This statistic shows the total number of incidents involving rigid heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) skidding, jack-knifing or overturning on the road in Great Britain as of 2017, according to the condition of the road surfaces. There were 15 reported cases of HGVs skidding, one case of jack-knifing and five cases of overturning when the road surface was covered with either ice or snow. When the road surface was wet or flooded, there were 84 reported cases of HGVs skidding, three cases of jack-knifing and 27 cases of overturning.
Number of rigid heavy goods vehicles skidding, jack-knifing or overturning on the road in Great Britain as of 2017*, by road surface condition
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GOV.UK. (September 27, 2018). Number of rigid heavy goods vehicles skidding, jack-knifing or overturning on the road in Great Britain as of 2017*, by road surface condition [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325913/vans-lgvs-skidding-overturning-on-roads-in-great-britain-uk-by-road-condition/
GOV.UK. "Number of rigid heavy goods vehicles skidding, jack-knifing or overturning on the road in Great Britain as of 2017*, by road surface condition." Chart. September 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325913/vans-lgvs-skidding-overturning-on-roads-in-great-britain-uk-by-road-condition/
GOV.UK. (2018). Number of rigid heavy goods vehicles skidding, jack-knifing or overturning on the road in Great Britain as of 2017*, by road surface condition. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325913/vans-lgvs-skidding-overturning-on-roads-in-great-britain-uk-by-road-condition/
GOV.UK. "Number of Rigid Heavy Goods Vehicles Skidding, Jack-knifing or Overturning on The Road in Great Britain as of 2017*, by Road Surface Condition." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325913/vans-lgvs-skidding-overturning-on-roads-in-great-britain-uk-by-road-condition/
GOV.UK, Number of rigid heavy goods vehicles skidding, jack-knifing or overturning on the road in Great Britain as of 2017*, by road surface condition Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325913/vans-lgvs-skidding-overturning-on-roads-in-great-britain-uk-by-road-condition/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of rigid heavy goods vehicles skidding, jack-knifing or overturning on the road in Great Britain as of 2017*, by road surface condition [Graph], GOV.UK, September 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325913/vans-lgvs-skidding-overturning-on-roads-in-great-britain-uk-by-road-condition/
