§ 99. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many persons were killed and injured during 1954 as a result of their colliding with the doors of motor vehicles; and what steps he is taking to mitigate this addition to accidents on the road.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterComplete figures are not available. The police inform me that 3,200 accidents involving deaths or injury were caused in 1954. The most effective method of reducing these accidents is education. The Highway Code, rule 66, is one of the methods I am using. Road safety propaganda also deals with it frequently.
§ 103. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many persons have been killed and how many injured on uncontrolled pedestrian crossings during the six months ending 31st December, 1954; and figures for the corresponding period of 1953.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterForty-seven persons were killed and 466 seriously injured on uncontrolled pedestrian crossings during the six months ending 31st December, 1954. The figures for the corresponding period of 1953 were 47 persons killed and 408 seriously injured. I am afraid I have no figures covering these periods for slight injuries.