§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Minister of Transport (1) what was the number of recorded accidents in 1978 in Great Britain on motorways and A(M) roads, roads in built up areas and roads in non-built up areas;
347W(2) what is the number of road casualties in Great Britain in 1978 for pedestrians, pedal cyclists, other persons, all road users (a) killed, (b) seriously injured and (c) slightly injured.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI regret that a detailed breakdown of the 1978 accident and casualty figures is not expected to be available for some weeks, due to the backlog of computer processing work which developed during the Civil Service strike.
INJURY ACCIDENTS Injury Serious Slight All 27th September 1975—26th September, 1976* … … — — 3 5 1st April 1978—30th April, 1979† ‡ … … … — 2 2 4 * Prior to the commencement of construction work on the flyover. † After completion of the flyover and crash barriers. ‡ Provisional excludes March 1979 figures not yet available.