 March 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 2 May 2007; Brand Highway, on 24 August 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 9 December 2007, and Brand Highway, on 21 December 2007.
(1)-(2) During 2007 there were a total of 17 fatal crashes involving heavy vehicle combinations ranging from trucks and trailers, semitrailers, B-doubles and road trains. These crashes occurred for a variety of reasons. If the member is seeking information on those crashes, the data can be collated by Main Roads Western Australia and tabled later this week. However, as part of the research into proposed changes to axle spacings for short combination vehicles, Main Roads has been investigating the handling performance of pocket road trains. The research has identified that there were five fatal crashes last year involving this combination type, although not necessarily involving rollovers. It should be noted that the rollover crashes contained within the Main Roads database are only classified as such in the case of single-vehicle accidents whereby control has been lost, causing the vehicle to roll over. Details of the five fatal crashes are as follows: York-Tammin Road, on 1 March 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 2 May 2007; Brand Highway, on 24 August 2007; Perth-Bunbury Highway, on 9 December 2007, and Brand Highway, on 21 December 2007.
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