§ Mr. George Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what was the average cost of each fatal accident on the 589W roads in the last 12-month period available;
(2) what was the gross cost of accidents on the roads in the last 12-month period available.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe costs of road accidents are calculated as average figures based on a number of factors, including loss of earnings and costs to the health service.
On this basis the average cost of a fatal road accident in 1977 is put at £64,000, and the average for injury accidents at £4,890.
There were 21,678 injury accidents of all categories in Scotland in 1977; their estimated gross cost is £106,005,420.
§ Mr. George Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many fatal accidents there were on the roads of
Mileage Casualties Fatal Serious A9—Perth to Inverness, calendar year 1977 114 13 77 M74—July 1977-June 1978 13½ 3 2 A74—South end of M74 to Cumbria boundary, July 1977-June 1978 68 7 42