§ Sir S. Marshallasked the Minister of Transport the number of deaths caused by accidents to motor-cyclists carrying pillion passengers during the years 1950, 1951, and to the nearest convenient date in 1952.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI regret that separate figures are not available of deaths in accidents to motor-cyclists who were carrying pillion passengers at the time. The total deaths among (a) motorcyclists and (b) pillion and sidecar passengers were as follows:
— Motor cyclists Pillion and Sidecar Passengers 1950 935 194 1951 983 192 1952 (to end of August) 616 128
§ Sir S. Marshallasked the Minister of Transport the number of fatal accidents caused to motorists and motor-cyclists through collision with lorries or similar vehicles having either no rear lighting or insufficient rear lighting, during the years 1950, 1951 and to the nearest convenient date in 1952; and how many of these were caused through stationary lorries.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe total numbers of accidents involving death or personal injury in which the absence or inadequacy of rear lighting of a vehicle (other than a motor or pedal cycle) was held by the Police to be the primary factor were 277 in 1950, 361 in 1951 and 126 in the first eight months of 1952. I regret that a more detailed analysis of these accidents is not available.