§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many children under 14 years were killed in motor car accidents in the United Kingdom during each of the last 10 periods of six months for which records are available; how many of such boys and girls were front seat and rear seat passengers, respectively, in cars; and how many and what percentage were pedestrians;
(2) how many children under 14 years were injured in motor car accidents in the United Kingdom during each of the last 10 periods of six months for which records are available; how many of such boys and girls were front seat passengers and rear seat passengers, respectively, in cars; and how many and what percentage were pedestrians.
§ Mrs. ChalkerAnalyses of particular classes of casualty in accidents involving particular types of vehicle are not available and would be disproportionately costly to produce.
Available information is:
Children aged under 14 years injured in 3 or 4 wheeled cars: GB: 1982 Killed Injured Front seat 11 1,558 Rear seat 49 6,243 Both 60 7,801 Detailed monitoring analysis of the effects of compulsory seat belt wearing, both on the wearers and other involved parties, will be carried out when enough data are available. The results will be published.