Hon ED DERMER asked the Minister for Transport about traffic accidents involving vehicles turning with a green light/arrow and colliding with pedestrians between 2008-2010. The response indicated that the Main Roads crash database lacks the specific data to answer the question.

AnsweredQoN 1092Legislative Council
Asked
29 November 2011
Portfolio
Transport

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MAIN ROADS — TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DATABASE
Some notice has been given of the question. Throughout Western Australia, for each of the calendar years 2008, 2009 and 2010 — (1) How many traffic accidents have occurred in which a motor vehicle turning with a green light or arrow on an intersection controlled by traffic lights has collided with a pedestrian or pedestrians? (2) How many, if any, such collisions have resulted in people receiving hospital attention? (3) How many, if any, such collisions have resulted in a fatality or fatalities? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Transport has asked me to give the house this response — (1)–(3) The data stored in the Main Roads crash database is unable to determine whether a motor vehicle was turning with a green light or arrow.
Throughout Western Australia, for each of the calendar years 2008, 2009 and 2010 — (1) How many traffic accidents have occurred in which a motor vehicle turning with a green light or arrow on an intersection controlled by traffic lights has collided with a pedestrian or pedestrians? (2) How many, if any, such collisions have resulted in people receiving hospital attention? (3) How many, if any, such collisions have resulted in a fatality or fatalities? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Transport has asked me to give the house this response — (1)–(3) The data stored in the Main Roads crash database is unable to determine whether a motor vehicle was turning with a green light or arrow.
(1) How many traffic accidents have occurred in which a motor vehicle turning with a green light or arrow on an intersection controlled by traffic lights has collided with a pedestrian or pedestrians? (2) How many, if any, such collisions have resulted in people receiving hospital attention? (3) How many, if any, such collisions have resulted in a fatality or fatalities? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Transport has asked me to give the house this response — (1)–(3) The data stored in the Main Roads crash database is unable to determine whether a motor vehicle was turning with a green light or arrow.
(2) How many, if any, such collisions have resulted in people receiving hospital attention? (3) How many, if any, such collisions have resulted in a fatality or fatalities? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Transport has asked me to give the house this response — (1)–(3) The data stored in the Main Roads crash database is unable to determine whether a motor vehicle was turning with a green light or arrow.
(3) How many, if any, such collisions have resulted in a fatality or fatalities? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Transport has asked me to give the house this response — (1)–(3) The data stored in the Main Roads crash database is unable to determine whether a motor vehicle was turning with a green light or arrow.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Transport has asked me to give the house this response — (1)–(3) The data stored in the Main Roads crash database is unable to determine whether a motor vehicle was turning with a green light or arrow.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Transport has asked me to give the house this response — (1)–(3) The data stored in the Main Roads crash database is unable to determine whether a motor vehicle was turning with a green light or arrow.
(1)–(3) The data stored in the Main Roads crash database is unable to determine whether a motor vehicle was turning with a green light or arrow.

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