§ Mr. Alexander Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the full accident statistics, including the number of drivers injured, relating to invalid tricycles with manual gear box, automatic transmission, electrically propelled tricycles and four-wheeled vehicles, respectively, in Scotland for the six months ended 31st March 1976.
§ Mr. Harry EwingFollowing is the information:
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ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DEPARTMENTAL CARS AND THREE-WHEELERS IN SCOTLAND DURING 6 MONTHS 1ST OCTOBER 1975–31ST MARCH 1976 Number of vehicles on issue Total accidents reported Collision with another vehicle or pedestrian Collision immovable object Overturned (including those allegedly blown over) Others, including theft, vandalism damaged whilst parked Type of Vehicle Manoeuvring* Travelling † Manoeuvring* Travelling † Fire Fatalities Model 70 3-wheelers (automatic) 1,187 192 8 87 6 26 15 0 50 2 Other petrol 3-wheelers (manual) 585 41 1 15 2 14 1 0 8 — Electric 3-wheelers 36 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 — All 3-wheelers 1,808 236 9 103 8 41 16 0 59 2 4-wheeled cars 979 99 4 43 3 6 1 1 41 0 REPORTED INJURIES 3-wheelers Minor cuts, bruises, concussion — 20 0 11 0 2 6 0 1 — Severe cuts, bruises, etc. — 15 0 3 0 11 1 0 0 — Broken ribs/limb necessitating admission to hospital — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Serious multiple injuries — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Fatalities — 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 — Total accident injuries (3-wheelers) — 37 0 16 0 13 7 0 1 —
Type of Vehicle Number of vehicles on issue Total accidents reported Collision with another vehicle or pedestrian Collision with immovable object Overturned (including those allegedly blown over) Others, including theft, vandalism damaged whilst parked Manoeuvring* Travelling † Manoeuvring* Travelling † Fire Fatalities REPORTED INJURIES Departmental Cars Minor cuts, bruises, concussion — 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 — Severe cuts, bruises, etc. — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Broken ribs/limb necessitating admission to hospital — 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 — Serious multiple injuries — 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 — Fatalities — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Total accident injuries (Cars) — 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 — * Manoeuvring—SHHD vehicle in collision manoeuvring while parking. † Travelling—SHHD vehicle in collision while travelling on public road. In the case of the two 3-wheeler drivers who died, police reports indicated that in one case the driver had a heart attack while driving and this caused the accident, and in the second the accident arose from the negligence of the 3-wheeler driver.