HC Deb 02 February 1955 vol 536 cc127-8W
120. Mr. Janner

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how

1951 1952
Cental of 100 lb. Percentage of total Cental of 100 lb. Percentage of total
Commonwealth Countries (excluding Canada):
Angl-Egyptian Sudan 1,663,015 16.45 803,697 13.51
Other Commonwealth countries (excluding Canada) 1,458,674 14.43 1,372,699 23.08
Total Commonwealth countries (excluding Canada) 3,121,689 30.88 2,176,396 36.59
Dollar area:
Canada — — 2,145 0.04
United States of America 2,205,696 21.82 2,180,675 36.66
Other dollar area countries 720,107 7.12 201,772 3.39
Total dollar area 2,925,803 28.94 2,384,592 40.09
Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania — — — —
All other countries 4,062,682 40.18 1,386,434 23.32
TOTAL ALL COUNTRIES 10,110,174 100.0 5,947,422 100.0

many cases of careless driving and dangerous driving on the roads, respectively, occurred during each of the last five years.

Major Lloyd-George

Following are the numbers of convictions in England and Wales under Sections 11 and 12 of the Road Traffic Act, 1930:

— 1950 1951 1952 1953
Section 11
(Reckless and dangerous driving) 2,908 3,552 3,576 3,787
Section 12
(Careless driving) 20,251 22,862 23,201 25,141

Figures for 1954 are not yet available.

Comparable figures for 1949 are not available.