§ 29. Mr. CAMPBELLasked the Minister of Transport whether there have been any and, if so, how many accidents to pedestrians as a result of the roundabout system of traffic in various parts of London?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI have been asked to reply to this question. I will circulate a statement of the number of accidents to pedestrians which have occurred, as far as known to the police, at each of the places where the system has been introduced, but it is impossible to say whether any and, if so, how many, of these accidents have occurred as the
Place. | Date of Institution of Gyratory System. | No. of Accidents. | |||||
Parliament Square | … | … | 4th January, 1926 | … | … | … | 16 |
Queen Victoria Memorial | … | … | 25th January, 1926 | … | … | … | 4 |
Hyde Park Corner | … | … | 22nd March, 1926 | … | … | … | 13 |
Aldwych | … | … | 12th October, 1925 | … | … | … | 8 |
Trafalgar Square | … | … | 26th April, 1926 | … | … | … | 11 |
Piccadilly Circus | … | … | 26th July, 1926 | … | … | … | — |
King Street, Hammersmith | … | … | 26th July, 1926 | … | … | … | — |
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