HC Deb 30 January 1957 vol 563 cc175-6W
Mr. Page

asked 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. Watkinson

The 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