§ 17. Mr. Langford-Holtasked the Minister of Transport the number of accidents per 1,000 licensed vehicles of mopeds, motor scooters and motor cycles for each of the last five years.
§ The Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport (Mr. John Hay)In 1959 the figures were 18.3 per 1,000 for mopeds and 71.2 per 1,000 for motor cycles and scooters. Separate figures are not available for motor scooters. With permission I will circulate the figures for the last five years in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. Langford-HoltThe figures being 18 and 71 respectively, does it not seem to indicate that mopeds are in a different category, from the point of view of accident-proneness at least?
§ Mr. HayNo. I think that to take this basis of comparison is rather misleading. The figures I have mentioned do not take account of the fact that on average motor cycle and scooter riders ride a much greater mileage than do moped drivers.
§ Following are the figures:
| ACCIDENTS PER 1,000 VEHICLES LICENSED | |||
| Year | Mopeds | Motor cycles (including scooters) | |
| 1955 | … | 16.9 | 65.3 |
| 1956 | … | 15.2 | 62.3 |
| 1957 | … | 12.8 | 63.4 |
| 1958 | … | 13.1 | 65.3 |
| 1959 | … | 18.3 | 71.2 |