§ 15. Mr. R. Harrisasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the Government's policy as regards laying cats-eye reflector studs on new roads for which his Department is responsible; and if he will press ahead with the fitting of these studs to all main roads in view of their great usefulness in conditions of fog and bad weather.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterIt is our policy to encourage the use of these studs in the appropriate places on all roads of traffic importance where vehicles have to use their headlights after dark.
RAIL, ROAD AND AIR CASUALTIES IN GREAT BRITAIN, 1950–1954 Year Rail (a) Road Air (e) Passengers Employees (b) and others Killed Injured (f) Killed (f) Injured Killed Injured Killed Injured 1950 … 60 5,483 230 2,556 5,012 196,313 173 18 1951 … 97 5,328 186 2,565 5,250 211,243 28 28 1952 (c) … 160 5,505 226 2,579 4,706 203,306 16 33 1953 … 66 5,051 240 2,414 5,090 221,680 7 21 1954 (d) … 40 5,029 171 2,318 5,010 233,271 36 29 (a) Casualties arising from accidents to trains and from other accidents through movement of railway vehicles. Excluding casualties from accidents not involving the movement of railway vehicles. (b) Includes casualties on level crossings. (c) The rail figures include 108 passengers and 4 employees killed and 336 passengers and 4 employees injured in the Harrow double collision on 8th October, 1952. (d) Rail figures are provisional. (e) All forms of civil flying by U.K. registered aircraft. Casualties in aircraft of foreign registration excluded. (f) Includes passengers, crew, and others.