§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State is for Transport what are the comparable details of road traffic accidents and railways accidents, both passenger and freight,
ROAD TRAFFIC CASULTIES AND COSTS, AND RAILWAY CASUALTIES, 1971 TO 1975: GREAT BRITAIN Road Rail Numbers Cost £ millions Numbers 1971— Killed … … … … … … 7,699 213 112 Seriously injured … … … … … … 90,868 207 1972— Killed … … … … … … 7,763 265 83 Seriously injured … … … … … … 91,338 179 1973— Killed … … … … … … 7,406 287 82 Seriously injured … … … … … … 89,478 141 1974— Killed … … … … … … 6,876 294 70 Seriously injured … … … … … … 82,030 217 1975— Killed … … … … … … 6,366 374 115 Seriously injured … … … … … … 77,122 238 The road casualty costs include—at prices current in each year quoted—the costs of lost output, medical and ambulance costs and a minimum allowance for pain, grief and suffering. They exclude police and administration costs and damage to property. They also exclude costs associated with other persons slightly injured in fatal or serious accidents. I regret that information on rail casualty costs is not available in a comparable form.
CASUALTIES IN ROAD ACCIDENTS: GREAT BRITAIN, 1971–75 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 Killed … … … 7,699 7,763 7,406 6,876 6,366 Seriously injured … … … 90,868 91,338 89,478 82,478 77,122 Slightly injured … … … 253,460 260,626 256,896 235,696 241,462 All casualties … … … 352,027 359,727 353,780 324,602 324,950