HC Deb 15 February 1938 vol 331 cc1722-3W
Sir D. Thomson

asked the Minister of Transport whether he will give the figures for 1937 for fatal and of non-fatal road accidents per unit of the population in the cities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow?

Mr. Burgin

During the year 1937 the numbers of road accidents involving personal injuries per 10,000 population in the cities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow were:

Fatal Accidents. Non-fatal Accidents.
Aberdeen 0.6 46.0
Edinburgh 1.3 22.6
Glasgow 1.1 33.7

Sir D. Thomson

asked the Minister of Transport whether he will give the figures for 1937 of fatal and of non-fatal road accidents involving pedestrians per unit of the population in the cities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow; and the number of pedestrian crossings in these cities per unit of the population at the end of 1937?

Mr. Burgin

The numbers of pedestrians killed or injured during the year 1937 and the number of pedestrian crossings at the end of 1937 per 10,000 population in the cities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow were:

— Pedestrians Pedestrian Crossings.
Killed. Injured.
Aberdeen 0.6 25.2 1.86
Edinburgh 0.8 12.5 0.43
Glasgow 0.9 22.0 3.04