§ Sir Nigel Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the total annual cost of road accidents, including damage to vehicles, time spent by the
PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE* CASUALTIES: 1973 TO 1977: GREAT BRITAIN Number 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Drivers: Killed … … … 7 5 10 10 8 Injured … … … 700 724 713 652 684 Passengers: Killed … … … 50 64 105 59 56 Injured … … … 13,870 13,170 13,650 12,084 11,627 * Buses and Coaches.
PASSENGER CASUALTY RATES: 1973 TO 1977: GREAT BRITAIN Per 100 million passenger miles 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Passengers in: Public Service vehicles: Killed … … … 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Injured. … … … 39 37 38 34 33 Cars and Taxis: Killed … … … 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 Injured … … … 80 74 71 71 71 Rail:* Killed … … … 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 Injured … … … 11 10 10 10 10 * Excludes suicides, trespassers and passenger casualties where no train movement involved. NOTES 1.The PSV killed rate in 1975 includes the Dibble's Bridge accident in which 32 people died. 2.The Rail killed rate in 1975 includes the Moorgate crash on London Transport.