§ Mr. Pageasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation to state the number of child pedestrians killed, child pedestrians injured, adult pedestrians killed and adult pedestrians injured, respectively, and similar information concerning child and adult cyclists, for the period of the Mind that Child campaign, the three months ending 30th November, 1956, together with comparative figures for the corresponding months of 1955.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe numbers of casualties reported by the police were as follows:
ROAD CASUALTIES, SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER, 1955, AND SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER, 1956 — September-November, 1955 September-November, 1956 Child Pedestrians: Killed … 142 119 Injured … 7,127 6,560 TOTAL … 7,269 6,679 Adult Pedestrians: Killed … 481 476 Injured … 9,637 9,173 TOTAL … 10,118 9,649 Child Cyclists: Killed … 36 22 Injured … 3,074 2,894 TOTAL … 3,110 2,916 Adult Cyclists: Killed … 143 159 Injured … 10,489 9,418 TOTAL … 10,632 9,577